diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/base.py b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/base.py
index a2fc47e7de..d419dab5e1 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/base.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/db/backends/spatialite/base.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class DatabaseWrapper(SqliteDatabaseWrapper):
             ## The following is the same as in django.db.backends.sqlite3.base ##
             settings_dict = self.settings_dict
             if not settings_dict['NAME']:
-                from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
                 raise ImproperlyConfigured("Please fill out the database NAME in the settings module before using the database.")
             kwargs = {
                 'database': settings_dict['NAME'],