diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index 0c06d9a..993cebd 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from copy import deepcopy
 import warnings
 import types
-import new
 
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore",
          r'complex divmod\(\), // and % are deprecated$',
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
index 7c78d3f..4e0c1f8 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_doctest.py
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@
 functions, classes, and the `__test__` dictionary, if it exists:
 
     >>> # A module
-    >>> import new
-    >>> m = new.module('some_module')
+    >>> import types
+    >>> m = types.ModuleType('some_module')
     >>> def triple(val):
     ...     '''
     ...     >>> print triple(11)
@@ -1937,11 +1937,11 @@
        If DocFileSuite is used from an interactive session, then files
        are resolved relative to the directory of sys.argv[0]:
 
-         >>> import new, os.path, test.test_doctest
+         >>> import types, os.path, test.test_doctest
          >>> save_argv = sys.argv
          >>> sys.argv = [test.test_doctest.__file__]
          >>> suite = doctest.DocFileSuite('test_doctest.txt',
-         ...                              package=new.module('__main__'))
+         ...                              package=types.ModuleType('__main__'))
          >>> sys.argv = save_argv
 
        By setting `module_relative=False`, os-specific paths may be
@@ -2366,9 +2366,9 @@
 """
 
 def old_test4(): """
-        >>> import new
-        >>> m1 = new.module('_m1')
-        >>> m2 = new.module('_m2')
+        >>> import types
+        >>> m1 = types.ModuleType('_m1')
+        >>> m2 = types.ModuleType('_m2')
         >>> test_data = \"""
         ... def _f():
         ...     '''>>> assert 1 == 1
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_funcattrs.py b/Lib/test/test_funcattrs.py
index a32be38..4474771 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_funcattrs.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_funcattrs.py
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@
     raise TestFailed
 
 # im_func may not be a Python method!
-import new
-F.id = new.instancemethod(id, None, F)
+import types
+F.id = types.MethodType(id, None, F)
 
 eff = F()
 if eff.id() <> id(eff):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_getopt.py b/Lib/test/test_getopt.py
index a3a9940..36d1688 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_getopt.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_getopt.py
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@
         ['a1', 'a2']
         """
 
-        import new
-        m = new.module("libreftest", s)
+        import types
+        m = types.ModuleType("libreftest", s)
         run_doctest(m, verbose)
 
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
index d880e87..0537d7e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_inspect.py
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@
         self.assertEqual(inspect.getfile(mod.StupidGit), mod.__file__)
 
     def test_getmodule_recursion(self):
-        from new import module
+        from types import ModuleType
         name = '__inspect_dummy'
-        m = sys.modules[name] = module(name)
+        m = sys.modules[name] = ModuleType(name)
         m.__file__ = "<string>" # hopefully not a real filename...
         m.__loader__ = "dummy"  # pretend the filename is understood by a loader
         exec "def x(): pass" in m.__dict__
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_unittest.py b/Lib/test/test_unittest.py
index 8d5bb63..9dfed7b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_unittest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_unittest.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from test import test_support
 import unittest
 from unittest import TestCase
+import types
 
 ### Support code
 ################################################################
@@ -153,8 +154,7 @@
 
     # "This method searches `module` for classes derived from TestCase"
     def test_loadTestsFromModule__TestCase_subclass(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -171,8 +171,7 @@
     #
     # What happens if no tests are found (no TestCase instances)?
     def test_loadTestsFromModule__no_TestCase_instances(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
 
         loader = unittest.TestLoader()
         suite = loader.loadTestsFromModule(m)
@@ -183,8 +182,7 @@
     #
     # What happens if no tests are found (TestCases instances, but no tests)?
     def test_loadTestsFromModule__no_TestCase_tests(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             pass
         m.testcase_1 = MyTestCase
@@ -381,8 +379,7 @@
     # Does it raise an exception if the name resolves to an invalid
     # object?
     def test_loadTestsFromName__relative_bad_object(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         m.testcase_1 = object()
 
         loader = unittest.TestLoader()
@@ -396,8 +393,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may
     # resolve either to ... a test case class"
     def test_loadTestsFromName__relative_TestCase_subclass(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -413,8 +409,7 @@
     # within a test case class, or a callable object which returns a
     # TestCase or TestSuite instance."
     def test_loadTestsFromName__relative_TestSuite(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -429,8 +424,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may resolve ... to
     # ... a test method within a test case class"
     def test_loadTestsFromName__relative_testmethod(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -451,8 +445,7 @@
     # resolve "a test method within a test case class" that doesn't exist
     # for the given name (relative to a provided module)?
     def test_loadTestsFromName__relative_invalid_testmethod(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -469,8 +462,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may resolve ... to
     # ... a callable object which returns a ... TestSuite instance"
     def test_loadTestsFromName__callable__TestSuite(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         testcase_1 = unittest.FunctionTestCase(lambda: None)
         testcase_2 = unittest.FunctionTestCase(lambda: None)
         def return_TestSuite():
@@ -485,8 +477,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may resolve ... to
     # ... a callable object which returns a TestCase ... instance"
     def test_loadTestsFromName__callable__TestCase_instance(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         testcase_1 = unittest.FunctionTestCase(lambda: None)
         def return_TestCase():
             return testcase_1
@@ -502,8 +493,7 @@
     #
     # What happens if the callable returns something else?
     def test_loadTestsFromName__callable__wrong_type(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         def return_wrong():
             return 6
         m.return_wrong = return_wrong
@@ -751,8 +741,7 @@
     # Does it raise an exception if the name resolves to an invalid
     # object?
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__relative_bad_object(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         m.testcase_1 = object()
 
         loader = unittest.TestLoader()
@@ -766,8 +755,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may resolve ... to
     # ... a test case class"
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__relative_TestCase_subclass(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -783,8 +771,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may resolve ... to
     # ... a TestSuite instance"
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__relative_TestSuite(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -799,8 +786,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may resolve ... to ... a
     # test method within a test case class"
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__relative_testmethod(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -819,8 +805,7 @@
     # Does the method gracefully handle names that initially look like they
     # resolve to "a test method within a test case class" but don't?
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__relative_invalid_testmethod(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class MyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -837,8 +822,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may resolve ... to
     # ... a callable object which returns a ... TestSuite instance"
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__callable__TestSuite(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         testcase_1 = unittest.FunctionTestCase(lambda: None)
         testcase_2 = unittest.FunctionTestCase(lambda: None)
         def return_TestSuite():
@@ -855,8 +839,7 @@
     # "The specifier name is a ``dotted name'' that may resolve ... to
     # ... a callable object which returns a TestCase ... instance"
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__callable__TestCase_instance(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         testcase_1 = unittest.FunctionTestCase(lambda: None)
         def return_TestCase():
             return testcase_1
@@ -874,8 +857,7 @@
     #
     # Are staticmethods handled correctly?
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__callable__call_staticmethod(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Test1(unittest.TestCase):
             def test(self):
                 pass
@@ -899,8 +881,7 @@
     #
     # What happens when the callable returns something else?
     def test_loadTestsFromNames__callable__wrong_type(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         def return_wrong():
             return 6
         m.return_wrong = return_wrong
@@ -1043,8 +1024,7 @@
     # Implicit in the documentation is that testMethodPrefix is respected by
     # all loadTestsFrom* methods.
     def test_testMethodPrefix__loadTestsFromModule(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass
@@ -1067,8 +1047,7 @@
     # Implicit in the documentation is that testMethodPrefix is respected by
     # all loadTestsFrom* methods.
     def test_testMethodPrefix__loadTestsFromName(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass
@@ -1091,8 +1070,7 @@
     # Implicit in the documentation is that testMethodPrefix is respected by
     # all loadTestsFrom* methods.
     def test_testMethodPrefix__loadTestsFromNames(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass
@@ -1143,8 +1121,7 @@
         def reversed_cmp(x, y):
             return -cmp(x, y)
 
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass
@@ -1162,8 +1139,7 @@
         def reversed_cmp(x, y):
             return -cmp(x, y)
 
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass
@@ -1181,8 +1157,7 @@
         def reversed_cmp(x, y):
             return -cmp(x, y)
 
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass
@@ -1254,8 +1229,7 @@
     # It is implicit in the documentation for TestLoader.suiteClass that
     # all TestLoader.loadTestsFrom* methods respect it. Let's make sure
     def test_suiteClass__loadTestsFromModule(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass
@@ -1271,8 +1245,7 @@
     # It is implicit in the documentation for TestLoader.suiteClass that
     # all TestLoader.loadTestsFrom* methods respect it. Let's make sure
     def test_suiteClass__loadTestsFromName(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass
@@ -1288,8 +1261,7 @@
     # It is implicit in the documentation for TestLoader.suiteClass that
     # all TestLoader.loadTestsFrom* methods respect it. Let's make sure
     def test_suiteClass__loadTestsFromNames(self):
-        import new
-        m = new.module('m')
+        m = types.ModuleType('m')
         class Foo(unittest.TestCase):
             def test_1(self): pass
             def test_2(self): pass