diff --git a/Lib/test/test_queue.py b/Lib/test/test_queue.py
index e3080376a9d..33113a72e6b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_queue.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_queue.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from test.support import gc_collect
 from test.support import import_helper
 from test.support import threading_helper
 
+# queue module depends on threading primitives
+threading_helper.requires_working_threading(module=True)
 
 py_queue = import_helper.import_fresh_module('queue', blocked=['_queue'])
 c_queue = import_helper.import_fresh_module('queue', fresh=['_queue'])
@@ -87,7 +89,6 @@ class BlockingTestMixin:
                 self.fail("trigger thread ended but event never set")
 
 
-@threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
 class BaseQueueTestMixin(BlockingTestMixin):
     def setUp(self):
         self.cum = 0
@@ -291,7 +292,6 @@ class CPriorityQueueTest(PriorityQueueTest, unittest.TestCase):
 class FailingQueueException(Exception): pass
 
 
-@threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
 class FailingQueueTest(BlockingTestMixin):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -467,7 +467,6 @@ class BaseSimpleQueueTest:
                 return
             results.append(val)
 
-    @threading_helper.requires_working_threading()
     def run_threads(self, n_threads, q, inputs, feed_func, consume_func):
         results = []
         sentinel = None