diff --git a/pyfpdb/Database.py b/pyfpdb/Database.py
index a459c883..f06ee64b 100644
--- a/pyfpdb/Database.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/Database.py
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ import sys
 import traceback
 from datetime import datetime, date, time, timedelta
 from time import time, strftime, sleep
-from decimal import Decimal
+
+try:
+    from cdecimal import *
+except ImportError:
+    from decimal import *
+
 import string
 import re
 import Queue
diff --git a/pyfpdb/decimal.py b/pyfpdb/decimal.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e5202d92..00000000
--- a/pyfpdb/decimal.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-try:
-    from cdecimal import *
-except ImportError:
-    from decimal import *