diff --git a/symposion/sponsorship/urls.py b/symposion/sponsorship/urls.py
index e6ba5fa3e99377b39d36133a41ad1ad0c31b822b..c7dc581cb154012efc1817825c509c45b64bb614 100644
--- a/symposion/sponsorship/urls.py
+++ b/symposion/sponsorship/urls.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-# flake8: noqa
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import patterns, url
-from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
+from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 
 
 urlpatterns = patterns("symposion.sponsorship.views",
-    url(r"^$", direct_to_template, {"template": "sponsorship/list.html"}, name="sponsor_list"),
+    url(r"^$", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="sponsorship/list.html"), name="sponsor_list"),
     url(r"^apply/$", "sponsor_apply", name="sponsor_apply"),
     url(r"^add/$", "sponsor_add", name="sponsor_add"),
     url(r"^(?P<pk>\d+)/$", "sponsor_detail", name="sponsor_detail"),