diff --git a/django_select2/forms.py b/django_select2/forms.py
index 1a9989e..18f925b 100644
--- a/django_select2/forms.py
+++ b/django_select2/forms.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ from django.core import signing
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.forms.models import ModelChoiceIterator
 from django.utils.encoding import force_text
-from django.utils.six.moves.cPickle import PicklingError as cPicklingError
 
 from .cache import cache
 from .conf import settings
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ class HeavySelect2Mixin(object):
                 'widget': self,
                 'url': self.get_url(),
             })
-        except (PicklingError, cPicklingError, AttributeError):
+        except (PicklingError, AttributeError):
             msg = "You need to overwrite \"set_to_cache\" or ensure that %s is serialisable."
             raise NotImplementedError(msg % self.__class__.__name__)