diff --git a/lib/Ice.py b/lib/Ice.py
--- a/lib/Ice.py
+++ b/lib/Ice.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 Ice module
 """
 
-import sys, string, imp, os, threading, warnings, datetime
+import sys, string, importlib, os, threading, warnings, datetime
 
 #
 # RTTI problems can occur in C++ code unless we modify Python's dlopen flags.
@@ -373,7 +373,8 @@ def createModule(name):
         elif curr in _pendingModules:
             mod = _pendingModules[curr]
         else:
-            nmod = imp.new_module(curr)
+            spec = importlib.util.spec_from_loader(curr, loader=None)
+            nmod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
             _pendingModules[curr] = nmod
             mod = nmod
 
--