diff --git a/django/core/management/commands/cleanup.py b/django/core/management/commands/cleanup.py
index a5c932b686..e19d1649be 100644
--- a/django/core/management/commands/cleanup.py
+++ b/django/core/management/commands/cleanup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import datetime
 from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
+from django.utils import timezone
 
 class Command(NoArgsCommand):
     help = "Can be run as a cronjob or directly to clean out old data from the database (only expired sessions at the moment)."
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ class Command(NoArgsCommand):
     def handle_noargs(self, **options):
         from django.db import transaction
         from django.contrib.sessions.models import Session
-        Session.objects.filter(expire_date__lt=datetime.datetime.now()).delete()
+        Session.objects.filter(expire_date__lt=timezone.now()).delete()
         transaction.commit_unless_managed()