diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_alert_policy_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_alert_policy_service.py
index 400704f3..bb4c978a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_alert_policy_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_alert_policy_service.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
 try:
     from unittest import mock
-    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
-except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock  # pragma: NO COVER
+except ImportError:  # pragma: NO COVER
     import mock
 
 import grpc
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_group_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_group_service.py
index 9c43d669..af526386 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_group_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_group_service.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
 try:
     from unittest import mock
-    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
-except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock  # pragma: NO COVER
+except ImportError:  # pragma: NO COVER
     import mock
 
 import grpc
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_metric_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_metric_service.py
index 223aa9b4..05e92a57 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_metric_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_metric_service.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
 try:
     from unittest import mock
-    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
-except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock  # pragma: NO COVER
+except ImportError:  # pragma: NO COVER
     import mock
 
 import grpc
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_notification_channel_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_notification_channel_service.py
index 219b5952..83c0ec8e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_notification_channel_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_notification_channel_service.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
 try:
     from unittest import mock
-    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
-except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock  # pragma: NO COVER
+except ImportError:  # pragma: NO COVER
     import mock
 
 import grpc
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_query_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_query_service.py
index c8430125..e5c1bc5f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_query_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_query_service.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
 try:
     from unittest import mock
-    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
-except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock  # pragma: NO COVER
+except ImportError:  # pragma: NO COVER
     import mock
 
 import grpc
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_service_monitoring_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_service_monitoring_service.py
index 9a34fbc1..efbd12b8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_service_monitoring_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_service_monitoring_service.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
 try:
     from unittest import mock
-    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
-except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock  # pragma: NO COVER
+except ImportError:  # pragma: NO COVER
     import mock
 
 import grpc
diff --git a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_uptime_check_service.py b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_uptime_check_service.py
index 1f8154bb..169cb28e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_uptime_check_service.py
+++ b/tests/unit/gapic/monitoring_v3/test_uptime_check_service.py
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
 # try/except added for compatibility with python < 3.8
 try:
     from unittest import mock
-    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
-except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import AsyncMock  # pragma: NO COVER
+except ImportError:  # pragma: NO COVER
     import mock
 
 import grpc