diff --git a/djangosphinx/config.py b/djangosphinx/config.py
index 4b8f69f..079bb83 100644
--- a/djangosphinx/config.py
+++ b/djangosphinx/config.py
@@ -13,20 +13,11 @@
 
 assert getattr(settings, 'SPHINX_ROOT', None) is not None, "You must specify `SPHINX_ROOT` in your settings."
 
-from django.template import RequestContext
-
 if 'coffin' in settings.INSTALLED_APPS:
     import jinja2
-    from coffin import shortcuts
+    from coffin.shortcuts import render_to_string
 else:
-    from django import shortcuts
-    
-def render_to_string(template, context, request=None):
-    if request:
-        context_instance = RequestContext(request)
-    else:
-        context_instance = None
-    return shortcuts.render_to_string(template, context, context_instance)
+    from django.template.loader import render_to_string
 
 def relative_path(*args):
     return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(settings.SPHINX_ROOT, *args))
@@ -36,6 +27,7 @@ def relative_path(*args):
     'SPHINX_PORT': getattr(settings, 'SPHINX_PORT', '3312'),
     'relative_path': relative_path,
 }
+
 if getattr(settings, 'DATABASES', None):
     context.update({
         'DATABASE_HOST': settings.DATABASES['default']['HOST'],