diff --git a/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py b/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py
index ef3b40af33..56b64faacb 100644
--- a/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/django/contrib/admin/__init__.py
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@ def autodiscover():
     not present. This forces an import on them to register any admin bits they
     may want.
     """
-    import imp
     from django.conf import settings
     for app in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
         try:
-            imp.find_module("admin", app.split("."))
+            __import__("%s.admin" % app)
         except ImportError:
-            # there is no admin.py in app, skip it.
-            continue
-        __import__("%s.admin" % app)
+            pass