diff --git a/octodns/provider/route53.py b/octodns/provider/route53.py
index d72b384..dd07972 100644
--- a/octodns/provider/route53.py
+++ b/octodns/provider/route53.py
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ from ..record.geo import GeoCodes
 from .base import BaseProvider
 
 # TODO: remove when Python 2.x is no longer supported
-try:
+try:  # pragma: no cover
     cmp
-except NameError:
+except NameError:  # pragma: no cover
     def cmp(x, y):
         return (x > y) - (x < y)
 
diff --git a/octodns/record/__init__.py b/octodns/record/__init__.py
index 82b1400..8560f5e 100644
--- a/octodns/record/__init__.py
+++ b/octodns/record/__init__.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ from six import string_types, text_type
 from .geo import GeoCodes
 
 # TODO: remove when Python 2.x is no longer supported
-try:
+try:  # pragma: no cover
     cmp
-except NameError:
+except NameError:  # pragma: no cover
     def cmp(x, y):
         return (x > y) - (x < y)