1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/common/test_coverage.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/common/test_coverage.py
index a7ed3582c4..ea2d2812ce 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/common/test_coverage.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/framework/common/test_coverage.py
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@
 
 import abc
 
+import six
+
 # This code is designed for use with the unittest module.
 # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
 
-class Coverage(object):
+class Coverage(six.with_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)):
   """Specification of test coverage."""
-  __metaclass__ = abc.ABCMeta
 
   @abc.abstractmethod
   def testSuccessfulUnaryRequestUnaryResponse(self):