diff --git a/indra/newview/viewer_manifest.py b/indra/newview/viewer_manifest.py
index 814eee202d75b401d32f214ae1962058010c9c71..a8049d874d586e4d6ccb58d0179a8750020b1ff5 100755
--- a/indra/newview/viewer_manifest.py
+++ b/indra/newview/viewer_manifest.py
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@
 # indra.util.llmanifest under their system Python!
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(viewer_dir, os.pardir, "lib", "python"))
 from indra.util.llmanifest import LLManifest, main, path_ancestors, CHANNEL_VENDOR_BASE, RELEASE_CHANNEL, ManifestError
-try:
-    from llbase import llsd
-except ImportError:
-    from indra.base import llsd
+from llbase import llsd
 
 class ViewerManifest(LLManifest):
     def is_packaging_viewer(self):