diff --git a/tqdm/_tqdm.py b/tqdm/_tqdm.py
index a470db7b..76c9f9d8 100644
--- a/tqdm/_tqdm.py
+++ b/tqdm/_tqdm.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Usage:
     ...
 """
 from __future__ import division, absolute_import
-from _utils import _is_utf, _supports_unicode, _environ_cols
+from ._utils import _supports_unicode, _environ_cols
 import sys
 import time