diff --git a/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py b/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
index 743edb358a..1a788a9f54 100644
--- a/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
+++ b/common/lib/capa/capa/responsetypes.py
@@ -1199,6 +1199,8 @@ class SymbolicResponse(CustomResponse):
     response_tag = 'symbolicresponse'
 
     def setup_response(self):
+        # No, this is not pretty.
+        self.context['script_code'] += "from symmath import symmath_check\n"
         self.xml.set('cfn', 'symmath_check')
         CustomResponse.setup_response(self)
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/test_files/symbolicresponse.xml b/common/lib/xmodule/test_files/symbolicresponse.xml
index 4dc2bc9d7b..7d5de7a101 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/test_files/symbolicresponse.xml
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/test_files/symbolicresponse.xml
@@ -13,16 +13,15 @@ real time, next to the input box.
 <p>This is a correct answer which may be entered below: </p>
 <p><tt>cos(theta)*[[1,0],[0,1]] + i*sin(theta)*[[0,1],[1,0]]</tt></p>
 
-<script>
-from symmath import *
-</script>
   <text>Compute [mathjax] U = \exp\left( i \theta \left[ \begin{matrix} 0 &amp; 1 \\ 1 &amp; 0 \end{matrix} \right] \right) [/mathjax]
       and give the resulting \(2 \times 2\) matrix. <br/>
       Your input should be typed in as a list of lists, eg <tt>[[1,2],[3,4]]</tt>. <br/>
-       [mathjax]U=[/mathjax] <symbolicresponse cfn="symmath_check" answer="[[cos(theta),I*sin(theta)],[I*sin(theta),cos(theta)]]" options="matrix,imaginaryi" id="filenamedogi0VpEBOWedxsymmathresponse_1" state="unsubmitted">
-          <textline size="80" math="1" response_id="2" answer_id="1" id="filenamedogi0VpEBOWedxsymmathresponse_2_1"/>
-        </symbolicresponse>
-      <br/>
+       [mathjax]U=[/mathjax]
+
+    <symbolicresponse answer="[[cos(theta),I*sin(theta)],[I*sin(theta),cos(theta)]]" options="matrix,imaginaryi" >
+        <textline size="80" math="1" />
+    </symbolicresponse>
+  <br/>
   </text>
 
 </text>