diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/media.py b/r2/r2/lib/media.py
index 3bbc8851f..bd7d4c410 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/media.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/media.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ from r2.lib.utils import (
     UrlParser,
     coerce_url_to_protocol,
     domain,
+    get_requests_resp_json,
 )
 from r2.models.link import Link
 from r2.models.media_cache import (
@@ -626,7 +627,8 @@ class _EmbedlyScraper(Scraper):
 
 @memoize("media.embedly_services2", time=3600)
 def _fetch_embedly_service_data():
-    return requests.get("https://api.embed.ly/1/services/python").json
+    resp = requests.get("https://api.embed.ly/1/services/python")
+    return get_requests_resp_json(resp)
 
 
 def _fetch_embedly_services():
diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/utils/http_utils.py b/r2/r2/lib/utils/http_utils.py
index b0eb22164..0030743ff 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/utils/http_utils.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/utils/http_utils.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ DATE_RFC850 = '%A, %d-%b-%y %H:%M:%S %Z'
 DATE_RFC3339 = "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
 DATE_ANSI = '%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y'
 
+
 def read_http_date(date_str):
     try:
         date = datetime.strptime(date_str, DATE_RFC822)
@@ -42,9 +43,18 @@ def read_http_date(date_str):
     date = date.replace(tzinfo = pytz.timezone('GMT'))
     return date
 
+
 def http_date_str(date):
     date = date.astimezone(pytz.timezone('GMT'))
     return date.strftime(DATE_RFC822)
 
+
 def rfc3339_date_str(date):
     return date.strftime(DATE_RFC3339)
+
+
+def get_requests_resp_json(resp):
+    """Kludge so we can use `requests` versions below or above 1.x"""
+    if callable(resp.json):
+        return resp.json()
+    return resp.json
diff --git a/scripts/inject_test_data.py b/scripts/inject_test_data.py
index 408387456..551c2c746 100644
--- a/scripts/inject_test_data.py
+++ b/scripts/inject_test_data.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ from pylons import g
 
 from r2.lib.db import queries
 from r2.lib import amqp
-from r2.lib.utils import weighted_lottery
+from r2.lib.utils import weighted_lottery, get_requests_resp_json
 from r2.models import Account, NotFound, register, Subreddit, Link, Comment
 
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def fetch_listing(path, limit=1000, batch_size=100):
         response = session.get(base_url, params=params)
         response.raise_for_status()
 
-        listing = response.json["data"]
+        listing = get_requests_resp_json(response)["data"]
         for child in listing["children"]:
             yield child["data"]
             count += 1