diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/utils.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/utils.py
index a83ba8a93f..8355b27fd7 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/utils.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/utils.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ mysql   = _default_db == 'mysql'
 spatialite = _default_db == 'spatialite'
 
 HAS_SPATIALREFSYS = True
-if oracle:
+if oracle and 'gis' in settings.DATABASES[DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS]['ENGINE']:
     from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.oracle.models import SpatialRefSys
 elif postgis:
     from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis.models import SpatialRefSys