diff --git a/admin_tools/dashboard/dashboards.py b/admin_tools/dashboard/dashboards.py
index e2f8922..2c1a72d 100644
--- a/admin_tools/dashboard/dashboards.py
+++ b/admin_tools/dashboard/dashboards.py
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ Module where admin tools dashboard classes are defined.
 """
 
 from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+try:
+    from importlib import import_module
+except ImportError:
+    # Django < 1.9 and Python < 2.7
+    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
diff --git a/admin_tools/dashboard/registry.py b/admin_tools/dashboard/registry.py
index e117352..a5eb766 100644
--- a/admin_tools/dashboard/registry.py
+++ b/admin_tools/dashboard/registry.py
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ def autodiscover(blacklist=[]):
     """
     import imp
     from django.conf import settings
-    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+    try:
+        from importlib import import_module
+    except ImportError:
+        # Django < 1.9 and Python < 2.7
+        from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 
     blacklist.append('admin_tools.dashboard')
     blacklist.append('admin_tools.menu')
diff --git a/admin_tools/dashboard/utils.py b/admin_tools/dashboard/utils.py
index e6c8574..a67d3ab 100644
--- a/admin_tools/dashboard/utils.py
+++ b/admin_tools/dashboard/utils.py
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 Dashboard utilities.
 """
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+try:
+    from importlib import import_module
+except ImportError:
+    # Django < 1.9 and Python < 2.7
+    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
diff --git a/admin_tools/menu/utils.py b/admin_tools/menu/utils.py
index 1b3569c..723a67f 100644
--- a/admin_tools/menu/utils.py
+++ b/admin_tools/menu/utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ Menu utilities.
 """
 
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+try:
+    from importlib import import_module
+except ImportError:
+    # Django < 1.9 and Python < 2.7
+    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 
diff --git a/admin_tools/utils.py b/admin_tools/utils.py
index 2af2c6c..676b4ea 100644
--- a/admin_tools/utils.py
+++ b/admin_tools/utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ from fnmatch import fnmatch
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from django.utils.importlib import import_module
+try:
+    from importlib import import_module
+except ImportError:
+    # Django < 1.9 and Python < 2.7
+    from django.utils.importlib import import_module
 import warnings
 
 def uniquify(value, seen_values):