diff --git a/mopidy/audio/playlists.py b/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
index e091d8ff..a7ec7791 100644
--- a/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
+++ b/mopidy/audio/playlists.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
-import ConfigParser as configparser
 import io
 
 import gobject
@@ -9,6 +8,8 @@ import pygst
 pygst.require('0.10')
 import gst  # noqa
 
+from mopidy.utils.compat import configparser
+
 try:
     import xml.etree.cElementTree as elementtree
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/mopidy/config/__init__.py b/mopidy/config/__init__.py
index 82c30b96..e41269c9 100644
--- a/mopidy/config/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/config/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
-import ConfigParser as configparser
 import io
 import itertools
 import logging
@@ -11,6 +10,7 @@ from mopidy.config import keyring
 from mopidy.config.schemas import *  # noqa
 from mopidy.config.types import *  # noqa
 from mopidy.utils import compat, path, versioning
+from mopidy.utils.compat import configparser
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/path.py b/mopidy/utils/path.py
index de03247c..9e5df36a 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/path.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/path.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
-import Queue as queue
 import logging
 import os
 import stat
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import urlparse
 import glib
 
 from mopidy.utils import compat
+from mopidy.utils.compat import queue
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/process.py b/mopidy/utils/process.py
index c86deb12..02c60ef8 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/process.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/process.py
@@ -2,15 +2,14 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import logging
 import signal
-try:
-    import _thread as thread  # Python 3
-except ImportError:
-    import thread  # Python 2
 import threading
 
 from pykka import ActorDeadError
 from pykka.registry import ActorRegistry
 
+from mopidy.utils.compat import thread
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)