diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cext/extension.c b/Lib/test/test_cext/extension.c
index 20c2b6e89d8e17..28531b47383b85 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cext/extension.c
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cext/extension.c
@@ -54,10 +54,13 @@ _testcext_add(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *args)
 static PyObject *
 test_datetime(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
 {
+    // datetime.h is excluded from the limited C API
+#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
     PyDateTime_IMPORT;
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
         return NULL;
     }
+#endif
 
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cppext/extension.cpp b/Lib/test/test_cppext/extension.cpp
index 51271250366429..7d360f88fdd1f1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cppext/extension.cpp
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cppext/extension.cpp
@@ -232,10 +232,13 @@ test_virtual_object(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
 static PyObject *
 test_datetime(PyObject *Py_UNUSED(module), PyObject *Py_UNUSED(args))
 {
+    // datetime.h is excluded from the limited C API
+#ifndef Py_LIMITED_API
     PyDateTime_IMPORT;
     if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
         return NULL;
     }
+#endif
 
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }