diff --git a/requests/core.py b/requests/core.py
index e5231c41..3c32d67c 100644
--- a/requests/core.py
+++ b/requests/core.py
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ __license__ = 'ISC'
 __copyright__ = 'Copyright 2011 Kenneth Reitz'
 
 
-from .models import HTTPError, auth_manager
-from .api import *
+
+from models import HTTPError, auth_manager
+from api import *