diff --git a/skimage/segmentation/active_contour_model.py b/skimage/segmentation/active_contour_model.py
index d5aeb0c3..12395c14 100644
--- a/skimage/segmentation/active_contour_model.py
+++ b/skimage/segmentation/active_contour_model.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import warnings
 import numpy as np
 from skimage import img_as_float
+import scipy
 import scipy.linalg
 from scipy.interpolate import RectBivariateSpline, interp2d
 from skimage.filters import sobel
 
-
 def active_contour(image, snake, alpha=0.01, beta=0.1,
                    w_line=0, w_edge=1, gamma=0.01,
                    bc='periodic', max_px_move=1.0,
diff --git a/skimage/segmentation/tests/test_active_contour_model.py b/skimage/segmentation/tests/test_active_contour_model.py
index 3b529f67..48a86d45 100644
--- a/skimage/segmentation/tests/test_active_contour_model.py
+++ b/skimage/segmentation/tests/test_active_contour_model.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from skimage.filters import gaussian_filter
 from skimage.segmentation import active_contour
 from numpy.testing import assert_equal, assert_allclose, assert_raises
 from numpy.testing.decorators import skipif
+import scipy
 
 scipy_version = list(map(int, scipy.__version__.split('.')))
 new_scipy = scipy_version[0] > 0 or \