diff --git a/rest_framework/compat.py b/rest_framework/compat.py
index f60a180df..d155f5542 100644
--- a/rest_framework/compat.py
+++ b/rest_framework/compat.py
@@ -551,6 +551,8 @@ except (ImportError, ImproperlyConfigured):
 # OAuth 2 support is optional
 try:
     import provider as oauth2_provider
+    from provider import scope as oauth2_provider_scope
+    from provider import constants as oauth2_constants
     if oauth2_provider.__version__ in ('0.2.3', '0.2.4'):
         # 0.2.3 and 0.2.4 are supported version that do not support
         # timezone aware datetimes
@@ -561,6 +563,8 @@ try:
         from django.utils.timezone import now as provider_now
 except ImportError:
     oauth2_provider = None
+    oauth2_provider_scope = None
+    oauth2_constants = None
     provider_now = None
 
 # Handle lazy strings
diff --git a/rest_framework/permissions.py b/rest_framework/permissions.py
index 6460056af..f24a51235 100644
--- a/rest_framework/permissions.py
+++ b/rest_framework/permissions.py
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import warnings
 SAFE_METHODS = ['GET', 'HEAD', 'OPTIONS']
 
 from django.http import Http404
-from rest_framework.compat import (get_model_name, oauth2_provider)
+from rest_framework.compat import (get_model_name, oauth2_provider_scope,
+                                   oauth2_constants)
 
 
 class BasePermission(object):
@@ -218,8 +219,8 @@ class TokenHasReadWriteScope(BasePermission):
         if hasattr(token, 'resource'):  # OAuth 1
             return read_only or not request.auth.resource.is_readonly
         elif hasattr(token, 'scope'):  # OAuth 2
-            required = oauth2_provider.constants.READ if read_only else oauth2_provider.constants.WRITE
-            return oauth2_provider.scope.check(required, request.auth.scope)
+            required = oauth2_constants.READ if read_only else oauth2_constants.WRITE
+            return oauth2_provider_scope.check(required, request.auth.scope)
 
         assert False, ('TokenHasReadWriteScope requires either the'
         '`OAuthAuthentication` or `OAuth2Authentication` authentication '
diff --git a/rest_framework/tests/test_authentication.py b/rest_framework/tests/test_authentication.py
index 90383eefd..8caeb0812 100644
--- a/rest_framework/tests/test_authentication.py
+++ b/rest_framework/tests/test_authentication.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from rest_framework.authentication import (
 )
 from rest_framework.authtoken.models import Token
 from rest_framework.compat import patterns, url, include
-from rest_framework.compat import oauth2_provider
+from rest_framework.compat import oauth2_provider, oauth2_provider_scope
 from rest_framework.compat import oauth, oauth_provider
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory, APIClient
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ class OAuth2Tests(TestCase):
     def test_post_form_with_invalid_scope_failing_auth(self):
         """Ensure POSTing with a readonly scope instead of a write scope fails"""
         read_only_access_token = self.access_token
-        read_only_access_token.scope = oauth2_provider.scope.SCOPE_NAME_DICT['read']
+        read_only_access_token.scope = oauth2_provider_scope.SCOPE_NAME_DICT['read']
         read_only_access_token.save()
         auth = self._create_authorization_header(token=read_only_access_token.token)
         response = self.csrf_client.get('/oauth2-with-scope-test/', HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=auth)
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ class OAuth2Tests(TestCase):
     def test_post_form_with_valid_scope_passing_auth(self):
         """Ensure POSTing with a write scope succeed"""
         read_write_access_token = self.access_token
-        read_write_access_token.scope = oauth2_provider.scope.SCOPE_NAME_DICT['write']
+        read_write_access_token.scope = oauth2_provider_scope.SCOPE_NAME_DICT['write']
         read_write_access_token.save()
         auth = self._create_authorization_header(token=read_write_access_token.token)
         response = self.csrf_client.post('/oauth2-with-scope-test/', HTTP_AUTHORIZATION=auth)