diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
index 9cb3e10..02b9130 100644
--- a/api.py
+++ b/api.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 """
 from google.appengine.api import memcache
 from google.appengine.api import urlfetch
-from django.utils import simplejson
+from json
 
 DEADLINE = 7
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def _request(url, cache_ttl=3600, force=False):
     resp = memcache.get(request_cache_key)
     if force or not resp:
         try:
-            resp = simplejson.loads(urlfetch.fetch(url, deadline=DEADLINE).content)
+            resp = json.loads(urlfetch.fetch(url, deadline=DEADLINE).content)
             memcache.set(request_cache_key, resp, cache_ttl)
             memcache.set(failure_cache_key, resp, cache_ttl*10)
         except (ValueError, urlfetch.DownloadError), e:
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ def _request(url, cache_ttl=3600, force=False):
 
 def domain(path, force=False):
     base_url = 'http://domain.hackerdojo.com'
-    return _request(base_url + path, force=force)
\ No newline at end of file
+    return _request(base_url + path, force=force)