--- a/sphinxcontrib/lassodomain.py
+++ b/sphinxcontrib/lassodomain.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from sphinx.domains.python import _pseudo_parse_arglist
 from sphinx.locale import l_, _
 from sphinx.roles import XRefRole
-from sphinx.util.compat import Directive
+from docutils.parsers.rst import Directive
 from sphinx.util.docfields import Field, TypedField
 from sphinx.util.nodes import make_refnode