diff --git a/skimage/novice/_novice.py b/skimage/novice/_novice.py
index 946fab15..c582ef0e 100644
--- a/skimage/novice/_novice.py
+++ b/skimage/novice/_novice.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ try:
     from urlparse import urlparse
 except ImportError:
     try:
-        from urllib import parse as urlparse
+        from urllib.parse import urlparse
     except ImportError:
         from six.moves.urllib_parse import urlparse