diff --git a/certbot/cli/cli_utils.py b/certbot/cli/cli_utils.py
index b536a02f3..eaf55bcbc 100644
--- a/certbot/cli/cli_utils.py
+++ b/certbot/cli/cli_utils.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from certbot import constants
 from certbot import interfaces
 from certbot import util
 from certbot import errors
-import zope.interface
 
 # pylint: disable=unused-import, no-name-in-module
+import zope.interface.interface
 from acme.magic_typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 # pylint: enable=unused-import, no-name-in-module
 
diff --git a/certbot/tests/helpful_test.py b/certbot/tests/helpful_test.py
index 917ed2aec..2bc2a2014 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/helpful_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/helpful_test.py
@@ -99,16 +99,14 @@ class TestAddGroup(unittest.TestCase):
         # The user request help on run. A topic that given somewhere in the
         # args won't be added to the groups in the parser.
         arg_parser = HelpfulArgumentParser(['--help', 'run'], {})
-        new_group = arg_parser.add_group("auth",
+        arg_parser.add_group("auth",
                                          description="description of auth")
-        self.assertIs(new_group._topic, "auth")
         self.assertEqual(arg_parser.groups, {})
 
     def test_add_group_topic_requested_help(self):
         arg_parser = HelpfulArgumentParser(['--help', 'run'], {})
-        new_group = arg_parser.add_group("run",
+        arg_parser.add_group("run",
                                          description="description of run")
-        self.assertIs(new_group._topic, "run")
         self.assertTrue(arg_parser.groups["run"])
         arg_parser.add_group("certonly", description="description of certonly")
         with self.assertRaises(KeyError):