diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/access.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/access.py
index c5f3ab93..ff4e7d08 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/access.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/access.py
@@ -441,7 +441,6 @@ def _is_class_instance(obj):
 
 
 class _SPECIAL_OBJECTS(object):
-    FUNCTION_CLASS = types.FunctionType
     BOUND_METHOD_CLASS = type(DirectObjectAccess(None, None).py__bool__)
     MODULE_CLASS = types.ModuleType
 
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/context/function.py b/jedi/evaluate/context/function.py
index 24876f45..c9d7d0be 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/context/function.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/context/function.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ from jedi.evaluate.lazy_context import LazyKnownContexts, LazyKnownContext, \
 from jedi.evaluate.context import iterable
 from jedi import parser_utils
 from jedi.evaluate.parser_cache import get_yield_exprs
+from jedi.evaluate.helpers import contexts_from_qualified_names
 
 
 class LambdaName(AbstractNameDefinition):
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ class FunctionContext(use_metaclass(CachedMetaClass, FunctionMixin, TreeContext)
         return function
 
     def py__class__(self):
-        return compiled.get_special_object(self.evaluator, u'FUNCTION_CLASS')
+        c, = contexts_from_qualified_names(self.evaluator, 'types', 'FunctionType')
+        return c
 
     def get_default_param_context(self):
         return self.parent_context
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/helpers.py b/jedi/evaluate/helpers.py
index f337906e..c7071501 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/helpers.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/helpers.py
@@ -271,3 +271,7 @@ def parse_dotted_names(nodes, is_import_from, until_node=None):
             # for names.
             break
     return level, names
+
+
+def contexts_from_qualified_names(evaluator, *names):
+    return evaluator.import_module(names[:-1]).py__getattribute__(names[-1])