diff --git a/evennia/utils/utils.py b/evennia/utils/utils.py
index cef71afe05..8608dfe546 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/utils.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/utils.py
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ from evennia.utils import logger
 _MULTIMATCH_TEMPLATE = settings.SEARCH_MULTIMATCH_TEMPLATE
 _EVENNIA_DIR = settings.EVENNIA_DIR
 _GAME_DIR = settings.GAME_DIR
-
-
-# ModuleNotFoundError only in py3.6, handle both
-try:
-    from builtins import ModuleNotFoundError
-except ImportError:
-    ModuleNotFoundError = ImportError
-
 ENCODINGS = settings.ENCODINGS
 _GA = object.__getattribute__
 _SA = object.__setattr__