diff --git a/plugins/Alias/test.py b/plugins/Alias/test.py
index 57649dfa6..33da5be62 100644
--- a/plugins/Alias/test.py
+++ b/plugins/Alias/test.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from supybot.test import *
 
 import supybot.plugin as plugin
 
-Alias = plugin.loadPluginModule('Alias')
+import plugin as Alias
 
 class FunctionsTest(SupyTestCase):
     def testFindBiggestDollar(self):
diff --git a/plugins/MoobotFactoids/test.py b/plugins/MoobotFactoids/test.py
index aec775492..fd7e5c594 100644
--- a/plugins/MoobotFactoids/test.py
+++ b/plugins/MoobotFactoids/test.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     sqlite = None
 
-MF = plugin.loadPluginModule('MoobotFactoids')
+import plugin
 MFconf = conf.supybot.plugins.MoobotFactoids
 
 class OptionListTestCase(SupyTestCase):
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class OptionListTestCase(SupyTestCase):
         original = L[:]
         while max and L:
             max -= 1
-            option = MF.plugin.pickOptions(s)
+            option = plugin.pickOptions(s)
             self.failUnless(option in original,
                             'Option %s not in %s' % (option, original))
             if option in L: