diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/__init__.py b/jedi/evaluate/__init__.py
index 13a40030..63be2d7b 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/__init__.py
@@ -147,7 +147,15 @@ class Evaluator(object):
     @property
     @evaluator_function_cache()
     def builtins_module(self):
-        return compiled.get_special_object(self, u'BUILTINS')
+        module_name = 'builtins'
+        if self.environment.version_info.major == 2:
+            module_name = '__builtin__'
+        builtins_module, = self.import_module(
+            (module_name,),
+            parent_module_context=None,
+            sys_path=()
+        )
+        return builtins_module
 
     def reset_recursion_limitations(self):
         self.recursion_detector = recursion.RecursionDetector()
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
index f69b90f0..8e37ae39 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ from jedi.evaluate.helpers import execute_evaluated
 
 def builtin_from_name(evaluator, string):
     builtins = evaluator.builtins_module
-    return create_from_name(evaluator, builtins, string)
+    filter_ = next(builtins.get_filters(search_global=False))
+    name, = filter_.get(string)
+    context, = name.infer()
+    return context
 
 
 def create_simple_object(evaluator, obj):