diff --git a/django/templatetags/__init__.py b/django/templatetags/__init__.py
index 538da5b354..62374577ea 100644
--- a/django/templatetags/__init__.py
+++ b/django/templatetags/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-from django.conf.settings import INSTALLED_APPS
+from django.conf import settings
 
-for a in INSTALLED_APPS:
+for a in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
     try:
         __path__.extend(__import__(a + '.templatetags', '', '', ['']).__path__)
     except ImportError: