diff --git a/pymodbus/server/simulator/http_server.py b/pymodbus/server/simulator/http_server.py
index a9f529c8d..08c005193 100644
--- a/pymodbus/server/simulator/http_server.py
+++ b/pymodbus/server/simulator/http_server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """HTTP server for modbus simulator."""
 import asyncio
+import contextlib
 import dataclasses
 import importlib
 import json
@@ -8,12 +9,8 @@
 from typing import List
 
 
-try:
+with contextlib.suppress(ImportError):
     from aiohttp import web
-except ImportError:
-    web = None
-
-import contextlib
 
 from pymodbus.datastore import ModbusServerContext, ModbusSimulatorContext
 from pymodbus.datastore.simulator import Label