diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
index 4923fb9b37f8..3eee3e0116f6 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/__init__.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 """)
 
 import atexit
-from collections import MutableMapping
+from collections.abc import MutableMapping
 import contextlib
 import distutils.version
 import functools
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
index 03bdd1c1325e..82969ed18cb7 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/colors.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 All string specifications of color, other than "CN", are case-insensitive.
 """
 
-from collections import Sized
+from collections.abc import Sized
 import itertools
 import re
 
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/markers.py b/lib/matplotlib/markers.py
index 493a9e932b82..a2088c81de9c 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/markers.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/markers.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
 .. |m37| image:: /_static/markers/m37.png
 """
 
-from collections import Sized
+from collections.abc import Sized
 from numbers import Number
 
 import numpy as np
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
index 215b5665ee78..e3c58f48026a 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/rcsetup.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 parameter set listed here should also be visited to the
 :file:`matplotlibrc.template` in matplotlib's root source directory.
 """
-from collections import Iterable, Mapping
+from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
 from functools import reduce
 import operator
 import os