diff --git a/testing/remotecppunittests.py b/testing/remotecppunittests.py
index 246561fa735e..0837a8c19620 100644
--- a/testing/remotecppunittests.py
+++ b/testing/remotecppunittests.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 import os
 import sys
 import subprocess
diff --git a/testing/runcppunittests.py b/testing/runcppunittests.py
index cfd7fd398cad..4123d1abced5 100755
--- a/testing/runcppunittests.py
+++ b/testing/runcppunittests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
 # file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
 
-from __future__ import with_statement
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, with_statement
 import sys
 import os
 from optparse import OptionParser
diff --git a/tools/lint/py2.yml b/tools/lint/py2.yml
index c253f7f0a028..91d979f1441a 100644
--- a/tools/lint/py2.yml
+++ b/tools/lint/py2.yml
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ py2:
         - testing/mochitest
         - testing/mozharness
         - testing/raptor
-        - testing/remotecppunittests.py
-        - testing/runcppunittests.py
         - testing/runtimes
         - testing/tools
         - testing/tps