diff --git a/python/gdata/src/gdata/tlslite/utils/cryptomath.py b/python/gdata/src/gdata/tlslite/utils/cryptomath.py
index 51d6dff7c..42182daf0 100755
--- a/python/gdata/src/gdata/tlslite/utils/cryptomath.py
+++ b/python/gdata/src/gdata/tlslite/utils/cryptomath.py
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 import math
 import base64
 import binascii
-import sha
+from functools import partial
+from hashlib import new
+
+sha = partial(new,'sha')
 
 from compat import *