diff --git a/Lib/cgi.py b/Lib/cgi.py
index 268aea0..1a99868 100755
--- a/Lib/cgi.py
+++ b/Lib/cgi.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import urllib
-import mimetools
-import rfc822
+import email.Parser
 import UserDict
 try:
     from cStringIO import StringIO
@@ -108,6 +107,8 @@
 # Parsing functions
 # =================
 
+_header_parser = email.Parser.HeaderParser()
+
 # Maximum input we will accept when REQUEST_METHOD is POST
 # 0 ==> unlimited input
 maxlen = 0
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@
 
     Arguments:
     fp   : input file
-    pdict: dictionary containing other parameters of conten-type header
+    pdict: dictionary containing other parameters of content-type header
 
     Returns a dictionary just like parse_qs(): keys are the field names, each
     value is a list of values for that field.  This is easy to use but not
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@
         data = None
         if terminator:
             # At start of next part.  Read headers first.
-            headers = mimetools.Message(fp)
+            headers = _header_parser.parse(fp)
             clength = headers.getheader('content-length')
             if clength:
                 try:
@@ -407,8 +408,9 @@
 
     disposition_options: dictionary of corresponding options
 
-    headers: a dictionary(-like) object (sometimes rfc822.Message or a
-        subclass thereof) containing *all* headers
+    headers: a dictionary(-like) object (sometimes
+        email.Message.Message or a subclass thereof) containing *all*
+        headers
 
     The class is subclassable, mostly for the purpose of overriding
     the make_file() method, which is called internally to come up with
@@ -650,7 +652,7 @@
                      environ, keep_blank_values, strict_parsing)
         # Throw first part away
         while not part.done:
-            headers = rfc822.Message(self.fp)
+            headers = _header_parser.parse(self.fp)
             part = klass(self.fp, headers, ib,
                          environ, keep_blank_values, strict_parsing)
             self.list.append(part)