diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_generate_most_used_rules.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_generate_most_used_rules.py
index 7900093bebde..d213fd6c0ea8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_generate_most_used_rules.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_generate_most_used_rules.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+import sys
+import pytest
 from argparse import Namespace
 from utils.profile_tool import command_most_used_rules
 
@@ -14,6 +16,7 @@ def get_fake_args():
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.version_info[0] < 3, reason="requires python3")
 def test_command(capsys):
     command_most_used_rules(get_fake_args())
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
diff --git a/utils/profile_tool/most_used_rules.py b/utils/profile_tool/most_used_rules.py
index d75df6e0fd17..e9899836fd1c 100644
--- a/utils/profile_tool/most_used_rules.py
+++ b/utils/profile_tool/most_used_rules.py
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
+import sys
 import json
 
 from ssg.build_profile import XCCDFBenchmark
-from .profile import get_profile
-from ..controleval import (
-    load_controls_manager,
-    get_available_products,
-    get_product_profiles_files,
-)
+
+
+PYTHON_2 = sys.version_info[0] < 3
+
+if not PYTHON_2:
+    from .profile import get_profile
+    from ..controleval import (
+        load_controls_manager,
+        get_available_products,
+        get_product_profiles_files,
+    )
 
 
 def _count_rules_per_rules_list(rules_list, rules):
@@ -52,10 +58,12 @@ def command_most_used_rules(args):
     rules = {}
 
     if len(args.BENCHMARKS) == 0:
+        if PYTHON_2:
+            raise Exception("This feature is not supported for python2.")
         _process_all_products_from_controls(rules)
-    else:
-        for benchmark in args.BENCHMARKS:
-            _count_rules_per_benchmark(benchmark, rules)
+
+    for benchmark in args.BENCHMARKS:
+        _count_rules_per_benchmark(benchmark, rules)
 
     sorted_rules = _sorted_rules(rules)