diff --git a/Lib/test/test_import/__init__.py b/Lib/test/test_import/__init__.py
index 7e9208578be07b..7e8db687939028 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_import/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_import/__init__.py
@@ -2327,8 +2327,6 @@ def test_variants(self):
             self.assertIs(basic.look_up_self(), basic_lookedup)
             self.assertEqual(basic.initialized_count(), expected_init_count)
 
-            loaded.module._clear_module_state()
-
     def test_basic_reloaded(self):
         # m_copy is copied into the existing module object.
         # Global state is not changed.
@@ -2417,11 +2415,6 @@ def test_with_reinit_reloaded(self):
 
                 self.assertIs(reloaded.snapshot.cached, reloaded.module)
 
-                if hasattr(loaded.module, '_clear_module_state'):
-                    loaded.module._clear_module_state()
-                if hasattr(reloaded.module, '_clear_module_state'):
-                    reloaded.module._clear_module_state()
-
     # Currently, for every single-phrase init module loaded
     # in multiple interpreters, those interpreters share a
     # PyModuleDef for that object, which can be a problem.