diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 769e35c913..dee6211117 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+4370.	[bug]		Address python3 compatibility issues with RNDC module.
+			[RT #42499]
+
 	--- 9.11.0a2 released ---
 
 4369.	[bug]		Fix 'make' and 'make install' out-of-tree python
diff --git a/bin/python/isc/rndc.py b/bin/python/isc/rndc.py
index 68cf44c84e..e6c399c908 100644
--- a/bin/python/isc/rndc.py
+++ b/bin/python/isc/rndc.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 ############################################################################
 
 from collections import OrderedDict
-from exceptions import TypeError
 import time
 import struct
 import hashlib