diff --git a/src/metadata.py b/src/metadata.py
index 500c345a..74c92709 100755
--- a/src/metadata.py
+++ b/src/metadata.py
@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ class Metadata():
     '''
     @staticmethod
     def restrictedPonies(ponydir, logic):
-        import cPickle
+        import pickle
         passed = []
         if os.path.exists(ponydir + 'metadata'):
             data = None
             with open(ponydir + 'metadata', 'rb') as file:
-                data = cPickle.load(file)
+                data = pickle.load(file)
             for ponydata in data:
                 (pony, meta) = ponydata
                 if logic(meta):
diff --git a/src/ponysay-tool.py b/src/ponysay-tool.py
index e207ed3f..49380416 100755
--- a/src/ponysay-tool.py
+++ b/src/ponysay-tool.py
@@ -646,9 +646,9 @@ class PonysayTool():
                         if (len(test) == 0) and (len(key) > 0):
                             data.append((key, makeset(value.replace(' ', ''))))
                 everything.append((ponyfile[:-5], data))
-        import cPickle
+        import pickle
         with open((ponydir + '/metadata').replace('//', '/'), 'wb') as file:
-            cPickle.dump(everything, file, -1)
+            pickle.dump(everything, file, -1)
             file.flush()