diff --git a/py/_com.py b/py/_com.py
index b71d608ac..9bf31a273 100644
--- a/py/_com.py
+++ b/py/_com.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class MultiCall:
         Simple example: 
         MultiCall([list1.append, list2.append], 42).execute()
     """
-    NONEASRESULT = object()
 
     def __init__(self, methods, *args, **kwargs):
         self.methods = methods[:]
@@ -26,8 +25,6 @@ class MultiCall:
                 self.results = [res]
                 break
             if res is not None:
-                if res is self.NONEASRESULT:
-                    res = None
                 self.results.append(res) 
                 if firstresult:
                     break 
@@ -99,15 +96,6 @@ class Registry:
             l.reverse()
         return l
 
-    def call_firstresult(self, methname, *args, **kwargs):
-        """ return first non-None result of a plugin method. """ 
-        return MultiCall(self.listattr(methname), *args, **kwargs).execute(firstresult=True)
-
-    def call_plugin(self, plugin, methname, *args, **kwargs):
-        return MultiCall(self.listattr(methname, plugins=[plugin]), 
-                    *args, **kwargs).execute(firstresult=True)
-
-
 class Hooks: 
     def __init__(self, hookspecs, registry=None):
         self._hookspecs = hookspecs
diff --git a/py/misc/testing/test_com.py b/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
index 81b9b0f04..94b6e635a 100644
--- a/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
+++ b/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
@@ -73,7 +73,15 @@ class TestMultiCall:
         # we might not have had a chance to run at all. 
         #res = call.execute(firstresult=True)
         #assert res == 10
-                
+
+    def test_call_none_is_no_result(self):
+        def m1():
+            return 1
+        def m2():
+            return None
+        mc = MultiCall([m1, m2])
+        res = mc.execute(firstresult=True)
+        assert res == 1
 
 class TestRegistry:
     def test_MultiCall(self):
@@ -97,28 +105,6 @@ class TestRegistry:
         assert not registry.isregistered(my)
         assert list(registry) == [my2]
 
-    def test_call_none_is_no_result(self):
-        plugins = Registry()
-        class api1:
-            def m(self):
-                return None
-        class api2:
-            def m(self, __call__):
-                return 41
-        plugins.register(api1())
-        plugins.register(api1())
-        plugins.register(api2())
-        assert plugins.call_firstresult('m') == 41
-
-    def test_call_noneasresult(self):
-        plugins = Registry()
-        class api1:
-            def m(self, __call__):
-                return __call__.NONEASRESULT
-        plugins.register(api1())
-        plugins.register(api1())
-        assert plugins.call_firstresult('m') is None
-
     def test_listattr(self):
         plugins = Registry()
         class api1:
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/api.py b/py/test/plugin/api.py
index 2532b5f33..eceb1d7a6 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/api.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/api.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class PluginHooks:
     #
     def pytest_itemrun(self, item, pdb=None):
         """ run given test item and return test report. """ 
+    pytest_itemrun.firstresult = True
 
     def pytest_pyfunc_call(self, pyfuncitem, args, kwargs):
         """ return True if we consumed/did the call to the python function item. """
diff --git a/py/test/pluginmanager.py b/py/test/pluginmanager.py
index 096cd40d7..6b4083e7a 100644
--- a/py/test/pluginmanager.py
+++ b/py/test/pluginmanager.py
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ class PluginManager(object):
     def listattr(self, attrname, plugins=None, extra=()):
         return self.comregistry.listattr(attrname, plugins=plugins, extra=extra)
 
-    def call_firstresult(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.comregistry.call_firstresult(*args, **kwargs)
-
     def notify_exception(self, excinfo=None):
         if excinfo is None:
             excinfo = py.code.ExceptionInfo()
@@ -144,7 +141,7 @@ class PluginManager(object):
         config.pluginmanager.unregister(self)
 
     def do_itemrun(self, item, pdb=None):
-        res = self.comregistry.call_firstresult("pytest_itemrun", item=item, pdb=pdb)
+        res = self.hook.pytest_itemrun(item=item, pdb=pdb) 
         if res is None:
             raise ValueError("could not run %r" %(item,))
 
diff --git a/py/test/testing/test_pluginmanager.py b/py/test/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
index 0ca2f5eb0..7da575916 100644
--- a/py/test/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
+++ b/py/test/testing/test_pluginmanager.py
@@ -191,26 +191,6 @@ class TestPytestPluginInteractions:
         assert pluginmanager.getfirst("x") == 1
 
 
-    def test_call_firstresult(self):
-        pluginmanager = PluginManager()
-        class My1:
-            def method(self):
-                pass
-        class My2:
-            def method(self):
-                return True 
-        class My3:
-            def method(self):
-                return None
-        assert pluginmanager.call_firstresult("method") is None
-        assert pluginmanager.call_firstresult("methodnotexists") is None
-        pluginmanager.register(My1())
-        assert pluginmanager.call_firstresult("method") is None
-        pluginmanager.register(My2())
-        assert pluginmanager.call_firstresult("method") == True
-        pluginmanager.register(My3())
-        assert pluginmanager.call_firstresult("method") == True
-
     def test_listattr(self):
         pluginmanager = PluginManager()
         class My2: