diff --git a/api/integrations/twitter/twitter-bot b/api/integrations/twitter/twitter-bot
index 129471d15e..eb078309c3 100755
--- a/api/integrations/twitter/twitter-bot
+++ b/api/integrations/twitter/twitter-bot
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 import sys
 import optparse
-import six.moves.configparser
-from six.moves.configparser import ConfigParser
+from six.moves.configparser import ConfigParser, NoSectionError, NoOptionError
 
 import zulip
 VERSION = "0.9"
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ try:
     consumer_secret = config.get('twitter', 'consumer_secret')
     access_token_key = config.get('twitter', 'access_token_key')
     access_token_secret = config.get('twitter', 'access_token_secret')
-except (six.moves.configparser.NoSectionError, six.moves.configparser.NoOptionError):
+except (NoSectionError, NoOptionError):
     parser.error("Please provide a ~/.zulip_twitterrc")
 
 if not consumer_key or not consumer_secret or not access_token_key or not access_token_secret:
@@ -124,12 +123,12 @@ if not user.id:
 
 try:
     since_id = config.getint('twitter', 'since_id')
-except six.moves.configparser.NoOptionError:
+except NoOptionError:
     since_id = -1
 
 try:
     user_id = config.get('twitter', 'user_id')
-except six.moves.configparser.NoOptionError:
+except NoOptionError:
     user_id = options.twitter_id
 
 client = zulip.Client(