diff --git a/kubernetes/utils/create_from_yaml.py b/kubernetes/utils/create_from_yaml.py
index 46ee53c3cf..044406d87c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/utils/create_from_yaml.py
+++ b/kubernetes/utils/create_from_yaml.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 import sys
 
 if sys.version_info.major < 3:
-    from StringIO import StringIO
+    from StringIO import StringIO  # noqa: F406
 else:
-    from io import StringIO
+    from io import StringIO  # noqa: F406
 
 from os import path