diff --git a/rethinkdb/__init__.py b/rethinkdb/__init__.py
index 63a5230d..0a1f5a5c 100644
--- a/rethinkdb/__init__.py
+++ b/rethinkdb/__init__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 # The builtins here defends against re-importing something obscuring `object`.
 import builtins
-import imp
+try:
+    import imp
+except ImportError:
+    import importlib as imp
+
 import os
 
 import pkg_resources
diff --git a/rethinkdb/asyncio_net/net_asyncio.py b/rethinkdb/asyncio_net/net_asyncio.py
index 781081e5..4915bd37 100644
--- a/rethinkdb/asyncio_net/net_asyncio.py
+++ b/rethinkdb/asyncio_net/net_asyncio.py
@@ -39,20 +39,19 @@
 pQuery = ql2_pb2.Query.QueryType
 
 
-@asyncio.coroutine
-def _read_until(streamreader, delimiter):
+async def _read_until(streamreader, delimiter):
     """Naive implementation of reading until a delimiter"""
     buffer = bytearray()
 
     while True:
-        c = yield from streamreader.read(1)
+        c = yield streamreader.read(1)
         if c == b"":
             break  # EOF
         buffer.append(c[0])
         if c == delimiter:
             break
 
-    return bytes(buffer)
+    yield bytes(buffer)
 
 
 def reusable_waiter(loop, timeout):
@@ -62,22 +61,22 @@ def reusable_waiter(loop, timeout):
 
         waiter = reusable_waiter(event_loop, 10.0)
         while some_condition:
-            yield from waiter(some_future)
+            yield waiter(some_future)
     """
     if timeout is not None:
         deadline = loop.time() + timeout
     else:
         deadline = None
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def wait(future):
+    async def wait(future):
         if deadline is not None:
             new_timeout = max(deadline - loop.time(), 0)
         else:
             new_timeout = None
-        return (yield from asyncio.wait_for(future, new_timeout, loop=loop))
+            yield asyncio.wait_for(future, new_timeout, loop=loop)
+            return
 
-    return wait
+    yield wait
 
 
 @contextlib.contextmanager
@@ -101,20 +100,18 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
     def __aiter__(self):
         return self
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def __anext__(self):
+    async def __anext__(self):
         try:
-            return (yield from self._get_next(None))
+            yield self._get_next(None)
         except ReqlCursorEmpty:
             raise StopAsyncIteration
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def close(self):
+    async def close(self):
         if self.error is None:
             self.error = self._empty_error()
             if self.conn.is_open():
                 self.outstanding_requests += 1
-                yield from self.conn._parent._stop(self)
+                yield self.conn._parent._stop(self)
 
     def _extend(self, res_buf):
         Cursor._extend(self, res_buf)
@@ -123,8 +120,7 @@ def _extend(self, res_buf):
 
     # Convenience function so users know when they've hit the end of the cursor
     # without having to catch an exception
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def fetch_next(self, wait=True):
+    async def fetch_next(self, wait=True):
         timeout = Cursor._wait_to_timeout(wait)
         waiter = reusable_waiter(self.conn._io_loop, timeout)
         while len(self.items) == 0 and self.error is None:
@@ -132,26 +128,27 @@ def fetch_next(self, wait=True):
             if self.error is not None:
                 raise self.error
             with translate_timeout_errors():
-                yield from waiter(asyncio.shield(self.new_response))
+                yield waiter(asyncio.shield(self.new_response))
         # If there is a (non-empty) error to be received, we return True, so the
         # user will receive it on the next `next` call.
-        return len(self.items) != 0 or not isinstance(self.error, RqlCursorEmpty)
+        yield len(self.items) != 0 or not isinstance(self.error, RqlCursorEmpty)
+        return
 
     def _empty_error(self):
         # We do not have RqlCursorEmpty inherit from StopIteration as that interferes
         # with mechanisms to return from a coroutine.
         return RqlCursorEmpty()
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def _get_next(self, timeout):
+    async def _get_next(self, timeout):
         waiter = reusable_waiter(self.conn._io_loop, timeout)
         while len(self.items) == 0:
             self._maybe_fetch_batch()
             if self.error is not None:
                 raise self.error
             with translate_timeout_errors():
-                yield from waiter(asyncio.shield(self.new_response))
-        return self.items.popleft()
+                yield waiter(asyncio.shield(self.new_response))
+        yield self.items.popleft()
+        return
 
     def _maybe_fetch_batch(self):
         if (
@@ -186,8 +183,7 @@ def client_address(self):
         if self.is_open():
             return self._streamwriter.get_extra_info("sockname")[0]
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def connect(self, timeout):
+    async def connect(self, timeout):
         try:
             ssl_context = None
             if len(self._parent.ssl) > 0:
@@ -199,7 +195,7 @@ def connect(self, timeout):
                 ssl_context.check_hostname = True  # redundant with match_hostname
                 ssl_context.load_verify_locations(self._parent.ssl["ca_certs"])
 
-            self._streamreader, self._streamwriter = yield from asyncio.open_connection(
+            self._streamreader, self._streamwriter = yield asyncio.open_connection(
                 self._parent.host,
                 self._parent.port,
                 loop=self._io_loop,
@@ -230,23 +226,23 @@ def connect(self, timeout):
                     if request is not "":
                         self._streamwriter.write(request)
 
-                    response = yield from asyncio.wait_for(
+                    response = yield asyncio.wait_for(
                         _read_until(self._streamreader, b"\0"),
                         timeout,
                         loop=self._io_loop,
                     )
                     response = response[:-1]
         except ReqlAuthError:
-            yield from self.close()
+            yield self.close()
             raise
         except ReqlTimeoutError as err:
-            yield from self.close()
+            yield self.close()
             raise ReqlDriverError(
                 "Connection interrupted during handshake with %s:%s. Error: %s"
                 % (self._parent.host, self._parent.port, str(err))
             )
         except Exception as err:
-            yield from self.close()
+            yield self.close()
             raise ReqlDriverError(
                 "Could not connect to %s:%s. Error: %s"
                 % (self._parent.host, self._parent.port, str(err))
@@ -255,13 +251,13 @@ def connect(self, timeout):
         # Start a parallel function to perform reads
         #  store a reference to it so it doesn't get destroyed
         self._reader_task = asyncio.ensure_future(self._reader(), loop=self._io_loop)
-        return self._parent
+        yield self._parent
+        return
 
     def is_open(self):
         return not (self._closing or self._streamreader.at_eof())
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def close(self, noreply_wait=False, token=None, exception=None):
+    async def close(self, noreply_wait=False, token=None, exception=None):
         self._closing = True
         if exception is not None:
             err_message = "Connection is closed (%s)." % str(exception)
@@ -281,38 +277,37 @@ def close(self, noreply_wait=False, token=None, exception=None):
 
         if noreply_wait:
             noreply = Query(pQuery.NOREPLY_WAIT, token, None, None)
-            yield from self.run_query(noreply, False)
+            yield self.run_query(noreply, False)
 
         self._streamwriter.close()
         # We must not wait for the _reader_task if we got an exception, because that
         # means that we were called from it. Waiting would lead to a deadlock.
         if self._reader_task and exception is None:
-            yield from self._reader_task
+            yield self._reader_task
 
-        return None
+        return
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def run_query(self, query, noreply):
+    async def run_query(self, query, noreply):
         self._streamwriter.write(query.serialize(self._parent._get_json_encoder(query)))
         if noreply:
-            return None
+            return
 
         response_future = asyncio.Future()
         self._user_queries[query.token] = (query, response_future)
-        return (yield from response_future)
+        yield response_future
+        return
 
     # The _reader coroutine runs in parallel, reading responses
     # off of the socket and forwarding them to the appropriate Future or Cursor.
     # This is shut down as a consequence of closing the stream, or an error in the
     # socket/protocol from the server.  Unexpected errors in this coroutine will
     # close the ConnectionInstance and be passed to any open Futures or Cursors.
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def _reader(self):
+    async def _reader(self):
         try:
             while True:
-                buf = yield from self._streamreader.readexactly(12)
+                buf = yield self._streamreader.readexactly(12)
                 (token, length,) = struct.unpack("<qL", buf)
-                buf = yield from self._streamreader.readexactly(length)
+                buf = yield self._streamreader.readexactly(length)
 
                 cursor = self._cursor_cache.get(token)
                 if cursor is not None:
@@ -341,7 +336,7 @@ def _reader(self):
                     raise ReqlDriverError("Unexpected response received.")
         except Exception as ex:
             if not self._closing:
-                yield from self.close(exception=ex)
+                yield self.close(exception=ex)
 
 
 class Connection(ConnectionBase):
@@ -354,30 +349,29 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 "Could not convert port %s to an integer." % self.port
             )
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def __aenter__(self):
+    async def __aenter__(self):
         return self
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def __aexit__(self, exception_type, exception_val, traceback):
-        yield from self.close(False)
+    async def __aexit__(self, exception_type, exception_val, traceback):
+        yield self.close(False)
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def _stop(self, cursor):
+    async def _stop(self, cursor):
         self.check_open()
         q = Query(pQuery.STOP, cursor.query.token, None, None)
-        return (yield from self._instance.run_query(q, True))
+        yield self._instance.run_query(q, True)
+        return
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def reconnect(self, noreply_wait=True, timeout=None):
+    async def reconnect(self, noreply_wait=True, timeout=None):
         # We close before reconnect so reconnect doesn't try to close us
         # and then fail to return the Future (this is a little awkward).
-        yield from self.close(noreply_wait)
+        yield self.close(noreply_wait)
         self._instance = self._conn_type(self, **self._child_kwargs)
-        return (yield from self._instance.connect(timeout))
+        yield self._instance.connect(timeout)
+        return
 
-    @asyncio.coroutine
-    def close(self, noreply_wait=True):
+    async def close(self, noreply_wait=True):
         if self._instance is None:
-            return None
-        return (yield from ConnectionBase.close(self, noreply_wait=noreply_wait))
+            yield None
+            return
+        yield ConnectionBase.close(self, noreply_wait=noreply_wait)
+        return
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_asyncio.py b/tests/integration/test_asyncio.py
index 769ea5c8..0a2d6ce6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_asyncio.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_asyncio.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import sys
-from asyncio import coroutine
-
 import pytest
 
 from tests.helpers import INTEGRATION_TEST_DB, IntegrationTestCaseBase
@@ -22,21 +20,20 @@ def teardown_method(self):
         super(TestAsyncio, self).teardown_method()
         self.r.set_loop_type(None)
 
-    @coroutine
-    def test_flow_coroutine_paradigm(self):
-        connection = yield from self.conn
+    async def test_flow_coroutine_paradigm(self):
+        connection = yield self.conn
 
-        yield from self.r.table_create(self.table_name).run(connection)
+        yield self.r.table_create(self.table_name).run(connection)
 
         table = self.r.table(self.table_name)
-        yield from table.insert(
+        yield table.insert(
             {"id": 1, "name": "Iron Man", "first_appearance": "Tales of Suspense #39"}
         ).run(connection)
 
-        cursor = yield from table.run(connection)
+        cursor = yield table.run(connection)
 
-        while (yield from cursor.fetch_next()):
-            hero = yield from cursor.__anext__()
+        while (yield cursor.fetch_next()):
+            hero = yield cursor.__anext__()
             assert hero["name"] == "Iron Man"
 
-        yield from connection.close()
+        yield connection.close()