diff --git a/markdownx/exceptions.py b/markdownx/exceptions.py
index 38c093f..2a871e8 100644
--- a/markdownx/exceptions.py
+++ b/markdownx/exceptions.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.forms import ValidationError
 
 
 class MarkdownxImageUploadError(ValidationError):
     """
-    Custom **MarkdownX** exceptions. 
+    Custom **MarkdownX** exceptions.
     """
 
     @classmethod
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ class MarkdownxImageUploadError(ValidationError):
         No file is available to upload.
 
         :return: Locale compatible version of the error with the following message:
-        
+
                  - No files have been uploaded.
-        
+
         :rtype: MarkdownxImageUploadError
         """
         return cls(_('No files have been uploaded.'))
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ class MarkdownxImageUploadError(ValidationError):
     @classmethod
     def unsupported_format(cls):
         """
-        
+
         The file is of a format not defined in :guilabel:`settings.py`
         or if default, in :guilabel:`markdownx/settings.py`.
 
         :return: Locale compatible version of the error with the following message:
-                 
-                 - File type is not supported. 
-                 
+
+                 - File type is not supported.
+
         :rtype: MarkdownxImageUploadError
         """
         return cls(_('File type is not supported.'))
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ class MarkdownxImageUploadError(ValidationError):
         :param expected: Expected (maximum permitted) size of the file.
         :type expected: float, int
         :return: Locale compatible version of the error with the following message:
-        
+
                  - Please keep file size under %(max)s. Current file size: %(current)s.'
-                 
+
         :rtype: MarkdownxImageUploadError
         """
         from django.template.defaultfilters import filesizeformat
diff --git a/markdownx/settings.py b/markdownx/settings.py
index 1b3619a..60b9339 100755
--- a/markdownx/settings.py
+++ b/markdownx/settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Django library.
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured