diff --git a/flaskext/debugtoolbar/panels/sqlalchemy.py b/flaskext/debugtoolbar/panels/sqlalchemy.py
index 011e0c8..a06b5b8 100644
--- a/flaskext/debugtoolbar/panels/sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/flaskext/debugtoolbar/panels/sqlalchemy.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ except ImportError:
     get_debug_queries = None
 
 
-import simplejson
-from flask import current_app
+from flask import current_app, json
 from flaskext.debugtoolbar.panels import DebugPanel
 from flaskext.debugtoolbar.utils import format_fname, format_sql
 
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ class SQLAlchemyDebugPanel(DebugPanel):
             is_select = query.statement.strip().lower().startswith('select')
             _params = ''
             try:
-                _params = simplejson.dumps(query.parameters)
+                _params = json.dumps(query.parameters)
             except TypeError:
                 pass # object not JSON serializable
 
diff --git a/flaskext/debugtoolbar/views.py b/flaskext/debugtoolbar/views.py
index 86f8a23..220de7a 100644
--- a/flaskext/debugtoolbar/views.py
+++ b/flaskext/debugtoolbar/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import hashlib
 
-import simplejson
-from flask import Module, request, current_app, abort
+from flask import Module, request, current_app, abort, json
 from flaskext.sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flaskext.debugtoolbar.utils import format_sql
 
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ def sql_explain(render):
     if not statement.lower().strip().startswith('select'):
         return abort(406)
 
-    params = simplejson.loads(params)
+    params = json.loads(params)
 
     db = SQLAlchemy(current_app)
     if db.engine.driver == 'pysqlite':