diff --git a/PIL/ImageTk.py b/PIL/ImageTk.py
index feca9adce..c1ea95bc2 100644
--- a/PIL/ImageTk.py
+++ b/PIL/ImageTk.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@
 try:
     import tkinter
 except ImportError:
-    import Tkinter
-    tkinter = Tkinter
-    del Tkinter
+    import Tkinter as tkinter
 
 from PIL import Image