diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
index 9f43b4071c044d..b75a337fc4ecb6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import importlib
 import importlib.util
 import locale
-import logging.handlers
 import nntplib
 import os
 import platform
@@ -109,8 +108,6 @@
     "bind_unix_socket",
     # processes
     'temp_umask', "reap_children",
-    # logging
-    "TestHandler",
     # threads
     "threading_setup", "threading_cleanup", "reap_threads", "start_threads",
     # miscellaneous
@@ -2522,38 +2519,6 @@ def optim_args_from_interpreter_flags():
     optimization settings in sys.flags."""
     return subprocess._optim_args_from_interpreter_flags()
 
-#============================================================
-# Support for assertions about logging.
-#============================================================
-
-class TestHandler(logging.handlers.BufferingHandler):
-    def __init__(self, matcher):
-        # BufferingHandler takes a "capacity" argument
-        # so as to know when to flush. As we're overriding
-        # shouldFlush anyway, we can set a capacity of zero.
-        # You can call flush() manually to clear out the
-        # buffer.
-        logging.handlers.BufferingHandler.__init__(self, 0)
-        self.matcher = matcher
-
-    def shouldFlush(self):
-        return False
-
-    def emit(self, record):
-        self.format(record)
-        self.buffer.append(record.__dict__)
-
-    def matches(self, **kwargs):
-        """
-        Look for a saved dict whose keys/values match the supplied arguments.
-        """
-        result = False
-        for d in self.buffer:
-            if self.matcher.matches(d, **kwargs):
-                result = True
-                break
-        return result
-
 class Matcher(object):
 
     _partial_matches = ('msg', 'message')
diff --git a/Lib/test/support/loggingutils.py b/Lib/test/support/loggingutils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5ad72ba2c19828
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Lib/test/support/loggingutils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+"""Utilities to support logging in the Python regression tests."""
+
+import logging.handlers
+
+__all__ = [
+    # logging
+    "TestHandler",
+    ]
+
+#============================================================
+# Support for assertions about logging.
+#============================================================
+
+class TestHandler(logging.handlers.BufferingHandler):
+    def __init__(self, matcher):
+        # BufferingHandler takes a "capacity" argument
+        # so as to know when to flush. As we're overriding
+        # shouldFlush anyway, we can set a capacity of zero.
+        # You can call flush() manually to clear out the
+        # buffer.
+        logging.handlers.BufferingHandler.__init__(self, 0)
+        self.matcher = matcher
+
+    def shouldFlush(self):
+        return False
+
+    def emit(self, record):
+        self.format(record)
+        self.buffer.append(record.__dict__)
+
+    def matches(self, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Look for a saved dict whose keys/values match the supplied arguments.
+        """
+        result = False
+        for d in self.buffer:
+            if self.matcher.matches(d, **kwargs):
+                result = True
+                break
+        return result
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_logging.py b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
index 99e74ebff60875..f213cbfd4ce04b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_logging.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_logging.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import struct
 import sys
 import tempfile
+from test.support.loggingutils import TestHandler
 from test.support.script_helper import assert_python_ok, assert_python_failure
 from test import support
 import textwrap
@@ -3523,7 +3524,7 @@ def test_formatting(self):
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(logging.handlers, 'QueueListener'),
                          'logging.handlers.QueueListener required for this test')
     def test_queue_listener(self):
-        handler = support.TestHandler(support.Matcher())
+        handler = TestHandler(support.Matcher())
         listener = logging.handlers.QueueListener(self.queue, handler)
         listener.start()
         try:
@@ -3539,7 +3540,7 @@ def test_queue_listener(self):
 
         # Now test with respect_handler_level set
 
-        handler = support.TestHandler(support.Matcher())
+        handler = TestHandler(support.Matcher())
         handler.setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
         listener = logging.handlers.QueueListener(self.queue, handler,
                                                   respect_handler_level=True)