diff --git a/jinja2/compiler.py b/jinja2/compiler.py
index 47bd6ec..ec66908 100644
--- a/jinja2/compiler.py
+++ b/jinja2/compiler.py
@@ -15,15 +15,10 @@
 from jinja2.visitor import NodeVisitor
 from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateAssertionError
 from jinja2.utils import Markup, concat, escape, is_python_keyword
+from jinaj2._compat import range_type
 import six
 from six.moves import cStringIO as StringIO, map
 
-# TODO: Move this to the compat module.
-try:
-    range_type = xrange
-except NameError:
-    range_type = range
-
 
 operators = {
     'eq':       '==',
@@ -72,7 +67,8 @@
     """Does the node have a safe representation?"""
     if value is None or value is NotImplemented or value is Ellipsis:
         return True
-    if isinstance(value, (bool, int, float, complex, range_type, Markup) + six.string_types):
+    if isinstance(value, (bool, int, float, complex, range_type,
+            Markup) + six.string_types):
         return True
     if isinstance(value, (tuple, list, set, frozenset)):
         for item in value: