diff --git a/tests/test_model.py b/tests/test_model.py
index e6c727a8..40c41e30 100755
--- a/tests/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_model.py
@@ -30,23 +30,7 @@
 from m3u8.protocol import ext_x_part, ext_x_preload_hint, ext_x_start
 
 
-class UTC(datetime.tzinfo):
-    """tzinfo class used for backwards compatibility reasons.
-    Extracted from the official documentation.
-    Ref: https://docs.python.org/2/library/datetime.html#datetime.tzinfo.fromutc
-    """
-
-    def utcoffset(self, dt):
-        return datetime.timedelta(0)
-
-    def tzname(self, dt):
-        return "UTC"
-
-    def dst(self, dt):
-        return datetime.timedelta(0)
-
-
-utc = UTC()
+utc = datetime.timezone.utc
 
 
 def test_base_path_playlist_with_slash_in_query_string():