diff --git a/xapian_backend.py b/xapian_backend.py
index 16e0866..34a55b4 100755
--- a/xapian_backend.py
+++ b/xapian_backend.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import time
 import datetime
-import cPickle as pickle
+import pickle
 import os
 import re
 import shutil