diff --git a/plugins/modules/uv_python.py b/plugins/modules/uv_python.py
index 6447917ce2..8ecfbf346e 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/uv_python.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/uv_python.py
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ try:
     from packaging.version import Version, InvalidVersion
     HAS_LIB = True
 except:
-    HAS_LIB = False
     LIB_IMP_ERR = traceback.format_exc()