diff --git a/stepwise_plugin/models.py b/stepwise_plugin/models.py
index 4d05f82..f580e5b 100644
--- a/stepwise_plugin/models.py
+++ b/stepwise_plugin/models.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # django
 from django.db import models
-from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
+from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 from model_utils.models import TimeStampedModel
 
 # open edx