diff --git a/django_hstore/dict.py b/django_hstore/dict.py
index 7ca2201..2bba763 100644
--- a/django_hstore/dict.py
+++ b/django_hstore/dict.py
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-try:
-    import simplejson as json
-except ImportError:
-    import json
+import json
 
 from decimal import Decimal
 
diff --git a/django_hstore/forms.py b/django_hstore/forms.py
index 62b5bac..0127824 100644
--- a/django_hstore/forms.py
+++ b/django_hstore/forms.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 
-try:
-    import simplejson as json
-except ImportError:
-    import json
+import json
 
 from django.forms import Field
 from django.utils import six