diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/json/test_ujson.py b/pandas/tests/io/json/test_ujson.py
index d6572ac7b7bfe..20e2690084e2a 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/json/test_ujson.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/json/test_ujson.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-try:
-    import json
-except ImportError:
-    import simplejson as json
 import calendar
 import datetime
 import decimal
+import json
 import locale
 import math
 import re
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3562ece5acad3..257f67c69ba15 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ ignore_errors=True
 [mypy-pandas.tests.indexing.test_loc]
 ignore_errors=True
 
-[mypy-pandas.tests.io.json.test_ujson]
-ignore_errors=True
-
 [mypy-pandas.tests.series.test_constructors]
 ignore_errors=True