diff --git a/src/pretix/api/serializers/i18n.py b/src/pretix/api/serializers/i18n.py
index 80a94c016..3fc91e041 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/serializers/i18n.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/serializers/i18n.py
@@ -19,57 +19,8 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this program.  If not, see
 # <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.validators import URLValidator
-from i18nfield.fields import I18nCharField, I18nTextField
-from i18nfield.strings import LazyI18nString
-from rest_framework.exceptions import ValidationError
-from rest_framework.fields import Field
-from rest_framework.serializers import ModelSerializer
-
-
-class I18nField(Field):
-    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
-        self.allow_blank = kwargs.pop('allow_blank', False)
-        self.trim_whitespace = kwargs.pop('trim_whitespace', True)
-        self.max_length = kwargs.pop('max_length', None)
-        self.min_length = kwargs.pop('min_length', None)
-        super().__init__(**kwargs)
-
-    def to_representation(self, value):
-        if hasattr(value, 'data'):
-            if isinstance(value.data, dict):
-                return value.data
-            elif value.data is None:
-                return None
-            else:
-                return {
-                    settings.LANGUAGE_CODE: str(value.data)
-                }
-        elif value is None:
-            return None
-        else:
-            return {
-                settings.LANGUAGE_CODE: str(value)
-            }
-
-    def to_internal_value(self, data):
-        if isinstance(data, str):
-            return LazyI18nString(data)
-        elif isinstance(data, dict):
-            if any([k not in dict(settings.LANGUAGES) for k in data.keys()]):
-                raise ValidationError('Invalid languages included.')
-            return LazyI18nString(data)
-        else:
-            raise ValidationError('Invalid data type.')
-
-
-class I18nAwareModelSerializer(ModelSerializer):
-    pass
-
-
-I18nAwareModelSerializer.serializer_field_mapping[I18nCharField] = I18nField
-I18nAwareModelSerializer.serializer_field_mapping[I18nTextField] = I18nField
+from i18nfield.rest_framework import I18nAwareModelSerializer, I18nField
 
 
 class I18nURLField(I18nField):
@@ -84,3 +35,10 @@ class I18nURLField(I18nField):
         else:
             URLValidator()(value.data)
         return value
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    "I18nAwareModelSerializer",  # for backwards compatibility
+    "I18nField",  # for backwards compatibility
+    "I18nURLField",
+]
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index 26d6824cb..7a4d29eb0 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import (
 from django_countries.fields import Country
 from hierarkey.models import GlobalSettingsBase, Hierarkey
 from i18nfield.forms import I18nFormField, I18nTextarea, I18nTextInput
+from i18nfield.rest_framework import I18nField
 from i18nfield.strings import LazyI18nString
 from phonenumbers import PhoneNumber, parse
 from rest_framework import serializers
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ from rest_framework import serializers
 from pretix.api.serializers.fields import (
     ListMultipleChoiceField, UploadedFileField,
 )
-from pretix.api.serializers.i18n import I18nField, I18nURLField
+from pretix.api.serializers.i18n import I18nURLField
 from pretix.base.forms import I18nMarkdownTextarea, I18nURLFormField
 from pretix.base.models.tax import VAT_ID_COUNTRIES, TaxRule
 from pretix.base.reldate import (