diff --git a/py/test/dist/dsession.py b/py/test/dist/dsession.py
index 4775fbf14..7e8ffa301 100644
--- a/py/test/dist/dsession.py
+++ b/py/test/dist/dsession.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 """
 
 import py
-from py.__.test import event
 from py.__.test.runner import basic_run_report, basic_collect_report
 from py.__.test.session import Session
 from py.__.test import outcome 
@@ -237,6 +236,7 @@ class DSession(Session):
         self.node2pending[node].remove(item)
 
     def handle_crashitem(self, item, node):
+        from py.__.test import event
         longrepr = "!!! Node %r crashed during running of test %r" %(node, item)
         rep = event.ItemTestReport(item, when="???", excinfo=longrepr)
         rep.node = node
diff --git a/py/test/dist/txnode.py b/py/test/dist/txnode.py
index 4a712dca8..333ef320c 100644
--- a/py/test/dist/txnode.py
+++ b/py/test/dist/txnode.py
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@
     Manage setup, running and local representation of remote nodes/processes. 
 """
 import py
-from py.__.test import event
 from py.__.test.dist.mypickle import PickleChannel
 
-
 class TXNode(object):
     """ Represents a Test Execution environment in the controlling process. 
         - sets up a slave node through an execnet gateway 
diff --git a/py/test/looponfail/remote.py b/py/test/looponfail/remote.py
index 71faeb53b..e26d032e2 100644
--- a/py/test/looponfail/remote.py
+++ b/py/test/looponfail/remote.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ from __future__ import generators
 import py
 from py.__.test.session import Session
 from py.__.test.dist.mypickle import PickleChannel
-from py.__.test import event
 from py.__.test.looponfail import util
 
 class LooponfailingSession(Session):
diff --git a/py/test/looponfail/util.py b/py/test/looponfail/util.py
index 04599389c..0bd983d93 100644
--- a/py/test/looponfail/util.py
+++ b/py/test/looponfail/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import py
-from py.__.test import event
 
 class StatRecorder:
     def __init__(self, rootdirlist):
diff --git a/py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py b/py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
index 7c9c7c70e..d6a07552c 100644
--- a/py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
+++ b/py/test/plugin/pytest_default.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class DefaultPlugin:
         item.config.pytestplugins.notify("itemtestreport", report) 
         return True
 
+    def pytest_item_makereport(self, item, excinfo, when, outerr):
+        from py.__.test import event
+        return event.ItemTestReport(item, excinfo, when, outerr)
+
     def pytest_pyfunc_call(self, pyfuncitem, args, kwargs):
         pyfuncitem.obj(*args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -163,10 +167,6 @@ class DefaultPlugin:
                 from py.__.test.dist.dsession import  DSession
                 config.setsessionclass(DSession)
 
-    def pytest_item_makereport(self, item, excinfo, when, outerr):
-        from py.__.test import event
-        return event.ItemTestReport(item, excinfo, when, outerr)
-
 def test_implied_different_sessions(tmpdir):
     def x(*args):
         config = py.test.config._reparse([tmpdir] + list(args))
diff --git a/py/test/session.py b/py/test/session.py
index bbf65c4f0..c66a4b166 100644
--- a/py/test/session.py
+++ b/py/test/session.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 """
 
 import py
-from py.__.test import event, outcome
+from py.__.test import outcome
 
 # imports used for genitems()
 Item = py.test.collect.Item