diff --git a/django/core/management.py b/django/core/management.py
index f65f62a46e..5d38b7f5a4 100644
--- a/django/core/management.py
+++ b/django/core/management.py
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ class ModelErrorCollection:
 
 def get_validation_errors(outfile):
     "Validates all installed models. Writes errors, if any, to outfile. Returns number of errors."
-    import django.models
     from django.db import models
     e = ModelErrorCollection(outfile)
     module_list = models.get_installed_model_modules()