diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/2883-_mount-fixed-sanity-checks.yml b/changelogs/fragments/2883-_mount-fixed-sanity-checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35496e1233
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/2883-_mount-fixed-sanity-checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - _mount module utils - fixed the sanity checks (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/2883).
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/_mount.py b/plugins/module_utils/_mount.py
index 62feb354cc..58be0e8b68 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/_mount.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/_mount.py
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 # agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License
 # Agreement.
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+__metaclass__ = type
+
 import os
 
 
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
index 8a00b6a663..c82c4d82c9 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 plugins/module_utils/cloud.py pylint:bad-option-value  # a pylint test that is disabled was modified over time
 plugins/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py no-assert
 plugins/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py no-unicode-literals
-plugins/module_utils/_mount.py future-import-boilerplate
-plugins/module_utils/_mount.py metaclass-boilerplate
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
index a87f3c2152..20637fd842 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 plugins/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py no-assert
 plugins/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py no-unicode-literals
-plugins/module_utils/_mount.py future-import-boilerplate
-plugins/module_utils/_mount.py metaclass-boilerplate
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
index 7c6f32d290..41804fcfca 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 plugins/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py no-assert
 plugins/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py no-unicode-literals
-plugins/module_utils/_mount.py future-import-boilerplate
-plugins/module_utils/_mount.py metaclass-boilerplate
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:parameter-list-no-elements
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
index 34025e108c..1269b84799 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 plugins/module_utils/cloud.py pylint:bad-option-value  # a pylint test that is disabled was modified over time
 plugins/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py no-assert
 plugins/module_utils/compat/ipaddress.py no-unicode-literals
-plugins/module_utils/_mount.py future-import-boilerplate
-plugins/module_utils/_mount.py metaclass-boilerplate
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:parameter-type-not-in-doc
 plugins/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter
 plugins/modules/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py use-argspec-type-path