diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/__init__.py
index 0ab75a1f05..835e907526 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/models/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
-from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
-
 # Want to get everything from the 'normal' models package.
 from django.db.models import *  # NOQA
-from django.utils.version import get_docs_version
-
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
-
-if not HAS_GEOS:
-    raise ImproperlyConfigured(
-        "GEOS is required and has not been detected. Are you sure it is installed? "
-        "See also https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/%s/ref/contrib/gis/install/geolibs/" % get_docs_version())
 
 # Geographic aggregate functions
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models.aggregates import *  # NOQA
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/__init__.py
index d5fe479dae..48b321c6de 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/__init__.py
@@ -3,29 +3,18 @@ The GeoDjango GEOS module.  Please consult the GeoDjango documentation
 for more details:
   http://geodjango.org/docs/geos.html
 """
-__all__ = ['HAS_GEOS']
+from .collections import GeometryCollection, MultiPoint, MultiLineString, MultiPolygon  # NOQA
+from .error import GEOSException, GEOSIndexError  # NOQA
+from .factory import fromfile, fromstr  # NOQA
+from .geometry import GEOSGeometry, wkt_regex, hex_regex  # NOQA
+from .io import WKTReader, WKTWriter, WKBReader, WKBWriter  # NOQA
+from .libgeos import geos_version, geos_version_info  # NOQA
+from .linestring import LineString, LinearRing  # NOQA
+from .point import Point  # NOQA
+from .polygon import Polygon  # NOQA
 
 try:
-    from .libgeos import geos_version, geos_version_info  # NOQA: flake8 detects only the last __all__
+    geos_version_info()
     HAS_GEOS = True
-    __all__ += ['geos_version', 'geos_version_info']
 except ImportError:
     HAS_GEOS = False
-
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from .geometry import GEOSGeometry, wkt_regex, hex_regex
-    from .point import Point
-    from .linestring import LineString, LinearRing
-    from .polygon import Polygon
-    from .collections import GeometryCollection, MultiPoint, MultiLineString, MultiPolygon
-    from .error import GEOSException, GEOSIndexError
-    from .io import WKTReader, WKTWriter, WKBReader, WKBWriter
-    from .factory import fromfile, fromstr
-
-    __all__ += [
-        'GEOSGeometry', 'wkt_regex', 'hex_regex', 'Point', 'LineString',
-        'LinearRing', 'Polygon', 'GeometryCollection', 'MultiPoint',
-        'MultiLineString', 'MultiPolygon', 'GEOSException', 'GEOSIndexError',
-        'WKTReader', 'WKTWriter', 'WKBReader', 'WKBWriter', 'fromfile',
-        'fromstr',
-    ]
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
index 634ed7d3d1..9487845026 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/base.py
@@ -2,16 +2,6 @@ from ctypes import c_void_p
 
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.error import GEOSException
 
-# Trying to import GDAL libraries, if available.  Have to place in
-# try/except since this package may be used outside GeoDjango.
-try:
-    from django.contrib.gis import gdal
-except ImportError:
-    # A 'dummy' gdal module.
-    class GDALInfo(object):
-        HAS_GDAL = False
-    gdal = GDALInfo()
-
 
 class GEOSBase(object):
     """
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/geometry.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/geometry.py
index 98ccda1057..42cecc59c8 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/geometry.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/geometry.py
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ctypes import addressof, byref, c_double
 
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal.error import SRSException
+from django.contrib.gis import gdal
 from django.contrib.gis.geometry.regex import hex_regex, json_regex, wkt_regex
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import prototypes as capi
-from django.contrib.gis.geos.base import GEOSBase, gdal
+from django.contrib.gis.geos.base import GEOSBase
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.coordseq import GEOSCoordSeq
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.error import GEOSException, GEOSIndexError
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.libgeos import GEOM_PTR
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ class GEOSGeometry(GEOSBase, ListMixin):
         if self.srid:
             try:
                 return gdal.OGRGeometry(self.wkb, self.srid)
-            except SRSException:
+            except gdal.SRSException:
                 pass
         return gdal.OGRGeometry(self.wkb)
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ class GEOSGeometry(GEOSBase, ListMixin):
         if self.srid:
             try:
                 return gdal.SpatialReference(self.srid)
-            except SRSException:
+            except gdal.SRSException:
                 pass
         return None
 
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/distapp/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/distapp/tests.py
index 6638b9ed00..c18763cad4 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/distapp/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/distapp/tests.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models.functions import (
     Area, Distance, Length, Perimeter, Transform,
 )
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry, LineString, Point
 from django.contrib.gis.measure import D  # alias for Distance
 from django.db import connection
 from django.db.models import Q
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@ from django.test import TestCase, ignore_warnings, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango21Warning
 
 from ..utils import no_oracle, oracle, postgis, spatialite
-
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry, LineString, Point
-
-    from .models import (AustraliaCity, Interstate, SouthTexasInterstate,
-        SouthTexasCity, SouthTexasCityFt, CensusZipcode, SouthTexasZipcode)
+from .models import (
+    AustraliaCity, CensusZipcode, Interstate, SouthTexasCity, SouthTexasCityFt,
+    SouthTexasInterstate, SouthTexasZipcode,
+)
 
 
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("gis_enabled")
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geo3d/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/geo3d/tests.py
index 93c2158f6d..2feecaa417 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geo3d/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geo3d/tests.py
@@ -4,26 +4,25 @@ import os
 import re
 from unittest import skipUnless
 
+from django.contrib.gis.db.models import Extent3D, Union
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models.functions import (
     AsGeoJSON, AsKML, Length, Perimeter, Scale, Translate,
 )
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry, LineString, Point, Polygon
 from django.test import TestCase, ignore_warnings, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils.deprecation import (
     RemovedInDjango20Warning, RemovedInDjango21Warning,
 )
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.db.models import Union, Extent3D
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry, LineString, Point, Polygon
+from .models import (
+    City3D, Interstate2D, Interstate3D, InterstateProj2D, InterstateProj3D,
+    MultiPoint3D, Point2D, Point3D, Polygon2D, Polygon3D,
+)
 
-    from .models import (City3D, Interstate2D, Interstate3D, InterstateProj2D,
-        InterstateProj3D, Point2D, Point3D, MultiPoint3D, Polygon2D, Polygon3D)
-
-    if HAS_GDAL:
-        from django.contrib.gis.utils import LayerMapping, LayerMapError
+if HAS_GDAL:
+    from django.contrib.gis.utils import LayerMapping, LayerMapError
 
 
 data_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(upath(__file__)), '..', 'data'))
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/tests.py
index 07af5a0d64..fc6c031dc0 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoadmin/tests.py
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis import admin
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import Point
 from django.test import TestCase, override_settings, skipUnlessDBFeature
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis import admin
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import Point
-
-    from .admin import UnmodifiableAdmin
-    from .models import site, City
+from .admin import UnmodifiableAdmin
+from .models import City, site
 
 
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("gis_enabled")
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_feeds.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_feeds.py
index baf2051364..55c19c01c9 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_feeds.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_feeds.py
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from xml.dom import minidom
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from django.test import (
     TestCase, modify_settings, override_settings, skipUnlessDBFeature,
 )
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from .models import City
+from .models import City
 
 
 @modify_settings(INSTALLED_APPS={'append': 'django.contrib.sites'})
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_functions.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_functions.py
index edef090c5b..bcd9a1ccc6 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_functions.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_functions.py
@@ -2,21 +2,17 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import re
 from decimal import Decimal
-from unittest import skipUnless
 
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models import functions
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
+    LineString, Point, Polygon, fromstr, geos_version_info,
+)
 from django.db import connection
 from django.test import TestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.utils import six
 
 from ..utils import mysql, oracle, postgis, spatialite
-
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
-        LineString, Point, Polygon, fromstr, geos_version_info,
-    )
-    from .models import Country, City, State, Track
+from .models import City, Country, State, Track
 
 
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("gis_enabled")
@@ -385,8 +381,9 @@ class GISFunctionsTests(TestCase):
         )
 
     @skipUnlessDBFeature("has_SymDifference_function")
-    @skipUnless(HAS_GEOS and geos_version_info()['version'] >= '3.3.0', "GEOS >= 3.3 required")
     def test_sym_difference(self):
+        if geos_version_info()['version'] < '3.3.0':
+            self.skipTest("GEOS >= 3.3 required")
         geom = Point(5, 23, srid=4326)
         qs = Country.objects.annotate(sym_difference=functions.SymDifference('mpoly', geom))
         for country in qs:
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_regress.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_regress.py
index e3f5437991..155126a862 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_regress.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_regress.py
@@ -3,16 +3,13 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.db.models import Extent
 from django.contrib.gis.shortcuts import render_to_kmz
 from django.db.models import Count, Min
 from django.test import TestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature
 
 from ..utils import no_oracle
-
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.db.models import Extent
-    from .models import City, PennsylvaniaCity, State, Truth
+from .models import City, PennsylvaniaCity, State, Truth
 
 
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("gis_enabled")
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_serializers.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_serializers.py
index 5656ea6f4e..09f837417b 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_serializers.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_serializers.py
@@ -2,13 +2,11 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import json
 
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import LinearRing, Point, Polygon
 from django.core import serializers
 from django.test import TestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import LinearRing, Point, Polygon
-    from .models import City, MultiFields, PennsylvaniaCity
+from .models import City, MultiFields, PennsylvaniaCity
 
 
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("gis_enabled")
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_sitemaps.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_sitemaps.py
index 416166b198..4bd8b8744e 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_sitemaps.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/test_sitemaps.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from io import BytesIO
 from xml.dom import minidom
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from django.test import (
     TestCase, ignore_warnings, modify_settings, override_settings,
@@ -13,8 +12,7 @@ from django.test import (
 )
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango20Warning
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from .models import City, Country
+from .models import City, Country
 
 
 @modify_settings(INSTALLED_APPS={'append': ['django.contrib.sites', 'django.contrib.sitemaps']})
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/tests.py
index 6ea20c0011..fe681f706d 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geoapp/tests.py
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ import re
 import tempfile
 
 from django.contrib.gis import gdal
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.db.models import Extent, MakeLine, Union
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
+    GeometryCollection, GEOSGeometry, LinearRing, LineString, Point, Polygon,
+    fromstr,
+)
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.db import connection
 from django.test import TestCase, ignore_warnings, skipUnlessDBFeature
@@ -14,12 +18,10 @@ from django.utils.deprecation import (
 )
 
 from ..utils import no_oracle, oracle, postgis, spatialite
-
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.db.models import Extent, MakeLine, Union
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import (fromstr, GEOSGeometry,
-        Point, LineString, LinearRing, Polygon, GeometryCollection)
-    from .models import Country, City, PennsylvaniaCity, State, Track, NonConcreteModel, Feature, MinusOneSRID
+from .models import (
+    City, Country, Feature, MinusOneSRID, NonConcreteModel, PennsylvaniaCity,
+    State, Track,
+)
 
 
 def postgis_bug_version():
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py
index d4f8ac3843..ec70e98d70 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geogapp/tests.py
@@ -8,16 +8,13 @@ from unittest import skipUnless
 
 from django.contrib.gis.db.models.functions import Area, Distance
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
 from django.contrib.gis.measure import D
 from django.test import TestCase, ignore_warnings, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.utils._os import upath
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango21Warning
 
 from ..utils import oracle, postgis
-
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from .models import City, County, Zipcode
+from .models import City, County, Zipcode
 
 
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("gis_enabled")
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
index 9430a9b4bb..c14a2782dc 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ from binascii import a2b_hex, b2a_hex
 from io import BytesIO
 from unittest import skipUnless
 
+from django.contrib.gis import gdal
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
+    HAS_GEOS, GeometryCollection, GEOSException, GEOSGeometry, GEOSIndexError,
+    LinearRing, LineString, MultiLineString, MultiPoint, MultiPolygon, Point,
+    Polygon, fromfile, fromstr, geos_version_info,
+)
+from django.contrib.gis.geos.base import GEOSBase
 from django.contrib.gis.shortcuts import numpy
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
@@ -17,14 +23,6 @@ from django.utils.six.moves import range
 
 from ..test_data import TestDataMixin
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
-        GEOSException, GEOSIndexError, GEOSGeometry, GeometryCollection, Point,
-        MultiPoint, Polygon, MultiPolygon, LinearRing, LineString,
-        MultiLineString, fromfile, fromstr, geos_version_info,
-    )
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos.base import gdal, GEOSBase
-
 
 @skipUnless(HAS_GEOS, "Geos is required.")
 class GEOSTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos_mutation.py b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos_mutation.py
index e88339775b..51b19db9e4 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos_mutation.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos_mutation.py
@@ -5,18 +5,14 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest import skipUnless
 
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
-
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
-        fromstr, LinearRing, LineString, MultiPoint, Point, Polygon,
-    )
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos.error import GEOSIndexError
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
+    HAS_GEOS, LinearRing, LineString, MultiPoint, Point, Polygon, fromstr,
+)
+from django.contrib.gis.geos.error import GEOSIndexError
 
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    def api_get_distance(x):
-        return x.distance(Point(-200, -200))
+def api_get_distance(x):
+    return x.distance(Point(-200, -200))
 
 
 def api_get_buffer(x):
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_io.py b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_io.py
index 95f84bbb4f..59cb54b6b4 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_io.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_io.py
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@ import binascii
 import unittest
 from unittest import skipUnless
 
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
+    HAS_GEOS, GEOSGeometry, WKBReader, WKBWriter, WKTReader, WKTWriter,
+)
 from django.utils.six import memoryview
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import (
-        GEOSGeometry, WKTReader, WKTWriter, WKBReader, WKBWriter,
-    )
-
 
 @skipUnless(HAS_GEOS, "Geos is required.")
 class GEOSIOTest(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/relatedapp/tests.py b/tests/gis_tests/relatedapp/tests.py
index f8e0e26105..5422dd48a7 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/relatedapp/tests.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/relatedapp/tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.db.models import F, Collect, Count, Extent, Union
+from django.contrib.gis.geometry.backend import Geometry
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry, MultiPoint, Point
 from django.db import connection
 from django.test import TestCase, ignore_warnings, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
@@ -8,13 +10,9 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango20Warning
 
 from ..utils import no_oracle
-
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.db.models import Collect, Count, Extent, F, Union
-    from django.contrib.gis.geometry.backend import Geometry
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry, Point, MultiPoint
-
-    from .models import City, Location, DirectoryEntry, Parcel, Book, Author, Article, Event
+from .models import (
+    Article, Author, Book, City, DirectoryEntry, Event, Location, Parcel,
+)
 
 
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("gis_enabled")
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoforms.py b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoforms.py
index a7388d0353..836c720c03 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoforms.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoforms.py
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 from unittest import skipUnless
 
+from django.contrib.gis import forms
 from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry
 from django.forms import ValidationError
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase, skipUnlessDBFeature
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.html import escape
 
-if HAS_GEOS and HAS_GDAL:
-    from django.contrib.gis import forms
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry
-
 
 @skipUnless(HAS_GDAL, "GeometryFieldTest needs GDAL support")
 @skipUnlessDBFeature("gis_enabled")
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip.py b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip.py
index 91a84d42af..57647314b3 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/test_geoip.py
@@ -7,15 +7,12 @@ from unittest import skipUnless
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.gis.geoip import HAS_GEOIP
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS
+from django.contrib.gis.geos import HAS_GEOS, GEOSGeometry
 from django.utils import six
 
 if HAS_GEOIP:
     from django.contrib.gis.geoip import GeoIP, GeoIPException
 
-if HAS_GEOS:
-    from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry
-
 
 # Note: Requires use of both the GeoIP country and city datasets.
 # The GEOIP_DATA path should be the only setting set (the directory