diff --git a/xml2rfc/writers/legacy_html.py b/xml2rfc/writers/legacy_html.py
index 609e7209..5a0d7ee8 100644
--- a/xml2rfc/writers/legacy_html.py
+++ b/xml2rfc/writers/legacy_html.py
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
 import datetime
 import calendar
 
-try:
-    from html import escape
-except ImportError:
-    from cgi import escape
+from html import escape
 
 try:
     from xml2rfc import debug