diff --git a/django_q/cluster.py b/django_q/cluster.py
index 4b6c44d..e49792a 100644
--- a/django_q/cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/cluster.py
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ from __future__ import division
 from __future__ import print_function
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from builtins import range
-
-from future import standard_library
-
-standard_library.install_aliases()
-
 # Standard
 import importlib
 import signal
@@ -30,6 +24,7 @@ from django import db
 import signing
 import tasks
 
+from django_q.compat import range
 from django_q.conf import Conf, logger, psutil, get_ppid, rollbar
 from django_q.models import Task, Success, Schedule
 from django_q.status import Stat, Status
@@ -37,6 +32,7 @@ from django_q.brokers import get_broker
 from django_q.signals import pre_execute
 
 
+
 class Cluster(object):
     def __init__(self, broker=None):
         self.broker = broker or get_broker()
diff --git a/django_q/compat.py b/django_q/compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ba80c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/django_q/compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+"""
+Compatibility layer.
+
+Intentionally replaces use of python-future
+"""
+
+# https://github.com/Koed00/django-q/issues/4
+
+try:
+    range = xrange
+except NameError:
+    range = range
+
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_brokers.py b/django_q/tests/test_brokers.py
index 05265e9..6ef7cd4 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_brokers.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_brokers.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import pytest
 import redis
 
 from django_q.brokers import get_broker, Broker
+from django_q.compat import range
 from django_q.conf import Conf
 from django_q.humanhash import uuid
 
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_cached.py b/django_q/tests/test_cached.py
index d2b4141..1cf9980 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_cached.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_cached.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from multiprocessing import Event, Queue, Value
 import pytest
 
 from django_q.cluster import pusher, worker, monitor
+from django_q.compat import range
 from django_q.conf import Conf
 from django_q.tasks import async, result, fetch, count_group, result_group, fetch_group, delete_group, delete_cached, \
     async_iter, Chain, async_chain, Iter, Async
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py b/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
index 2e33d26..70af89c 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ myPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 sys.path.insert(0, myPath + '/../')
 
 from django_q.cluster import Cluster, Sentinel, pusher, worker, monitor, save_task
+from django_q.compat import range
 from django_q.humanhash import DEFAULT_WORDLIST, uuid
 from django_q.tasks import fetch, fetch_group, async, result, result_group, count_group, delete_group, queue_size
 from django_q.models import Task, Success
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_monitor.py b/django_q/tests/test_monitor.py
index d07fe07..0d43b7f 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_monitor.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_monitor.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import pytest
 from django_q.tasks import async
 from django_q.brokers import get_broker
 from django_q.cluster import Cluster
+from django_q.compat import range
 from django_q.monitor import monitor, info
 from django_q.status import Stat
 from django_q.conf import Conf
diff --git a/requirements.in b/requirements.in
index 9105803..1246e52 100644
--- a/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements.in
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 arrow
 blessed
 django-picklefield
-future
 hiredis
 redis
 psutil
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6541dd4..854864a 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ setup(
     license='MIT',
     description='A multiprocessing distributed task queue for Django',
     long_description=README,
-    install_requires=['django>=1.8', 'django-picklefield', 'blessed', 'arrow', 'future'],
+    install_requires=['django>=1.8', 'django-picklefield', 'blessed', 'arrow'],
     test_requires=['pytest', 'pytest-django', ],
     cmdclass={'test': PyTest},
     classifiers=[