diff --git a/tests/cache/tests.py b/tests/cache/tests.py
index bf1543ce8a3..44524b07076 100644
--- a/tests/cache/tests.py
+++ b/tests/cache/tests.py
@@ -31,10 +31,14 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils import translation
 from django.utils.cache import (patch_vary_headers, get_cache_key,
     learn_cache_key, patch_cache_control, patch_response_headers)
-from django.utils.six.moves import cPickle as pickle
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_page
 
+try:    # Use the same idiom as in cache backends
+    from django.utils.six.moves import cPickle as pickle
+except ImportError:
+    import pickle
+
 from .models import Poll, expensive_calculation