diff --git a/Lib/__future__.py b/Lib/__future__.py
index ebb44a71f6d..32cdbc12656 100644
--- a/Lib/__future__.py
+++ b/Lib/__future__.py
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ all_feature_names = [
 
 __all__ = ["all_feature_names"] + all_feature_names
 
-try:
-    import new as _new  # for CO_xxx symbols
-except ImportError: # May happen during build
-    class _new:
-        CO_NESTED = 0x0010
-        CO_GENERATOR_ALLOWED = 0x1000
-        CO_FUTURE_DIVISION = 0x2000
+# The CO_xxx symbols are defined here under the same names used by
+# compile.h, so that an editor search will find them here.  However,
+# they're not exported in __all__, because they don't really belong to
+# this module.
+CO_NESTED            = 0x0010   # nested_scopes
+CO_GENERATOR_ALLOWED = 0x1000   # generators
+CO_FUTURE_DIVISION   = 0x2000   # division
 
 class _Feature:
     def __init__(self, optionalRelease, mandatoryRelease, compiler_flag):
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ class _Feature:
 
 nested_scopes = _Feature((2, 1, 0, "beta",  1),
                          (2, 2, 0, "alpha", 0),
-                         _new.CO_NESTED)
+                         CO_NESTED)
 
 generators = _Feature((2, 2, 0, "alpha", 1),
                       (2, 3, 0, "final", 0),
-                      _new.CO_GENERATOR_ALLOWED)
+                      CO_GENERATOR_ALLOWED)
 
 division = _Feature((2, 2, 0, "alpha", 2),
                     (3, 0, 0, "alpha", 0),
-                    _new.CO_FUTURE_DIVISION)
+                    CO_FUTURE_DIVISION)
diff --git a/Modules/newmodule.c b/Modules/newmodule.c
index d1869e5a550..7b91fb8bc3e 100644
--- a/Modules/newmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/newmodule.c
@@ -220,38 +220,9 @@ char new_doc[] =
 \n\
 You need to know a great deal about the interpreter to use this!";
 
-static void
-insertint(PyObject *d, char *name, int value)
-{
-	PyObject *v = PyInt_FromLong((long) value);
-	if (v == NULL) {
-		/* Don't bother reporting this error */
-		PyErr_Clear();
-	}
-	else {
-		PyDict_SetItemString(d, name, v);
-		Py_DECREF(v);
-	}
-}
-
 DL_EXPORT(void)
 initnew(void)
 {
-	PyObject *m;
-	PyObject *d;
-
-	m = Py_InitModule4("new", new_methods, new_doc, (PyObject *)NULL,
-		            PYTHON_API_VERSION);
-	d = PyModule_GetDict(m);
-
-#define ADDSYM(TOKEN) insertint(d, #TOKEN, TOKEN)
-	ADDSYM(CO_OPTIMIZED);
-	ADDSYM(CO_NEWLOCALS);
-	ADDSYM(CO_VARARGS);
-	ADDSYM(CO_VARKEYWORDS);
-	ADDSYM(CO_NESTED);
-	ADDSYM(CO_GENERATOR);
-	ADDSYM(CO_GENERATOR_ALLOWED);
-	ADDSYM(CO_FUTURE_DIVISION);
-#undef ADDSYM
+	Py_InitModule4("new", new_methods, new_doc, (PyObject *)NULL,
+		       PYTHON_API_VERSION);
 }