diff --git a/src/twisted/python/compat.py b/src/twisted/python/compat.py
index b0f5e0d0da8..cc59bc57778 100644
--- a/src/twisted/python/compat.py
+++ b/src/twisted/python/compat.py
@@ -566,6 +566,11 @@ def fromFDWithoutModifyingFlags(fd, family, type, proto=None):
 
 
 
+deprecatedModuleAttribute(
+    Version('Twisted', 'NEXT', 0, 0),
+    "Use sys.intern() directly",
+    __name__, 'intern')
+
 deprecatedModuleAttribute(
     Version('Twisted', 'NEXT', 0, 0),
     "Use collections.abc.Sequence directly",
diff --git a/src/twisted/words/protocols/jabber/xmlstream.py b/src/twisted/words/protocols/jabber/xmlstream.py
index 2d771185905..607d2ea415d 100644
--- a/src/twisted/words/protocols/jabber/xmlstream.py
+++ b/src/twisted/words/protocols/jabber/xmlstream.py
@@ -25,13 +25,13 @@
 
 from binascii import hexlify
 from hashlib import sha1
+from sys import intern
 from typing import Optional, Tuple
 from zope.interface import directlyProvides, implementer
 
 from twisted.internet import defer, protocol
 from twisted.internet.error import ConnectionLost
 from twisted.python import failure, log, randbytes
-from twisted.python.compat import intern
 from twisted.words.protocols.jabber import error, ijabber, jid
 from twisted.words.xish import domish, xmlstream
 from twisted.words.xish.xmlstream import STREAM_CONNECTED_EVENT
diff --git a/src/twisted/words/xish/xmlstream.py b/src/twisted/words/xish/xmlstream.py
index 7818e3c5dfb..1f809c771ad 100644
--- a/src/twisted/words/xish/xmlstream.py
+++ b/src/twisted/words/xish/xmlstream.py
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@
 """
 
 
+from sys import intern
 from typing import Type
+
 from twisted.python import failure
-from twisted.python.compat import intern
 from twisted.internet import protocol
 from twisted.words.xish import domish, utility