diff --git a/Lib/ga/ga_util.py b/Lib/ga/ga_util.py
index 3d0a26ca3edf..f2c09f95ff5b 100644
--- a/Lib/ga/ga_util.py
+++ b/Lib/ga/ga_util.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 def nop(x): return x
 def flip_coin(p): return (rv.random() < p)
 
-import whrandom
+import random as whrandom
 
 def flip_coin2(p): return (whrandom.random() < p)
 class empty_class: pass
diff --git a/Lib/ga/gene.py b/Lib/ga/gene.py
index 698f4e456415..adebe3f42c81 100644
--- a/Lib/ga/gene.py
+++ b/Lib/ga/gene.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from ga_util import *
 import scipy.stats as rv
-from whrandom import random
+from random import random
 import copy
 
 class gene:
diff --git a/Lib/ga/language.py b/Lib/ga/language.py
index 5e08036b82b3..2309468956f1 100644
--- a/Lib/ga/language.py
+++ b/Lib/ga/language.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import types
 import  time
-from whrandom import *
+from random import *
 SymbolError = 'Symbol Error'
 DepthError = 'Depth Error'
 
diff --git a/Lib/optimize/tests/test_zeros.py b/Lib/optimize/tests/test_zeros.py
index 2819d87f68c3..70121572c258 100644
--- a/Lib/optimize/tests/test_zeros.py
+++ b/Lib/optimize/tests/test_zeros.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 del sys.path[0]
 
 from math import sin,sqrt,log
-from whrandom import random
+from random import random
 
 def f1(x) :
     return x*(x-1.)