diff --git a/django/newforms/fields.py b/django/newforms/fields.py
index b3d44c24ae..04f6848c64 100644
--- a/django/newforms/fields.py
+++ b/django/newforms/fields.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Field classes
 """
 
-from util import ValidationError, DEFAULT_ENCODING, smart_unicode
+from util import ValidationError, smart_unicode
 from widgets import TextInput, CheckboxInput, Select, SelectMultiple
 import datetime
 import re