diff --git a/src/callbacks.py b/src/callbacks.py
index a97cee9eb..3e1f86e01 100644
--- a/src/callbacks.py
+++ b/src/callbacks.py
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ how to use them.
 import fix
 
 import re
-import new
 import copy
 import sets
 import time
 import shlex
+import types
 import getopt
 import string
 import inspect
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ class Privmsg(irclib.IrcCallback):
                     handleBadArgs()
             else:
                 handleBadArgs()
-        dispatcher = new.function(dispatcher.func_code,globals(),canonicalname)
+        dispatcher = types.FunctionType(dispatcher.func_code,
+                                        dispatcher.func_globals, canonicalname)
         if self._original:
             dispatcher.__doc__ = self._original.__doc__
         else:
diff --git a/src/plugins.py b/src/plugins.py
index 203913462..6f133a515 100644
--- a/src/plugins.py
+++ b/src/plugins.py
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 import fix
 
 import os
-import new
 import sys
 import sets
 import time
+import types
 import urllib2
 import threading
 
@@ -254,9 +254,9 @@ class Toggleable(object):
         code = self.toggle.im_func.func_code
         globals = self.toggle.im_func.func_globals
         closure = self.toggle.im_func.func_closure
-        newf = new.function(code, globals, None, closure=closure)
+        newf = types.FunctionType(code, globals, None, closure=closure)
         newf.__doc__ = s
-        self.toggle = new.instancemethod(newf, self, self.__class__)
+        self.toggle = types.MethodType(newf, self, self.__class__)
 
     def _toggleNames(self):
         names = self.toggles.defaults.keys()
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ class Toggleable(object):
         return utils.commaAndify(map(repr, names))
         
     def toggle(self, irc, msg, args):
+        """[<channel>] <name> [<value>]
+
+        The author of my plugin didn't call Toggleable.__init__.
+        """
         try:
             channel = privmsgs.getChannel(msg, args)
             capability = ircdb.makeChannelCapability(channel, 'op')
diff --git a/src/privmsgs.py b/src/privmsgs.py
index 93b50068a..f141c1636 100644
--- a/src/privmsgs.py
+++ b/src/privmsgs.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Includes various accessories for callbacks.Privmsg based callbacks.
 
 import fix
 
-import new
+import types
 
 import conf
 import ircdb
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ def checkCapability(f, capability):
             f(self, irc, msg, args)
         else:
             irc.error(msg, conf.replyNoCapability % capability)
-    newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
-                        f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
+    newf = types.FunctionType(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
+                              f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf
 
@@ -99,23 +99,23 @@ def checkChannelCapability(f, capability):
         chancap = ircdb.makeChannelCapability(channel, capability)
         if ircdb.checkCapability(msg.prefix, chancap):
             L += (channel,)
-            ff = new.instancemethod(f, self, self.__class__)
+            ff = types.MethodType(f, self, self.__class__)
             ff(irc, msg, args, *L)
         else:
             irc.error(msg, conf.replyNoCapability % chancap)
-    newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
-                        f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
+    newf = types.FunctionType(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
+                              f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf
 
 def thread(f):
     """Makes sure a command spawns a thread when called."""
     def newf(self, irc, msg, args, *L):
-        ff = new.instancemethod(f, self, self.__class__)
+        ff = types.MethodType(f, self, self.__class__)
         t = callbacks.CommandThread(self.callCommand, ff, irc, msg, args, *L)
         t.start()
-    newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
-                        f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
+    newf = types.FunctionType(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
+                              f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf
 
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ def name(f):
             else:
                 name = msg.prefix
         L = (name,) + L
-        ff = new.instancemethod(f, self, self.__class__)
+        ff = types.MethodType(f, self, self.__class__)
         ff(irc, msg, args, *L)
-    newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
-                        f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
+    newf = types.FunctionType(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
+                              f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf
 
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ def channel(f):
     def newf(self, irc, msg, args, *L):
         channel = getChannel(msg, args)
         L = (channel,) + L
-        ff = new.instancemethod(f, self, self.__class__)
+        ff = types.MethodType(f, self, self.__class__)
         ff(irc, msg, args, *L)
-    newf = new.function(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
-                        f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
+    newf = types.FunctionType(newf.func_code, newf.func_globals,
+                              f.func_name, closure=newf.func_closure)
     newf.__doc__ = f.__doc__
     return newf