diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
index 9675d62a87d..3566c382343 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/__init__.py
@@ -2123,7 +2123,3 @@ try:
     sys.modules.update({'grpc.reflection': grpc_reflection})
 except ImportError:
     pass
-
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 6):
-    from grpc import aio  # pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
-    sys.modules.update({'grpc.aio': aio})
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/tests.json b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/tests.json
index 17ea7c8aa89..dbcdf304372 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/tests.json
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/tests.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "unit.connectivity_test.TestConnectivityState",
   "unit.context_peer_test.TestContextPeer",
   "unit.done_callback_test.TestDoneCallback",
-  "unit.init_test.TestInit",
+  "unit.init_test.TestChannel",
   "unit.metadata_test.TestMetadata",
   "unit.outside_init_test.TestOutsideInit",
   "unit.secure_call_test.TestStreamStreamSecureCall",
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/unit/init_test.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/unit/init_test.py
index a84b4a5c715..2582857751d 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/unit/init_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests_aio/unit/init_test.py
@@ -14,26 +14,38 @@
 import logging
 import unittest
 
+import grpc
+
+from grpc.experimental import aio
+from tests_aio.unit._test_server import start_test_server
 from tests_aio.unit._test_base import AioTestBase
 
+from tests.unit import resources
+
+_PRIVATE_KEY = resources.private_key()
+_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN = resources.certificate_chain()
+_TEST_ROOT_CERTIFICATES = resources.test_root_certificates()
 
-class TestInit(AioTestBase):
 
-    async def test_grpc(self):
-        import grpc  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
-        channel = grpc.aio.insecure_channel('dummy')
-        self.assertIsInstance(channel, grpc.aio.Channel)
+class TestChannel(AioTestBase):
 
-    async def test_grpc_dot_aio(self):
-        import grpc.aio  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
-        channel = grpc.aio.insecure_channel('dummy')
-        self.assertIsInstance(channel, grpc.aio.Channel)
+    async def test_insecure_channel(self):
+        server_target, _ = await start_test_server()  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
 
-    async def test_aio_from_grpc(self):
-        from grpc import aio  # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
-        channel = aio.insecure_channel('dummy')
+        channel = aio.insecure_channel(server_target)
         self.assertIsInstance(channel, aio.Channel)
 
+    async def test_secure_channel(self):
+        server_target, _ = await start_test_server(secure=True)  # pylint: disable=unused-variable
+        credentials = grpc.ssl_channel_credentials(
+            root_certificates=_TEST_ROOT_CERTIFICATES,
+            private_key=_PRIVATE_KEY,
+            certificate_chain=_CERTIFICATE_CHAIN,
+        )
+        secure_channel = aio.secure_channel(server_target, credentials)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(secure_channel, aio.Channel)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)