diff --git a/mongoengine/fields.py b/mongoengine/fields.py
index bef85dd7..562cc906 100644
--- a/mongoengine/fields.py
+++ b/mongoengine/fields.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from operator import itemgetter
 from bson import Binary, DBRef, ObjectId, SON
 from bson.int64 import Int64
 import gridfs
+from past.builtins import long
 import pymongo
 from pymongo import ReturnDocument
 import six
@@ -48,9 +49,6 @@ except ImportError:
     Image = None
     ImageOps = None
 
-if six.PY3:
-    long = int
-
 
 __all__ = (
     "StringField",