diff --git a/vng_api_common/inspectors/geojson.py b/vng_api_common/inspectors/geojson.py
index 7a55fb35..f4c678dd 100644
--- a/vng_api_common/inspectors/geojson.py
+++ b/vng_api_common/inspectors/geojson.py
@@ -1,34 +1,11 @@
 from drf_spectacular.extensions import OpenApiSerializerFieldExtension
 from drf_spectacular.plumbing import ResolvedComponent
-from rest_framework import serializers
-from rest_framework_gis.fields import GeometryField
 
 from vng_api_common.oas import TYPE_ARRAY, TYPE_NUMBER, TYPE_OBJECT, TYPE_STRING
 
 
-def has_geo_fields(serializer) -> bool:
-    """
-    Check if any of the serializer fields are a GeometryField.
-    If the serializer has nested serializers, a depth-first search is done
-    to check if the nested serializers has `GeometryField`\ s.
-    """
-    for field in serializer.fields.values():
-        if isinstance(field, serializers.Serializer):
-            has_nested_geo_fields = has_geo_fields(field)
-            if has_nested_geo_fields:
-                return True
-
-        elif isinstance(field, (serializers.ListSerializer, serializers.ListField)):
-            field = field.child
-
-        if isinstance(field, GeometryField):
-            return True
-
-    return False
-
-
 class GeometryFieldExtension(OpenApiSerializerFieldExtension):
-    target_class = GeometryField
+    target_class = "rest_framework_gis.fields.GeometryField"
     match_subclasses = True
 
     def map_serializer_field(self, auto_schema, direction):
diff --git a/vng_api_common/inspectors/utils.py b/vng_api_common/inspectors/utils.py
index a6fd0982..e3af6cf9 100644
--- a/vng_api_common/inspectors/utils.py
+++ b/vng_api_common/inspectors/utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from django.db import models
 
+from rest_framework import serializers
 from rest_framework.utils.model_meta import get_field_info
 
 
@@ -38,3 +39,29 @@ def get_target_field(model: Type[models.Model], field: str) -> Optional[models.F
         return get_target_field(relation_info.related_model, "__".join(remaining))
 
     return None
+
+
+def has_geo_fields(serializer) -> bool:
+    """
+    Check if any of the serializer fields are a GeometryField.
+    If the serializer has nested serializers, a depth-first search is done
+    to check if the nested serializers has `GeometryField`\ s.
+    """
+    try:
+        from rest_framework_gis.fields import GeometryField
+    except ImportError:
+        return False
+
+    for field in serializer.fields.values():
+        if isinstance(field, serializers.Serializer):
+            has_nested_geo_fields = has_geo_fields(field)
+            if has_nested_geo_fields:
+                return True
+
+        elif isinstance(field, (serializers.ListSerializer, serializers.ListField)):
+            field = field.child
+
+        if isinstance(field, GeometryField):
+            return True
+
+    return False
diff --git a/vng_api_common/inspectors/view.py b/vng_api_common/inspectors/view.py
index ae6080f4..2dda6817 100644
--- a/vng_api_common/inspectors/view.py
+++ b/vng_api_common/inspectors/view.py
@@ -10,14 +10,13 @@
 from drf_spectacular.utils import OpenApiParameter, OpenApiResponse
 from rest_framework import exceptions, status, viewsets
 
-from vng_api_common.inspectors.geojson import has_geo_fields
-
 from ..constants import HEADER_AUDIT, HEADER_LOGRECORD_ID, VERSION_HEADER
 from ..exceptions import Conflict, Gone, PreconditionFailed
 from ..geo import DEFAULT_CRS, HEADER_ACCEPT, HEADER_CONTENT, GeoMixin
 from ..permissions import BaseAuthRequired, get_required_scopes
 from ..serializers import FoutSerializer, ValidatieFoutSerializer
 from .cache import CACHE_REQUEST_HEADERS, get_cache_headers, has_cache_header
+from .utils import has_geo_fields
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)