diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix5/cddb.py b/Lib/plat-irix5/cddb.py
index 57cf3c6..acd7870 100755
--- a/Lib/plat-irix5/cddb.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix5/cddb.py
@@ -81,18 +81,17 @@
 		self.notes = []
 		if not hasattr(self, 'file'):
 			return
-		import regex
-		reg = regex.compile('^\\([^.]*\\)\\.\\([^:]*\\):[\t ]+\\(.*\\)')
+		import re
+		reg = re.compile(r'^([^.]*)\.([^:]*):[\t ]+(.*)')
 		while 1:
 			line = f.readline()
 			if not line:
 				break
-			if reg.match(line) == -1:
+			match = reg.match(line)
+			if not match:
 				print 'syntax error in ' + file
 				continue
-			name1 = line[reg.regs[1][0]:reg.regs[1][1]]
-			name2 = line[reg.regs[2][0]:reg.regs[2][1]]
-			value = line[reg.regs[3][0]:reg.regs[3][1]]
+			name1, name2, value = match.group(1, 2, 3)
 			if name1 == 'album':
 				if name2 == 'artist':
 					self.artist = value
diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix5/cdplayer.py b/Lib/plat-irix5/cdplayer.py
index 5c2c95a..0e27468 100755
--- a/Lib/plat-irix5/cdplayer.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix5/cdplayer.py
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 			f = open(posix.environ['HOME'] + '/' + cdplayerrc, 'r')
 		except IOError:
 			return
-		import regex
-		reg = regex.compile('^\\([^:]*\\):\t\\(.*\\)')
+		import re
+		reg = re.compile(r'^([^:]*):\t(.*)')
 		s = self.id + '.'
 		l = len(s)
 		while 1:
@@ -49,11 +49,11 @@
 				break
 			if line[:l] == s:
 				line = line[l:]
-				if reg.match(line) == -1:
+				match = reg.match(line)
+				if not match:
 					print 'syntax error in ~/' + cdplayerrc
 					continue
-				name = line[reg.regs[1][0]:reg.regs[1][1]]
-				value = line[reg.regs[2][0]:reg.regs[2][1]]
+				name, valye = match.group(1, 2)
 				if name == 'title':
 					self.title = value
 				elif name == 'artist':
diff --git a/Lib/plat-irix5/flp.py b/Lib/plat-irix5/flp.py
index 14e2278..a277f7f 100755
--- a/Lib/plat-irix5/flp.py
+++ b/Lib/plat-irix5/flp.py
@@ -267,19 +267,18 @@
 # This function parses a line, and returns either
 # a string or a tuple (name,value)
 
-import regex
-prog = regex.compile('^\([^:]*\): *\(.*\)')
+import re
+prog = re.compile('^([^:]*): *(.*)')
 
 def _parse_line(line):
-    if prog.match(line) < 0:
+    match = prog.match(line)
+    if not match:
 	return line
-    a = prog.regs
-    name = line[:a[1][1]]
+    name, value = match.group(1, 2)
     if name[0] == 'N':
-	    name = string.joinfields(string.split(name),'')
+	    name = string.join(string.split(name),'')
 	    name = string.lower(name)
-    name = string.upper(name[0]) + name[1:]
-    value = line[a[2][0]:]
+    name = string.capitalize(name)
     try:
 	pf = _parse_func[name]
     except KeyError: