diff --git a/requests/compat.py b/requests/compat.py
index 7fcd5492..55da272a 100644
--- a/requests/compat.py
+++ b/requests/compat.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@ if is_py2:
     from Cookie import Morsel
     from StringIO import StringIO
 
-    from urllib3.packages.ordered_dict import OrderedDict
-
     builtin_str = str
     bytes = str
     str = unicode
@@ -54,7 +52,6 @@ elif is_py3:
     from http import cookiejar as cookielib
     from http.cookies import Morsel
     from io import StringIO
-    from collections import OrderedDict
 
     builtin_str = str
     str = str
diff --git a/requests/sessions.py b/requests/sessions.py
index 824b371e..a3f59133 100644
--- a/requests/sessions.py
+++ b/requests/sessions.py
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ requests (cookies, auth, proxies).
 import os
 import platform
 import time
-from collections import Mapping
+from collections import Mapping, OrderedDict
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from .auth import _basic_auth_str
-from .compat import cookielib, OrderedDict, urljoin, urlparse, is_py3, str
+from .compat import cookielib, urljoin, urlparse, is_py3, str
 from .cookies import (
     cookiejar_from_dict, extract_cookies_to_jar, RequestsCookieJar,
     merge_cookies, _copy_cookie_jar)
diff --git a/requests/structures.py b/requests/structures.py
index 05d2b3f5..cb5104a6 100644
--- a/requests/structures.py
+++ b/requests/structures.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ Data structures that power Requests.
 
 import collections
 
-from .compat import OrderedDict
-
 
 class CaseInsensitiveDict(collections.MutableMapping):
     """A case-insensitive ``dict``-like object.
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ class CaseInsensitiveDict(collections.MutableMapping):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, data=None, **kwargs):
-        self._store = OrderedDict()
+        self._store = collections.OrderedDict()
         if data is None:
             data = {}
         self.update(data, **kwargs)
diff --git a/requests/utils.py b/requests/utils.py
index 37f3276a..e09e9554 100644
--- a/requests/utils.py
+++ b/requests/utils.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from . import certs
 from ._internal_utils import to_native_string
 from .compat import parse_http_list as _parse_list_header
 from .compat import (
-    quote, urlparse, bytes, str, OrderedDict, unquote, getproxies,
+    quote, urlparse, bytes, str, unquote, getproxies,
     proxy_bypass, urlunparse, basestring, integer_types, is_py2, is_py3,
     proxy_bypass_environment, getproxies_environment)
 from .cookies import cookiejar_from_dict
@@ -224,11 +224,11 @@ def from_key_val_list(value):
     ::
 
         >>> from_key_val_list([('key', 'val')])
-        OrderedDict([('key', 'val')])
+        collections.OrderedDict([('key', 'val')])
         >>> from_key_val_list('string')
         ValueError: need more than 1 value to unpack
         >>> from_key_val_list({'key': 'val'})
-        OrderedDict([('key', 'val')])
+        collections.OrderedDict([('key', 'val')])
 
     :rtype: OrderedDict
     """
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def from_key_val_list(value):
     if isinstance(value, (str, bytes, bool, int)):
         raise ValueError('cannot encode objects that are not 2-tuples')
 
-    return OrderedDict(value)
+    return collections.OrderedDict(value)
 
 
 def to_key_val_list(value):
diff --git a/tests/test_requests.py b/tests/test_requests.py
index 8c06df78..14120a2c 100644
--- a/tests/test_requests.py
+++ b/tests/test_requests.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from requests.adapters import HTTPAdapter
 from requests.auth import HTTPDigestAuth, _basic_auth_str
 from requests.compat import (
     Morsel, cookielib, getproxies, str, urlparse,
-    builtin_str, OrderedDict)
+    builtin_str)
 from requests.cookies import (
     cookiejar_from_dict, morsel_to_cookie)
 from requests.exceptions import (
@@ -144,7 +144,8 @@ class TestRequests:
         assert request.url == expected
 
     def test_params_original_order_is_preserved_by_default(self):
-        param_ordered_dict = OrderedDict((('z', 1), ('a', 1), ('k', 1), ('d', 1)))
+        param_ordered_dict = collections.OrderedDict(
+            (('z', 1), ('a', 1), ('k', 1), ('d', 1)))
         session = requests.Session()
         request = requests.Request('GET', 'http://example.com/', params=param_ordered_dict)
         prep = session.prepare_request(request)
@@ -539,11 +540,11 @@ class TestRequests:
     def test_headers_preserve_order(self, httpbin):
         """Preserve order when headers provided as OrderedDict."""
         ses = requests.Session()
-        ses.headers = OrderedDict()
+        ses.headers = collections.OrderedDict()
         ses.headers['Accept-Encoding'] = 'identity'
         ses.headers['First'] = '1'
         ses.headers['Second'] = '2'
-        headers = OrderedDict([('Third', '3'), ('Fourth', '4')])
+        headers = collections.OrderedDict([('Third', '3'), ('Fourth', '4')])
         headers['Fifth'] = '5'
         headers['Second'] = '222'
         req = requests.Request('GET', httpbin('get'), headers=headers)
@@ -2103,7 +2104,7 @@ class TestRequests:
         """Ensure that if a user manually sets a content length header, when
         the data is chunked, that an InvalidHeader error is raised.
         """
-        data = (i for i in [b'a', b'b', b'c']) 
+        data = (i for i in [b'a', b'b', b'c'])
         url = httpbin('post')
         with pytest.raises(InvalidHeader):
             r = requests.post(url, data=data, headers={'Content-Length': 'foo'})