diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/admin.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/admin.py
index ec7246181d..22cabe1bf4 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/admin.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/admin.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Django admin dashboard configuration.
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from config_models.admin import ConfigurationModelAdmin, KeyedConfigurationModelAdmin
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/api.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/api.py
index a316740c94..3a8d4c0814 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/api.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/api.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 API methods related to xblock state.
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from xblock_django.models import XBlockConfiguration, XBlockStudioConfiguration
 
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/models.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/models.py
index ffd0082238..48d8b5b8d6 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/models.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/models.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Models.
 """
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from config_models.models import ConfigurationModel
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/user_service.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/user_service.py
index d8ef8acd21..9ce52ca5c1 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/user_service.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/user_service.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 Support for converting a django user to an XBlock user
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey
 from xblock.reference.user_service import UserService, XBlockUser