diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/__init__.py b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/__init__.py
index 88828e8a38..bf06846f28 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/tests/__init__.py
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ class PreviewTests(TestCase):
 
 
 class FormHmacTests(unittest.TestCase):
-    """
-    Same as SecurityHashTests, but with form_hmac
-    """
 
     def test_textfield_hash(self):
         """
@@ -166,8 +163,8 @@ class FormHmacTests(unittest.TestCase):
         leading/trailing whitespace so as to be friendly to broken browsers that
         submit it (usually in textareas).
         """
-        f1 = HashTestForm({'name': 'joe', 'bio': 'Nothing notable.'})
-        f2 = HashTestForm({'name': '  joe', 'bio': 'Nothing notable.  '})
+        f1 = HashTestForm({'name': u'joe', 'bio': u'Nothing notable.'})
+        f2 = HashTestForm({'name': u'  joe', 'bio': u'Nothing notable.  '})
         hash1 = utils.form_hmac(f1)
         hash2 = utils.form_hmac(f2)
         self.assertEqual(hash1, hash2)
diff --git a/django/contrib/formtools/utils.py b/django/contrib/formtools/utils.py
index 572a0969ee..96a0092a35 100644
--- a/django/contrib/formtools/utils.py
+++ b/django/contrib/formtools/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-try:
-    import cPickle as pickle
-except ImportError:
-    import pickle
+# Do not try cPickle here (see #18340)
+import pickle
 
 from django.utils.crypto import salted_hmac