diff --git a/embed_video/fields.py b/embed_video/fields.py
index 5619089..c239a42 100644
--- a/embed_video/fields.py
+++ b/embed_video/fields.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django import VERSION
 
 from .backends import detect_backend, UnknownIdException, \
     UnknownBackendException
@@ -19,14 +20,15 @@ class EmbedVideoField(models.URLField):
         defaults.update(kwargs)
         return super(EmbedVideoField, self).formfield(**defaults)
 
-    def south_field_triple(self):
-        from south.modelsinspector import introspector
-        cls_name = '%s.%s' % (
-            self.__class__.__module__,
-            self.__class__.__name__
-        )
-        args, kwargs = introspector(self)
-        return (cls_name, args, kwargs)
+    if VERSION < (1, 9):
+        def south_field_triple(self):
+            from south.modelsinspector import introspector
+            cls_name = '%s.%s' % (
+                self.__class__.__module__,
+                self.__class__.__name__
+            )
+            args, kwargs = introspector(self)
+            return (cls_name, args, kwargs)
 
 
 class EmbedVideoFormField(forms.URLField):
diff --git a/embed_video/tests/tests_fields.py b/embed_video/tests/tests_fields.py
index 2a1f1af..c0bd689 100644
--- a/embed_video/tests/tests_fields.py
+++ b/embed_video/tests/tests_fields.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from mock import patch
 from unittest import TestCase
 
 from django.forms import ValidationError
+from django import VERSION
 
 from ..fields import EmbedVideoField, EmbedVideoFormField
 from ..backends import UnknownBackendException, UnknownIdException, \
@@ -16,12 +17,16 @@ class EmbedVideoFieldTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertIsInstance(self.field.formfield(),
                               EmbedVideoFormField)
 
-    def test_south(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self.field.south_field_triple(),
-                         (
-                             'embed_video.fields.EmbedVideoField',
-                             [], {'max_length': '200'}
-                         ))
+    if VERSION < (1, 9):
+        def test_south(self):
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.field.south_field_triple(),
+                (
+                    'embed_video.fields.EmbedVideoField',
+                    [],
+                    {'max_length': '200'}
+                )
+            )
 
 
 class EmbedVideoFormFieldTestCase(TestCase):