diff --git a/tcmi/subspace_search.py b/tcmi/subspace_search.py
index 962c0f33bc505d346893d24c1a7fbc530dda80f8..809ddf71d4b802248215821a66d4c673a8ebb31f 100644
--- a/tcmi/subspace_search.py
+++ b/tcmi/subspace_search.py
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@ import scipy.stats
 from . import utils
 
 from sklearn import metrics
-from sklearn.metrics.scorer import _check_multimetric_scoring
+try:
+     # sklearn<=0.21.3
+     from sklearn.metrics.scorer import _check_multimetric_scoring
+except ImportError:
+     # sklearn>0.21.3
+     from sklearn.metrics._scorer import _check_multimetric_scoring
 from sklearn.model_selection._validation import _fit_and_score
 from sklearn.model_selection import cross_validate as _cross_validate