diff --git a/coffin/template/defaultfilters.py b/coffin/template/defaultfilters.py
index ec7f80b..aac09a0 100644
--- a/coffin/template/defaultfilters.py
+++ b/coffin/template/defaultfilters.py
@@ -77,12 +77,22 @@ def time(value, arg=None):
 def truncatewords(value, length):
     # Jinja2 has it's own ``truncate`` filter that supports word
     # boundaries and more stuff, but cannot deal with HTML.
-    from django.utils.text import truncate_words
+    try:
+        from django.utils.text import Truncator
+    except ImportError:
+        from django.utils.text import truncate_words # Django < 1.6
+    else:
+        truncate_words = lambda value, length: Truncator(value).words(length)
     return truncate_words(value, int(length))
 
 @register.jinja2_filter(jinja2_only=True)
 def truncatewords_html(value, length):
-    from django.utils.text import truncate_html_words
+    try:
+        from django.utils.text import Truncator
+    except ImportError:
+        from django.utils.text import truncate_html_words # Django < 1.6
+    else:
+        truncate_html_words = lambda value, length: Truncator(value).words(length, html=True)
     return truncate_html_words(value, int(length))
 
 @register.jinja2_filter(jinja2_only=True)
diff --git a/coffin/template/defaulttags.py b/coffin/template/defaulttags.py
index b732d9c..c43a18a 100644
--- a/coffin/template/defaulttags.py
+++ b/coffin/template/defaulttags.py
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ class CacheExtension(Extension):
             [], [], body).set_lineno(lineno)
 
     def _cache_support(self, expire_time, fragm_name, vary_on, lineno, caller):
+        from hashlib import md5
         from django.core.cache import cache   # delay depending in settings
         from django.utils.http import urlquote
-        from django.utils.hashcompat import md5_constructor
 
         try:
             expire_time = int(expire_time)
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class CacheExtension(Extension):
                 'value: %r' % (list(self.tags)[0], expire_time), lineno)
 
         args_string = u':'.join([urlquote(v) for v in vary_on])
-        args_md5 = md5_constructor(args_string)
+        args_md5 = md5(args_string)
         cache_key = 'template.cache.%s.%s' % (fragm_name, args_md5.hexdigest())
         value = cache.get(cache_key)
         if value is None: