diff --git a/authority/admin.py b/authority/admin.py
index 0474c32..d0b37b7 100644
--- a/authority/admin.py
+++ b/authority/admin.py
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@ from django.contrib.admin import actions, helpers
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.admin import GenericTabularInline
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
-
-try:
-    from django.utils.encoding import force_text
-except ImportError:
-    from django.utils.encoding import force_unicode as force_text
+from django.utils.encoding import force_str
 
 from authority.models import Permission
 from authority.widgets import GenericForeignKeyRawIdWidget
@@ -100,7 +96,7 @@ def edit_permissions(modeladmin, request, queryset):
 
     context = {
         "errors": ActionErrorList(formsets),
-        "title": gettext("Permissions for %s") % force_text(opts.verbose_name_plural),
+        "title": gettext("Permissions for %s") % force_str(opts.verbose_name_plural),
         "inline_admin_formsets": inline_admin_formsets,
         "app_label": app_label,
         "change": True,
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ def edit_permissions(modeladmin, request, queryset):
         "show_delete": False,
         "action_checkbox_name": helpers.ACTION_CHECKBOX_NAME,
         "queryset": queryset,
-        "object_name": force_text(opts.verbose_name),
+        "object_name": force_str(opts.verbose_name),
     }
     template_name = getattr(
         modeladmin,