diff --git a/src/loading.jl b/src/loading.jl
index cda08b993..843bcdfef 100644
--- a/src/loading.jl
+++ b/src/loading.jl
@@ -153,23 +153,7 @@ function try_to_get_package(model::String)
     return (pop!(pkgs), true)
 end
 
-macro load(model_ex)
-    model_ = string(model_ex)
-
-    # get rid brackets, as in "(MLJModels.Clustering).KMedoids":
-    model = filter(model_) do c !(c in ['(',')']) end
-
-    if model in string.(MLJBase.finaltypes(Model))
-        @info "A model named \"$model\" is already loaded.\n"*
-        "Nothing new loaded. "
-        return
-    end
-
-    pkg, success = try_to_get_package(model)
-    if !success # pkg is then a message
-        error(pkg*"Use @load $model pkg=\"PackageName\". ")
-    end
-
+function _load(model, pkg, mdl)
     # get load path:
     info = METADATA[pkg][model]
     path = info[:load_path]
@@ -179,7 +163,7 @@ macro load(model_ex)
     # is already loaded into MLJ's namespace):
     if path_components[1] == "MLJModels"
         print("import MLJModels ")
-        __module__.eval(:(import MLJModels))
+        mdl.eval(:(import MLJModels))
         println('\u2714')
     end
 
@@ -187,51 +171,41 @@ macro load(model_ex)
     # this is in MLJModels):
     pkg_ex = Symbol(pkg)
     print("import $pkg_ex ")
-    __module__.eval(:(import $pkg_ex))
+    mdl.eval(:(import $pkg_ex))
     println('\u2714')
 
     # load the model:
     load_ex = Meta.parse("import $path")
     print(string(load_ex, " "))
-    __module__.eval(load_ex)
+    mdl.eval(load_ex)
     println('\u2714')
-
 end
 
+macro load(model_ex)
+    model_ = string(model_ex)
 
-# TODO: elminate duplicate code (above and below are same after "# get
-# load path:"
-
-macro load(model_ex, pkg_ex)
-    model = string(model_ex)
-    pkg = string(pkg_ex.args[2])
+    # get rid brackets, as in "(MLJModels.Clustering).KMedoids":
+    model = filter(model_) do c !(c in ['(',')']) end
 
-    # get load path:
-    info = METADATA[pkg][model]
-    path = info[:load_path]
-    path_components = split(path, '.')
+    if model in string.(MLJBase.finaltypes(Model))
+        @info "A model named \"$model\" is already loaded.\n"*
+        "Nothing new loaded. "
+        return
+    end
 
-    # if needed, put MLJModels in the calling module's namespace (it
-    # is already loaded into MLJ's namespace):
-    if path_components[1] == "MLJModels"
-        print("import MLJModels ")
-        __module__.eval(:(import MLJModels))
-        println('\u2714')
+    pkg, success = try_to_get_package(model)
+    if !success # pkg is then a message
+        error(pkg*"Use @load $model pkg=\"PackageName\". ")
     end
 
-    # load the package (triggering lazy-load of implementation code if
-    # this is in MLJModels):
-    pkg_ex = Symbol(pkg)
-    print("import $pkg_ex ")
-    __module__.eval(:(import $pkg_ex))
-    println('\u2714')
+    _load(model, pkg, __module__)
+end
 
-    # load the model:
-    load_ex = Meta.parse("import $path")
-    print(string(load_ex, " "))
-    __module__.eval(load_ex)
-    println('\u2714')
+macro load(model_ex, pkg_ex)
+    model = string(model_ex)
+    pkg = string(pkg_ex.args[2])
 
+    _load(model, pkg, __module__)
 end