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@@ -246,3 +246,11 @@ def modules_cleanup(oldmodules):
     # do currently). Implicitly imported *real* modules should be left alone
     # (see issue 10556).
     sys.modules.update(oldmodules)
+
+
+def mock_register_at_fork(func):
+    # bpo-30599: Mock os.register_at_fork() when importing the random module,
+    # since this function doesn't allow to unregister callbacks and would leak
+    # memory.
+    from unittest import mock
+    return mock.patch('os.register_at_fork', create=True)(func)
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
 from test.support import verbose
-from test.support.import_helper import forget
+from test.support.import_helper import forget, mock_register_at_fork
 from test.support.os_helper import (TESTFN, unlink, rmtree)
 from test.support import script_helper, threading_helper
 
@@ -41,12 +41,6 @@ def task(N, done, done_tasks, errors):
         if finished:
             done.set()
 
-def mock_register_at_fork(func):
-    # bpo-30599: Mock os.register_at_fork() when importing the random module,
-    # since this function doesn't allow to unregister callbacks and would leak
-    # memory.
-    return mock.patch('os.register_at_fork', create=True)(func)
-
 # Create a circular import structure: A -> C -> B -> D -> A
 # NOTE: `time` is already loaded and therefore doesn't threaten to deadlock.
 
 
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ class TestSundryScripts(unittest.TestCase):
 
     skiplist = denylist + allowlist + other
 
-    def test_sundry(self):
+    # import logging registers "atfork" functions which keep indirectly the
+    # logging module dictionary alive. Mock the function to be able to unload
+    # cleanly the logging module.
+    @import_helper.mock_register_at_fork
+    def test_sundry(self, mock_os):
         old_modules = import_helper.modules_setup()
         try:
             for fn in os.listdir(scriptsdir):