diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index ec7bc7d..f8b9d5f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 install_requires=[
-    'django-oscar>=1.1.1',
     'python-dateutil>=2.4,<3.0',
 ]
 
 tests_require = [
+    'django-oscar>=1.1.1',
     'django-webtest==1.7.8',
     'pytest==2.9.0',
     'pytest-cov==2.1.0',
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/abstract_models.py b/src/oscar_accounts/abstract_models.py
index 2918b8b..b6f744a 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/abstract_models.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/abstract_models.py
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 from django.utils import six, timezone
 from django.utils.encoding import python_2_unicode_compatible
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from oscar.core.compat import AUTH_USER_MODEL
 from treebeard.mp_tree import MP_Node
 
 from oscar_accounts import exceptions
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import AUTH_USER_MODEL
 
 
 class ActiveAccountManager(models.Manager):
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/api/app.py b/src/oscar_accounts/api/app.py
index 70acda3..e8897e6 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/api/app.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/api/app.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
-from oscar.core.application import Application
 
 from oscar_accounts.api import decorators, views
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import Application
 
 
 class APIApplication(Application):
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/api/views.py b/src/oscar_accounts/api/views.py
index a2d31d5..db4939d 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/api/views.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/api/views.py
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.views import generic
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
 
 from oscar_accounts import codes, exceptions, facade, names
 from oscar_accounts.api import errors
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
 
 Account = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'Account')
 AccountType = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'AccountType')
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/checkout/forms.py b/src/oscar_accounts/checkout/forms.py
index 662e158..544700e 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/checkout/forms.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/checkout/forms.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
-from oscar.templatetags.currency_filters import currency
+
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model, currency
 
 Account = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'Account')
 
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/checkout/gateway.py b/src/oscar_accounts/checkout/gateway.py
index 64de26d..33b6d37 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/checkout/gateway.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/checkout/gateway.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from oscar.apps.payment.exceptions import UnableToTakePayment
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
 
 from oscar_accounts import codes, core, exceptions, facade
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model, UnableToTakePayment
 
 Account = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'Account')
 Transfer = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'Transfer')
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/codes.py b/src/oscar_accounts/codes.py
index 4b50473..9803d37 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/codes.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/codes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import random
 import string
 
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
 
 Account = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'Account')
 
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/compact_oscar.py b/src/oscar_accounts/compact_oscar.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d865ff0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/compact_oscar.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+try:
+    import oscar.core
+
+except ImportError:
+    from importlib import import_module
+    from django.apps import apps
+    from django.apps.config import MODELS_MODULE_NAME
+    from django.conf import settings
+    from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured, AppRegistryNotReady
+    from django import forms
+
+    # from oscar.core.compat
+    # A setting that can be used in foreign key declarations
+    AUTH_USER_MODEL = getattr(settings, 'AUTH_USER_MODEL', 'auth.User')
+    try:
+        AUTH_USER_APP_LABEL, AUTH_USER_MODEL_NAME = AUTH_USER_MODEL.rsplit('.', 1)
+    except ValueError:
+        raise ImproperlyConfigured("AUTH_USER_MODEL must be of the form"
+                                   " 'app_label.model_name'")
+
+    # from oscar.core.loading
+    def get_model(app_label, model_name):
+        """
+        Fetches a Django model using the app registry.
+        This doesn't require that an app with the given app label exists,
+        which makes it safe to call when the registry is being populated.
+        All other methods to access models might raise an exception about the
+        registry not being ready yet.
+        Raises LookupError if model isn't found.
+        """
+        try:
+            return apps.get_model(app_label, model_name)
+        except AppRegistryNotReady:
+            if apps.apps_ready and not apps.models_ready:
+                # If this function is called while `apps.populate()` is
+                # loading models, ensure that the module that defines the
+                # target model has been imported and try looking the model up
+                # in the app registry. This effectively emulates
+                # `from path.to.app.models import Model` where we use
+                # `Model = get_model('app', 'Model')` instead.
+                app_config = apps.get_app_config(app_label)
+                # `app_config.import_models()` cannot be used here because it
+                # would interfere with `apps.populate()`.
+                import_module('%s.%s' % (app_config.name, MODELS_MODULE_NAME))
+                # In order to account for case-insensitivity of model_name,
+                # look up the model through a private API of the app registry.
+                return apps.get_registered_model(app_label, model_name)
+            else:
+                # This must be a different case (e.g. the model really doesn't
+                # exist). We just re-raise the exception.
+                raise
+
+
+    # from oscar.core.loading
+    def is_model_registered(app_label, model_name):
+        """
+        Checks whether a given model is registered. This is used to only
+        register Oscar models if they aren't overridden by a forked app.
+        """
+        try:
+            apps.get_registered_model(app_label, model_name)
+        except LookupError:
+            return False
+        else:
+            return True
+
+    # from oscar.apps.payment.exceptions
+    class UnableToTakePayment(Exception):
+        """
+        Exception to be used for ANTICIPATED payment errors (eg card number wrong,
+        expiry date has passed).  The message passed here will be shown to the end
+        user.
+        """
+
+    # dummy for oscar.templatetags.currency_filters.currency
+    def currency(value, currency=None):
+        return value
+
+    # dummy for oscar.forms.widgets.DatePickerInput
+    DatePickerInput = forms.DateInput
+
+    # dummy for oscar.application.Application
+    class Application(object):
+        def post_process_urls(self, urlpatterns):
+            return urlpatterns
+
+
+else:  # oscar is installed, use it.
+    from oscar.apps.payment.exceptions import UnableToTakePayment
+    from oscar.core.application import Application
+    from oscar.core.compat import AUTH_USER_MODEL
+    from oscar.core.loading import get_model, is_model_registered
+    from oscar.forms.widgets import DatePickerInput
+    from oscar.templatetags.currency_filters import currency
+
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/core.py b/src/oscar_accounts/core.py
index f08e67d..1c9e35c 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/core.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/core.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
 
 from oscar_accounts import names
 
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/app.py b/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/app.py
index 1152bc1..52f43b3 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/app.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/app.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 from django.contrib.admin.views.decorators import staff_member_required
-from oscar.core.application import Application
 
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import Application
 from oscar_accounts.dashboard import views
 
 
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/forms.py b/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/forms.py
index 8c189a1..0a05d6c 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/forms.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/forms.py
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core import exceptions
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
-from oscar.forms.widgets import DatePickerInput
-from oscar.templatetags.currency_filters import currency
 
 from oscar_accounts import codes, names
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model, currency, DatePickerInput
 
 Account = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'Account')
 AccountType = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'AccountType')
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/reports.py b/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/reports.py
index 39ba8d3..fb0ae4a 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/reports.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/reports.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from decimal import Decimal as D
 
 from django.db.models import Sum
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
 
 from oscar_accounts import names
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
 
 AccountType = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'AccountType')
 Account = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'Account')
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/views.py b/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/views.py
index d54a2fc..4ae7dda 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/views.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/dashboard/views.py
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
 from django.views import generic
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
-from oscar.templatetags.currency_filters import currency
 
 from oscar_accounts import exceptions, facade, names
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model, currency
 from oscar_accounts.dashboard import forms, reports
 
 AccountType = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'AccountType')
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/facade.py b/src/oscar_accounts/facade.py
index 8927e40..df6b5c6 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/facade.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/facade.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
 
 from oscar_accounts import core, exceptions
 
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/forms.py b/src/oscar_accounts/forms.py
index a3d1bea..e1a1b58 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/forms.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/forms.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
 
 Account = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'Account')
 
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/models.py b/src/oscar_accounts/models.py
index 7f59f13..f7f6629 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/models.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-from oscar.core.loading import is_model_registered
-
 from oscar_accounts import abstract_models
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import is_model_registered
 
 if not is_model_registered('oscar_accounts', 'AccountType'):
     class AccountType(abstract_models.AccountType):
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/security.py b/src/oscar_accounts/security.py
index e7664b7..b1623db 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/security.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/security.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
 
 IPAddressRecord = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'IPAddressRecord')
 
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/setup.py b/src/oscar_accounts/setup.py
index 49613ca..7c958d4 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/setup.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/setup.py
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
 
 
 def create_default_accounts():
     """Create the default structure"""
     from oscar_accounts import names
+    from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
+
     AccountType = get_model('oscar_accounts', 'AccountType')
 
     assets = AccountType.add_root(name=names.ASSETS)
diff --git a/src/oscar_accounts/test_factories.py b/src/oscar_accounts/test_factories.py
index d538686..1f61dfb 100644
--- a/src/oscar_accounts/test_factories.py
+++ b/src/oscar_accounts/test_factories.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from decimal import Decimal as D
 
 import factory
-from oscar.core.loading import get_model
+from oscar_accounts.compact_oscar import get_model
 
 
 class AccountFactory(factory.DjangoModelFactory):