diff --git a/ietf/doc/admin.py b/ietf/doc/admin.py
index ac8b2a020..6488c6194 100644
--- a/ietf/doc/admin.py
+++ b/ietf/doc/admin.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
+from django.utils.text import slugify
 from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django import forms
diff --git a/ietf/liaisons/models.py b/ietf/liaisons/models.py
index 6f596256c..22e9a072a 100644
--- a/ietf/liaisons/models.py
+++ b/ietf/liaisons/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Copyright The IETF Trust 2007, All Rights Reserved
 
 from django.db import models
+from django.utils.text import slugify
 
 from ietf.name.models import LiaisonStatementPurposeName
 from ietf.doc.models import Document
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ class LiaisonStatement(models.Model):
     attachments = models.ManyToManyField(Document, blank=True)
 
     def name(self):
-        from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
         if self.from_group:
             frm = self.from_group.acronym or self.from_group.name
         else:
diff --git a/ietf/secr/proceedings/views.py b/ietf/secr/proceedings/views.py
index 9fc4d0c90..e11f49e77 100644
--- a/ietf/secr/proceedings/views.py
+++ b/ietf/secr/proceedings/views.py
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect, HttpResponse, HttpResponseForbidde
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response, get_object_or_404
 from django.template import RequestContext
 from django.template import Context
-from django.template.defaultfilters import slugify
 from django.template.loader import get_template
+from django.utils.text import slugify
 from django.db.models import Max,Count,get_model
 
 from ietf.secr.lib import jsonapi