diff --git a/sdklib/shortcuts.py b/sdklib/shortcuts.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23e578c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdklib/shortcuts.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from sdklib.compat import cache
diff --git a/tests/sample_sdk.py b/tests/sample_sdk.py
index 3f6341a..5835e3f 100644
--- a/tests/sample_sdk.py
+++ b/tests/sample_sdk.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from sdklib.http import HttpSdk
 from sdklib.util.parser import parse_args, safe_add_end_slash
 from sdklib.http.authorization import X11PathsAuthentication
-from sdklib.compat import cache
+from sdklib.shortcuts import cache
 
 
 class SampleHttpSdk(HttpSdk):