diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/single_thread.cprof b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/single_thread.cprof
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ae627d1c7b..00000000000
Binary files a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/stress/single_thread.cprof and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit/framework/common/__init__.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit/framework/common/__init__.py
index 79b6a603344..e1979c96b09 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit/framework/common/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/tests/unit/framework/common/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,11 @@ def get_socket(bind_address='localhost',
         - the socket object itself
     """
     _sock_options = sock_options if sock_options else []
-    for address_family in (socket.AF_INET, socket.AF_INET6):
+    if socket.has_ipv6:
+        address_families = (socket.AF_INET6, socket.AF_INET)
+    else:
+        address_families =  (socket.AF_INET)
+    for address_family in address_families:
         try:
             sock = socket.socket(address_family, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
             for sock_option in _sock_options: