diff --git a/imagekit/cachefiles/backends.py b/imagekit/cachefiles/backends.py
index a781dc7..7f121d5 100644
--- a/imagekit/cachefiles/backends.py
+++ b/imagekit/cachefiles/backends.py
@@ -163,12 +163,6 @@ class Celery(BaseAsync):
 Async = Celery  # backwards compatibility
 
 
-try:
-    import django_rq
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
-
 class RQ(BaseAsync):
     """
     A backend that uses RQ to generate the images.