diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/10981-keyring-shlex.yml b/changelogs/fragments/10981-keyring-shlex.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8034ebe55d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10981-keyring-shlex.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - keyring - remove provisions for unsupported Python versions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10981).
+  - keyring_info - remove provisions for unsupported Python versions (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10981).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/keyring.py b/plugins/modules/keyring.py
index 8805a82e09..9653ef1ad5 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/keyring.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/keyring.py
@@ -76,10 +76,7 @@ EXAMPLES = r"""
     state: absent
 """
 
-try:
-    from shlex import quote
-except ImportError:
-    from pipes import quote
+from shlex import quote
 import traceback
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib
diff --git a/plugins/modules/keyring_info.py b/plugins/modules/keyring_info.py
index 6ece284533..cddc2f973b 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/keyring_info.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/keyring_info.py
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ passphrase:
   sample: Password123
 """
 
-try:
-    from shlex import quote
-except ImportError:
-    from pipes import quote
+from shlex import quote
 import traceback
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule, missing_required_lib