diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_admin_database_v1/test_database_admin.py b/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_admin_database_v1/test_database_admin.py
index 07a90bc8b1..de001b2663 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_admin_database_v1/test_database_admin.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_admin_database_v1/test_database_admin.py
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 import os
-import mock
+
+# try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
+try:
+    from unittest import mock
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+except ImportError:
+    import mock
 
 import grpc
 from grpc.experimental import aio
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_admin_instance_v1/test_instance_admin.py b/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_admin_instance_v1/test_instance_admin.py
index 2b3f021716..7d96090b8f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_admin_instance_v1/test_instance_admin.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_admin_instance_v1/test_instance_admin.py
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 import os
-import mock
+
+# try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
+try:
+    from unittest import mock
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+except ImportError:
+    import mock
 
 import grpc
 from grpc.experimental import aio
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_v1/test_spanner.py b/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_v1/test_spanner.py
index 51cdc83e14..f2b1471240 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_v1/test_spanner.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/spanner_v1/test_spanner.py
@@ -14,7 +14,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 import os
-import mock
+
+# try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
+try:
+    from unittest import mock
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+except ImportError:
+    import mock
 
 import grpc
 from grpc.experimental import aio