diff --git a/Lib/imp.py b/Lib/imp.py
index 655bf56..1d7742d 100644
--- a/Lib/imp.py
+++ b/Lib/imp.py
@@ -14,10 +14,37 @@
 from _imp import (get_magic, get_tag, get_suffixes, cache_from_source,
                   source_from_cache)
 # Should be re-implemented here (and mostly deprecated)
-from _imp import (find_module, load_module, load_compiled,
+from _imp import (find_module, load_compiled,
                   load_package, load_source, NullImporter,
                   SEARCH_ERROR, PY_SOURCE, PY_COMPILED, C_EXTENSION,
                   PY_RESOURCE, PKG_DIRECTORY, C_BUILTIN, PY_FROZEN,
                   PY_CODERESOURCE, IMP_HOOK)
 
 from importlib._bootstrap import _new_module as new_module
+
+
+def load_module(name, file, filename, details):
+    """Load a module, given information returned by find_module().
+
+    The module name must include the full package name, if any.
+
+    """
+    suffix, mode, type_ = details
+    if mode and (not mode.startswith(('r', 'U'))) or '+' in mode:
+        raise ValueError('invalid file open mode {!r}'.format(mode))
+    elif file is None and type_ in {PY_SOURCE, PY_COMPILED}:
+        msg = 'file object required for import (type code {})'.format(type_)
+        raise ValueError(msg)
+    elif type_ == PY_SOURCE:
+        return load_source(name, filename, file)
+    elif type_ == PY_COMPILED:
+        return load_compiled(name, filename, file)
+    elif type_ == PKG_DIRECTORY:
+        return load_package(name, filename)
+    elif type_ == C_BUILTIN:
+        return init_builtin(name)
+    elif type_ == PY_FROZEN:
+        return init_frozen(name)
+    else:
+        msg =  "Don't know how to import {} (type code {}".format(name, type_)
+        raise ImportError(msg, name=name)