diff --git a/django/utils/formats.py b/django/utils/formats.py
index 11e2bef8ae..0c59e2c04a 100644
--- a/django/utils/formats.py
+++ b/django/utils/formats.py
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ def reset_format_cache():
     _format_cache = {}
     _format_modules_cache = {}
 
-def iter_format_modules(lang):
+def iter_format_modules(lang, format_module_path=None):
     """
     Does the heavy lifting of finding format modules.
     """
     if check_for_language(lang):
         format_locations = ['django.conf.locale.%s']
-        if settings.FORMAT_MODULE_PATH:
-            format_locations.append(settings.FORMAT_MODULE_PATH + '.%s')
+        if format_module_path:
+            format_locations.append(format_module_path + '.%s')
             format_locations.reverse()
         locale = to_locale(lang)
         locales = [locale]
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def get_format_modules(lang=None, reverse=False):
     """
     if lang is None:
         lang = get_language()
-    modules = _format_modules_cache.setdefault(lang, list(iter_format_modules(lang)))
+    modules = _format_modules_cache.setdefault(lang, list(iter_format_modules(lang, settings.FORMAT_MODULE_PATH)))
     if reverse:
         return list(reversed(modules))
     return modules
diff --git a/tests/i18n/tests.py b/tests/i18n/tests.py
index cd167616e7..c18c88cad3 100644
--- a/tests/i18n/tests.py
+++ b/tests/i18n/tests.py
@@ -728,9 +728,8 @@ class FormattingTests(TransRealMixin, TestCase):
         with translation.override('de-at', deactivate=True):
             de_format_mod = import_module('django.conf.locale.de.formats')
             self.assertEqual(list(iter_format_modules('de')), [de_format_mod])
-            with self.settings(FORMAT_MODULE_PATH='i18n.other.locale'):
-                test_de_format_mod = import_module('i18n.other.locale.de.formats')
-                self.assertEqual(list(iter_format_modules('de')), [test_de_format_mod, de_format_mod])
+            test_de_format_mod = import_module('i18n.other.locale.de.formats')
+            self.assertEqual(list(iter_format_modules('de', 'i18n.other.locale')), [test_de_format_mod, de_format_mod])
 
     def test_iter_format_modules_stability(self):
         """