diff --git a/tablib/compat.py b/tablib/compat.py
index 0881369..cb083f9 100644
--- a/tablib/compat.py
+++ b/tablib/compat.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ if is_py3:
     from tablib.packages import markup3 as markup
     from tablib.packages import openpyxl3 as openpyxl
     from tablib.packages.odf3 import opendocument, style, text, table
+    from tablib.packages import anyjson
 
     import csv
     from io import StringIO
@@ -45,5 +46,6 @@ else:
     from tablib.packages.odf import opendocument, style, text, table
 
     from tablib.packages import unicodecsv as csv
+    from tablib.packages import anyjson25 as anyjson
 
     unicode = unicode
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diff --git a/tablib/formats/_json.py b/tablib/formats/_json.py
index 8d498df..7e298e1 100644
--- a/tablib/formats/_json.py
+++ b/tablib/formats/_json.py
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 import tablib
 
 import sys
-if sys.version_info[:2] > (2, 5):
-    from tablib.packages import anyjson
-else:
-    from tablib.packages import anyjson25 as anyjson
-
+from tablib.compat import anyjson
 
 
 title = 'json'