diff --git a/tests/test-broken-html.py b/tests/test-broken-html.py
index 42fff56..3704ad0 100644
--- a/tests/test-broken-html.py
+++ b/tests/test-broken-html.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 parser) can parse.
 """
 
-from _mechanize_dist import ClientForm
+from twill.other_packages._mechanize_dist import ClientForm
 
 import twilltestlib
 from twill import commands
diff --git a/tests/test-checkbox.py b/tests/test-checkbox.py
index a31bae4..85ce396 100644
--- a/tests/test-checkbox.py
+++ b/tests/test-checkbox.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import twill
 from twill import namespaces, commands
 from twill.errors import TwillAssertionError
-from _mechanize_dist import BrowserStateError, ClientForm
+from twill.other_packages._mechanize_dist import BrowserStateError, ClientForm
 
 def setup_module():
     global url
diff --git a/tests/test-encoding.py b/tests/test-encoding.py
index e7c0530..06a919b 100644
--- a/tests/test-encoding.py
+++ b/tests/test-encoding.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import twilltestlib
-from _mechanize_dist import ClientForm
+from twill.other_packages._mechanize_dist import ClientForm
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 def test_form_parse():
diff --git a/tests/test-form.py b/tests/test-form.py
index e523a22..2400cc2 100644
--- a/tests/test-form.py
+++ b/tests/test-form.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import twill
 from twill import namespaces, commands
 from twill.errors import TwillAssertionError
-from _mechanize_dist import BrowserStateError, ClientForm
+from twill.other_packages._mechanize_dist import BrowserStateError, ClientForm
 
 def test():
     url = twilltestlib.get_url()
diff --git a/twill/__init__.py b/twill/__init__.py
index a0f09fa..347f8d9 100644
--- a/twill/__init__.py
+++ b/twill/__init__.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
             "set_errout"]
 
 #
-# add extensions (twill/extensions) and the the wwwsearch & pyparsing
+# add extensions (twill/extensions)
 # stuff from twill/included-packages/.  NOTE: this works with eggs! hooray!
 #
 
@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@
 extensions = os.path.join(thisdir, 'extensions')
 sys.path.append(extensions)
 
-# add other_packages in at the *beginning*, so that the correct
-# (patched) versions of pyparsing and mechanize get imported.
-wwwsearchlib = os.path.join(thisdir, 'other_packages')
-sys.path.insert(0, wwwsearchlib)
-
 # the two core components of twill:
 from shell import TwillCommandLoop
 from parse import execute_file, execute_string
diff --git a/twill/_browser.py b/twill/_browser.py
index 5326e69..b83bdde 100644
--- a/twill/_browser.py
+++ b/twill/_browser.py
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 """
 
 # wwwsearch imports
-from _mechanize_dist import Browser as MechanizeBrowser
+from other_packages._mechanize_dist import Browser as MechanizeBrowser
 
 import wsgi_intercept
 from utils import FixedHTTPBasicAuthHandler, FunctioningHTTPRefreshProcessor
 
 def build_http_handler():
-    from _mechanize_dist._urllib2 import HTTPHandler
+    from other_packages._mechanize_dist._urllib2 import HTTPHandler
 
     class MyHTTPHandler(HTTPHandler):
         def http_open(self, req):
diff --git a/twill/browser.py b/twill/browser.py
index 80e7562..94ed0a1 100644
--- a/twill/browser.py
+++ b/twill/browser.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 import re
 
 # wwwsearch imports
-import _mechanize_dist as mechanize
-from _mechanize_dist import BrowserStateError, LinkNotFoundError, ClientForm
+import other_packages._mechanize_dist as mechanize
+from other_packages._mechanize_dist import BrowserStateError, LinkNotFoundError, ClientForm
 
 # twill package imports
 from _browser import PatchedMechanizeBrowser
diff --git a/twill/commands.py b/twill/commands.py
index 4130e59..5f03fdc 100644
--- a/twill/commands.py
+++ b/twill/commands.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 """
 
 import sys
-import _mechanize_dist as mechanize
-from _mechanize_dist import ClientForm
-from _mechanize_dist._headersutil import is_html
+import other_packages._mechanize_dist as mechanize
+from other_packages._mechanize_dist import ClientForm
+from other_packages._mechanize_dist._headersutil import is_html
 
 OUT=None
 ERR=sys.stderr
diff --git a/twill/parse.py b/twill/parse.py
index 2db9a3c..5c3a4bc 100644
--- a/twill/parse.py
+++ b/twill/parse.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
 from errors import TwillAssertionError, TwillNameError
-from pyparsing import OneOrMore, Word, printables, quotedString, Optional, \
+from other_packages.pyparsing import OneOrMore, Word, printables, quotedString, Optional, \
      alphas, alphanums, ParseException, ZeroOrMore, restOfLine, Combine, \
      Literal, Group, removeQuotes, CharsNotIn
 
diff --git a/twill/utils.py b/twill/utils.py
index f25eb1f..e87dae9 100644
--- a/twill/utils.py
+++ b/twill/utils.py
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 import os
 import base64
 
-import subprocess
+from other_packages import subprocess
 
-import _mechanize_dist as mechanize
-from _mechanize_dist import ClientForm
-from _mechanize_dist._util import time
-from _mechanize_dist._http import HTTPRefreshProcessor
+import other_packages._mechanize_dist as mechanize
+from other_packages._mechanize_dist import ClientForm
+from other_packages._mechanize_dist._util import time
+from other_packages._mechanize_dist._http import HTTPRefreshProcessor
 
 from errors import TwillException