diff --git a/test_requests.py b/test_requests.py
index e8b64b4c..1053666e 100755
--- a/test_requests.py
+++ b/test_requests.py
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ def test_prepare_unicode_url():
 
 
 def test_prepare_requires_a_request_method():
-    req = Request()
+    req = requests.Request()
     with pytest.raises(ValueError):
         req.prepare()