diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index b85e2b965..389501730 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -67,14 +67,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from django.utils.datastructures import SortedDict as OrderedDict
 
 
-# unittest.SkipUnless only available in Python 2.7.
-try:
-    import unittest
-    unittest.skipUnless
-except (ImportError, AttributeError):
-    from django.utils import unittest
-
-
 # contrib.postgres only supported from 1.8 onwards.
 try:
     from django.contrib.postgres import fields as postgres_fields
diff --git a/tests/test_atomic_requests.py b/tests/test_atomic_requests.py
index 2d973cb8a..316c8832a 100644
--- a/tests/test_atomic_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_atomic_requests.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
+import unittest
+
 from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.db import connection, connections, transaction
 from django.http import Http404
@@ -7,7 +9,6 @@ from django.test import TestCase, TransactionTestCase
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 
 from rest_framework import status
-from rest_framework.compat import unittest
 from rest_framework.exceptions import APIException
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
diff --git a/tests/test_filters.py b/tests/test_filters.py
index bce6e08fa..729a7b75b 100644
--- a/tests/test_filters.py
+++ b/tests/test_filters.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import datetime
+import unittest
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 from django.conf.urls import url
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ from django.utils.dateparse import parse_date
 from django.utils.six.moves import reload_module
 
 from rest_framework import filters, generics, serializers, status
-from rest_framework.compat import django_filters, unittest
+from rest_framework.compat import django_filters
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory
 
 from .models import BaseFilterableItem, BasicModel, FilterableItem
diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index f0d77e957..e04c72ec9 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import base64
+import unittest
 
 from django.contrib.auth.models import Group, Permission, User
 from django.core.urlresolvers import ResolverMatch
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ from rest_framework import (
     HTTP_HEADER_ENCODING, authentication, generics, permissions, serializers,
     status
 )
-from rest_framework.compat import guardian, unittest
+from rest_framework.compat import guardian
 from rest_framework.filters import DjangoObjectPermissionsFilter
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory