diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled.py
index 8af613ee..661ec79a 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled.py
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ Imitate the parser representation.
 """
 import inspect
 import re
+import sys
 
-from jedi._compatibility import builtins as _builtins, is_py3k
+from jedi._compatibility import builtins as _builtins, is_py3k, exec_function
 from jedi import debug
 from jedi.parser.representation import Base
 from jedi.cache import underscore_memoization
+from jedi.evaluate.sys_path import get_sys_path
 
 
 # TODO
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ class PyObject(Base):
         self.doc = inspect.getdoc(obj)
 
         # comply with the parser
-        self.get_parent_until = lambda: parent
+        self.get_parent_until = lambda *args, **kwargs: parent
         self.start_pos = 0, 0
 
     def __repr__(self):
@@ -72,8 +74,10 @@ class PyObject(Base):
                     pass
 
     def get_self_attributes(self):
-        # Instance compatibility
-        return []
+        return []  # Instance compatibility
+
+    def get_imports(self):
+        return []  # Builtins don't have imports
 
 
 class PyName(object):
@@ -105,6 +109,25 @@ class PyName(object):
         return self._name
 
 
+def load_module(path, name):
+    sys_path = get_sys_path()
+    if path:
+        sys_path.insert(0, path)
+
+    temp, sys.path = sys.path, sys_path
+    content = {}
+    try:
+        exec_function('import %s as module' % name, content)
+        module = content['module']
+    except AttributeError:
+        # use sys.modules, because you cannot access some modules
+        # directly. -> github issue #59
+        module = sys.modules[name]
+    sys.path = temp
+
+    return PyObject(module)
+
+
 docstr_defaults = {
     'floating point number': 'float',
     'character': 'str',
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/imports.py b/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
index 7176609d..d1020615 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/imports.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from jedi.parser import representation as pr
 from jedi.evaluate import sys_path
 from jedi import settings
 from jedi.common import source_to_unicode
+from jedi.evaluate import compiled
 
 
 class ModuleNotFound(Exception):
@@ -381,8 +382,9 @@ def strip_imports(evaluator, scopes):
 @cache.cache_star_import
 def remove_star_imports(evaluator, scope, ignored_modules=()):
     """
-    Check a module for star imports:
-    >>> from module import *
+    Check a module for star imports::
+
+        from module import *
 
     and follow these modules.
     """
@@ -404,9 +406,7 @@ def load_module(path=None, source=None, name=None):
                 with open(path) as f:
                     source = f.read()
         else:
-            # TODO refactoring remove
-            from jedi.evaluate import builtin
-            return builtin.BuiltinModule(path, name).parser.module
+            return compiled.load_module(path, name)
         p = path or name
         p = fast.FastParser(common.source_to_unicode(source), p)
         cache.save_parser(path, name, p)