diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-gke-backup/tests/unit/gapic/gke_backup_v1/test_backup_for_gke.py b/packages/google-cloud-gke-backup/tests/unit/gapic/gke_backup_v1/test_backup_for_gke.py
index a606702ec4a5..79019c66537e 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-gke-backup/tests/unit/gapic/gke_backup_v1/test_backup_for_gke.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-gke-backup/tests/unit/gapic/gke_backup_v1/test_backup_for_gke.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
 try:
     from unittest import mock
-    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
-except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock  # pragma: NO COVER
+except ImportError:  # pragma: NO COVER
     import mock
 
 import grpc