diff --git a/kombu/serialization.py b/kombu/serialization.py
index d7034a29..ed7bb315 100644
--- a/kombu/serialization.py
+++ b/kombu/serialization.py
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@
 
 import codecs
 import os
+import pickle
 import sys
 
-import pickle as pypickle
-try:
-    import cPickle as cpickle
-except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
-    cpickle = None  # noqa
-
 from collections import namedtuple
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from io import BytesIO
@@ -32,7 +27,6 @@ if sys.platform.startswith('java'):  # pragma: no cover
 else:
     _decode = codecs.decode
 
-pickle = cpickle or pypickle
 pickle_load = pickle.load
 
 #: We have to use protocol 4 until we drop support for Python 3.6 and 3.7.