diff --git a/rest_auth/utils.py b/rest_auth/utils.py
index 800f184..764edb9 100644
--- a/rest_auth/utils.py
+++ b/rest_auth/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from six import string_types
+from django.utils.six import string_types
 from importlib import import_module
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 30fbe9f..1e65a7d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ setup(
     install_requires=[
         'Django>=1.8.0',
         'djangorestframework>=3.1.3',
-        'six>=1.9.0',
     ],
     extras_require={
         'with_social': ['django-allauth>=0.25.0'],