diff --git a/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py b/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py
index 9b82a1c8f0..07fb700eaa 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/mysql/base.py
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ Requires MySQLdb: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mysql-python
 
 import re
 
-from django.db.backends import *
-from django.db.backends.mysql.client import DatabaseClient
-from django.db.backends.mysql.creation import DatabaseCreation
-from django.db.backends.mysql.introspection import DatabaseIntrospection
-from django.db.backends.mysql.validation import DatabaseValidation
-
 try:
     import MySQLdb as Database
 except ImportError, e:
@@ -30,6 +24,12 @@ if (version < (1,2,1) or (version[:3] == (1, 2, 1) and
 from MySQLdb.converters import conversions
 from MySQLdb.constants import FIELD_TYPE, FLAG
 
+from django.db.backends import *
+from django.db.backends.mysql.client import DatabaseClient
+from django.db.backends.mysql.creation import DatabaseCreation
+from django.db.backends.mysql.introspection import DatabaseIntrospection
+from django.db.backends.mysql.validation import DatabaseValidation
+
 # Raise exceptions for database warnings if DEBUG is on
 from django.conf import settings
 if settings.DEBUG:
diff --git a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
index 33900e755c..83543969ea 100644
--- a/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
+++ b/django/db/backends/oracle/base.py
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ import os
 import datetime
 import time
 
-from django.db.backends import *
-from django.db.backends.oracle import query
-from django.db.backends.oracle.client import DatabaseClient
-from django.db.backends.oracle.creation import DatabaseCreation
-from django.db.backends.oracle.introspection import DatabaseIntrospection
-from django.utils.encoding import smart_str, force_unicode
-
 # Oracle takes client-side character set encoding from the environment.
 os.environ['NLS_LANG'] = '.UTF8'
 try:
@@ -23,6 +16,13 @@ except ImportError, e:
     from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
     raise ImproperlyConfigured("Error loading cx_Oracle module: %s" % e)
 
+from django.db.backends import *
+from django.db.backends.oracle import query
+from django.db.backends.oracle.client import DatabaseClient
+from django.db.backends.oracle.creation import DatabaseCreation
+from django.db.backends.oracle.introspection import DatabaseIntrospection
+from django.utils.encoding import smart_str, force_unicode
+
 DatabaseError = Database.Error
 IntegrityError = Database.IntegrityError