8 files changed, 9 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/tests/coveragetest.py b/tests/coveragetest.py
index 2a55cf8b..1163e349 100644
--- a/tests/coveragetest.py
+++ b/tests/coveragetest.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import pytest
 
 import coverage
 from coverage import env
-from coverage.backward import import_local_file
 from coverage.cmdline import CoverageScript
+from coverage.misc import import_local_file
 
 from tests.helpers import arcs_to_arcz_repr, arcz_to_arcs, assert_count_equal
 from tests.helpers import nice_file, run_command
diff --git a/tests/mixins.py b/tests/mixins.py
index ff47a4da..44b16f6c 100644
--- a/tests/mixins.py
+++ b/tests/mixins.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Test class mixins
 Some of these are transitional while working toward pure-pytest style.
 """
 
+import importlib
 import os
 import os.path
 import shutil
@@ -14,8 +15,6 @@ import sys
 
 import pytest
 
-from coverage.backward import importlib
-
 from tests.helpers import change_dir, make_file, remove_files
 
 
@@ -130,8 +129,7 @@ class SysPathModulesMixin:
         if os.path.exists("__pycache__"):
             shutil.rmtree("__pycache__")
 
-        if importlib and hasattr(importlib, "invalidate_caches"):
-            importlib.invalidate_caches()
+        importlib.invalidate_caches()
 
 
 class StdStreamCapturingMixin:
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index b17f9ee0..57154d64 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ import pytest
 
 import coverage
 from coverage import env
-from coverage.backward import import_local_file
 from coverage.data import line_counts
 from coverage.files import abs_file, relative_filename
-from coverage.misc import CoverageException
+from coverage.misc import CoverageException, import_local_file
 
 from tests.coveragetest import CoverageTest, TESTS_DIR, UsingModulesMixin
 from tests.helpers import assert_count_equal, change_dir, nice_file
diff --git a/tests/test_concurrency.py b/tests/test_concurrency.py
index fa482f91..9cc1f3b6 100644
--- a/tests/test_concurrency.py
+++ b/tests/test_concurrency.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ import pytest
 
 import coverage
 from coverage import env
-from coverage.backward import import_local_file
 from coverage.data import line_counts
 from coverage.files import abs_file
+from coverage.misc import import_local_file
 
 from tests.coveragetest import CoverageTest
 from tests.helpers import remove_files
diff --git a/tests/test_mixins.py b/tests/test_mixins.py
index 028a19fd..aab1242a 100644
--- a/tests/test_mixins.py
+++ b/tests/test_mixins.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from coverage.backward import import_local_file
+from coverage.misc import import_local_file
 
 from tests.mixins import TempDirMixin, SysPathModulesMixin
 
diff --git a/tests/test_oddball.py b/tests/test_oddball.py
index a63719ea..2e438396 100644
--- a/tests/test_oddball.py
+++ b/tests/test_oddball.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import pytest
 
 import coverage
 from coverage import env
-from coverage.backward import import_local_file
 from coverage.files import abs_file
+from coverage.misc import import_local_file
 
 from tests.coveragetest import CoverageTest
 from tests import osinfo
diff --git a/tests/test_plugins.py b/tests/test_plugins.py
index 5a8d92ee..fec92749 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugins.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugins.py
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ import pytest
 
 import coverage
 from coverage import env
-from coverage.backward import import_local_file
 from coverage.data import line_counts
 from coverage.control import Plugins
-from coverage.misc import CoverageException
+from coverage.misc import CoverageException, import_local_file
 
 import coverage.plugin
 
diff --git a/tests/test_xml.py b/tests/test_xml.py
index 94669cdc..334abb4c 100644
--- a/tests/test_xml.py
+++ b/tests/test_xml.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ from xml.etree import ElementTree
 import pytest
 
 import coverage
-from coverage.backward import import_local_file
 from coverage.files import abs_file
+from coverage.misc import import_local_file
 
 from tests.coveragetest import CoverageTest
 from tests.goldtest import compare, gold_path