diff --git a/troveclient/client.py b/troveclient/client.py
index 18258742..269ec4a0 100644
--- a/troveclient/client.py
+++ b/troveclient/client.py
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ from troveclient import exceptions
 from troveclient.openstack.common.apiclient import client
 from troveclient import service_catalog
 
-try:
-    import urlparse
-except ImportError:
-    import urllib.parse as urlparse
+import six.moves.urllib.parse as urlparse
 
 try:
     import eventlet as sleep_lib