diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/__init__.py b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/__init__.py
index cc47ae9bc2..c62197f385 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/gdal/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/gdal/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   reference system to another.
 
  Driver: Wraps an OGR data source driver.
-  
+
  DataSource: Wrapper for the OGR data source object, supports
   OGR-supported data sources.
 
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
 
  SpatialReference: Represents OSR Spatial Reference objects.
 
- The GDAL library will be imported from the system path using the default  
+ The GDAL library will be imported from the system path using the default
  library name for the current OS. The default library path may be overridden
- by setting `GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH` in your settings with the path to the GDAL C 
- library on your system.  
+ by setting `GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH` in your settings with the path to the GDAL C
+ library on your system.
 
- GDAL links to a large number of external libraries that consume RAM when 
+ GDAL links to a large number of external libraries that consume RAM when
  loaded.  Thus, it may desirable to disable GDAL on systems with limited
  RAM resources -- this may be accomplished by setting `GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH`
- to a non-existant file location (e.g., `GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH='/null/path'`; 
+ to a non-existant file location (e.g., `GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH='/null/path'`;
  setting to None/False/'' will not work as a string must be given).
 """
 # Attempting to import objects that depend on the GDAL library.  The
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ try:
 except:
     HAS_GDAL, GEOJSON = False, False
 
+from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import no_mysql, oracle, postgis, spatialite
+HAS_SPATIALREFSYS = True
+if oracle:
+    from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.oracle.models import SpatialRefSys
+elif postgis:
+    from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis.models import SpatialRefSys
+elif spatialite:
+    from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.spatialite.models import SpatialRefSys
+else:
+    HAS_SPATIALREFSYS = False
+    SpatialRefSys = None
+
 try:
     from django.contrib.gis.gdal.envelope import Envelope
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geoforms.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geoforms.py
index 1af3dec5e9..913e2db975 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geoforms.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_geoforms.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 from django.forms import ValidationError
-from django.contrib.gis import forms
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
-from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL, HAS_SPATIALREFSYS
 from django.utils import unittest
 
 
-@unittest.skipUnless(HAS_GDAL, "GeometryFieldTest needs gdal support")
+if HAS_SPATIALREFSYS:
+    from django.contrib.gis import forms
+    from django.contrib.gis.geos import GEOSGeometry
+
+@unittest.skipUnless(HAS_GDAL and HAS_SPATIALREFSYS, "GeometryFieldTest needs gdal support and a spatial database")
 class GeometryFieldTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test00_init(self):
diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_spatialrefsys.py b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_spatialrefsys.py
index 6ce72b51f0..47e406066a 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_spatialrefsys.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/tests/test_spatialrefsys.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.db import connection
-from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL
+from django.contrib.gis.gdal import HAS_GDAL, HAS_SPATIALREFSYS, SpatialRefSys
 from django.contrib.gis.tests.utils import no_mysql, oracle, postgis, spatialite
 from django.utils import unittest
 
@@ -28,16 +28,6 @@ test_srs = ({'srid' : 4326,
              },
             )
 
-HAS_SPATIALREFSYS = True
-if oracle:
-    from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.oracle.models import SpatialRefSys
-elif postgis:
-    from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.postgis.models import SpatialRefSys
-elif spatialite:
-    from django.contrib.gis.db.backends.spatialite.models import SpatialRefSys
-else:
-    HAS_SPATIALREFSYS = False
-
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAS_GDAL and HAS_SPATIALREFSYS,
     "SpatialRefSysTest needs gdal support and a spatial database")
 class SpatialRefSysTest(unittest.TestCase):