diff --git a/packages/google-cloud-ids/tests/unit/gapic/ids_v1/test_ids.py b/packages/google-cloud-ids/tests/unit/gapic/ids_v1/test_ids.py
index 8884eae76f55..53ca6ceeafd1 100644
--- a/packages/google-cloud-ids/tests/unit/gapic/ids_v1/test_ids.py
+++ b/packages/google-cloud-ids/tests/unit/gapic/ids_v1/test_ids.py
@@ -13,9 +13,17 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-import math
 import os
 
+# try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
+try:
+    from unittest import mock
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
+except ImportError:
+    import mock
+
+import math
+
 from google.api_core import (
     future,
     gapic_v1,
@@ -36,7 +44,6 @@
 from google.protobuf import timestamp_pb2  # type: ignore
 import grpc
 from grpc.experimental import aio
-import mock
 from proto.marshal.rules.dates import DurationRule, TimestampRule
 import pytest