diff --git a/rest_framework/management/commands/generate_schema.py b/rest_framework/management/commands/generate_schema.py
index 9e78193b8..b08909a97 100644
--- a/rest_framework/management/commands/generate_schema.py
+++ b/rest_framework/management/commands/generate_schema.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ from rest_framework.compat import coreapi, coreschema
 from rest_framework.renderers import CoreJSONRenderer, JSONRenderer
 from rest_framework.schemas.generators import OpenAPISchemaGenerator
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
+from rest_framework.utils import json
 
-import json
 import urllib.parse as urlparse