diff --git a/src/sonic-ctrmgrd/tests/common_test.py b/src/sonic-ctrmgrd/tests/common_test.py
index 35447be7ad..5b3eae151c 100755
--- a/src/sonic-ctrmgrd/tests/common_test.py
+++ b/src/sonic-ctrmgrd/tests/common_test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import copy
-import importlib
+import importlib.machinery
+import importlib.util
 import json
 import os
 import subprocess
diff --git a/src/sonic-host-services/tests/determine-reboot-cause_test.py b/src/sonic-host-services/tests/determine-reboot-cause_test.py
index 924befdf48..381313ba97 100644
--- a/src/sonic-host-services/tests/determine-reboot-cause_test.py
+++ b/src/sonic-host-services/tests/determine-reboot-cause_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import importlib
+import importlib.machinery
+import importlib.util
 import sys
 import os
 import pytest
diff --git a/src/sonic-host-services/tests/procdockerstatsd_test.py b/src/sonic-host-services/tests/procdockerstatsd_test.py
index db7c6a1f0e..bb218e52ce 100644
--- a/src/sonic-host-services/tests/procdockerstatsd_test.py
+++ b/src/sonic-host-services/tests/procdockerstatsd_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import importlib
+import importlib.machinery
+import importlib.util
 import sys
 import os
 import pytest
diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/daemon_base.py b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/daemon_base.py
index 3797c19b6b..745b3c55ba 100644
--- a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/daemon_base.py
+++ b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/daemon_base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import importlib
 import signal
 import sys
 
@@ -26,12 +25,26 @@ def db_connect(db_name, namespace=EMPTY_NAMESPACE):
     return swsscommon.DBConnector(db_name, REDIS_TIMEOUT_MSECS, True, namespace)
 
 
+# TODO: Consider moving this logic out of daemon_base and into antoher file
+# so that it can be used by non-daemons. We can simply call that function here
+# to retain backward compatibility.
 def _load_module_from_file(module_name, file_path):
-    loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(module_name, file_path)
-    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader(loader.name, loader)
-    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-    loader.exec_module(module)
+    module = None
+
+    # TODO: Remove this check once we no longer support Python 2
+    if sys.version_info.major == 3:
+        import importlib.machinery
+        import importlib.util
+        loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(module_name, file_path)
+        spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader(loader.name, loader)
+        module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+        loader.exec_module(module)
+    else:
+        import imp
+        module = imp.load_source(module_name, file_path)
+
     sys.modules[module_name] = module
+
     return module