diff --git a/adafruit_hid/consumer_control.py b/adafruit_hid/consumer_control.py
index b11665e..41e7049 100644
--- a/adafruit_hid/consumer_control.py
+++ b/adafruit_hid/consumer_control.py
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 * Author(s): Dan Halbert
 """
 
+import sys
+if sys.implementation[1][0] < 3:
+    raise ImportError('{0} is not supported in CircuitPython 2.x or lower'.format(__name__))
+
+# pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 import time
 import usb_hid
 
diff --git a/adafruit_hid/gamepad.py b/adafruit_hid/gamepad.py
index 17a3867..3be8cee 100644
--- a/adafruit_hid/gamepad.py
+++ b/adafruit_hid/gamepad.py
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 * Author(s): Dan Halbert
 """
 
+import sys
+if sys.implementation[1][0] < 3:
+    raise ImportError('{0} is not supported in CircuitPython 2.x or lower'.format(__name__))
+
+# pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
 import struct
 import time
 import usb_hid