diff --git a/addons/email_template/email_template.py b/addons/email_template/email_template.py
index 6965fa0c222..889a1c3c584 100644
--- a/addons/email_template/email_template.py
+++ b/addons/email_template/email_template.py
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ from osv import osv
 from osv import fields
 import tools
 from tools.translate import _
-from tools.mail import html_sanitize
-from tools import append_content_to_html
 from urllib import quote as quote
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -292,10 +290,10 @@ class email_template(osv.osv):
                                                  or False
         if template.user_signature:
             signature = self.pool.get('res.users').browse(cr, uid, uid, context).signature
-            values['body_html'] = append_content_to_html(values['body_html'], signature)
+            values['body_html'] = tools.append_content_to_html(values['body_html'], signature)
 
         if values['body_html']:
-            values['body'] = html_sanitize(values['body_html'])
+            values['body'] = tools.html_sanitize(values['body_html'])
 
         values.update(mail_server_id=template.mail_server_id.id or False,
                       auto_delete=template.auto_delete,