diff --git a/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt b/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
index b394b87..5320331 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/if_pyth.txt
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
 {rtp}/python2 (or python3) and {rtp}/pythonx (for both python versions) for 
 each {rtp} found in 'runtimepath'.
 
-Implementation for python 2 is similar to the following, but written in C: >
+Implementation is similar to the following, but written in C: >
 
     from imp import find_module, load_module
     import vim
@@ -344,16 +344,16 @@
     # matter for python which object has find_module function attached to as 
     # an attribute.
     class VimPathFinder(object):
+        @classmethod
         def find_module(cls, fullname, path=None):
             try:
                 return VimModuleLoader(_find_module(fullname, fullname, path or vim._get_paths()))
             except ImportError:
                 return None
-        find_module = classmethod(find_module)
 
+        @classmethod
         def load_module(cls, fullname, path=None):
             return _find_module(fullname, fullname, path or vim._get_paths())
-        load_module = classmethod(load_module)
 
     def hook(path):
         if path == vim.VIM_SPECIAL_PATH:
@@ -363,30 +363,6 @@
 
     sys.path_hooks.append(hook)
 
-Implementation for python 3 is cleaner: code is similar to the following, but, 
-again, written in C: >
-
-    from importlib.machinery import PathFinder
-    import sys
-
-    class Finder(PathFinder):
-        @classmethod
-        def find_module(cls, fullname):
-            # see vim._get_paths below
-            new_path = _get_paths()
-
-            # super().find_module is also a class method
-            # super() is not used because this variant is easier to implement 
-            # in C
-            return PathFinder.find_module(fullname, new_path)
-
-    def path_hook(path):
-        if path == VIM_SPECIAL_PATH:
-            return Finder
-        raise ImportError
-
-    sys.path_hooks.append(path_hook)
-
 vim.VIM_SPECIAL_PATH					*python-VIM_SPECIAL_PATH*
 	String constant used in conjunction with vim path hook. If path hook 
 	installed by vim is requested to handle anything but path equal to 
@@ -402,8 +378,7 @@
 	You should not be using any of these directly except for vim.path_hook 
 	in case you need to do something with sys.meta_path. It is not 
 	guaranteed that any of the objects will exist in the future vim 
-	versions. In fact, find_module methods do not exists 
-	in python3.
+	versions.
 
 vim._get_paths						*python-_get_paths*
 	Methods returning a list of paths which will be searched for by path 
diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index bd1d704..e5d8d5e 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 static PyObject *vim_module;
 static PyObject *vim_special_path_object;
 
+static PyObject *py_find_module;
+static PyObject *py_load_module;
+
+static PyObject *VimError;
+
 /*
  * obtain a lock on the Vim data structures
  */
@@ -393,8 +398,34 @@
     return 0;
 }
 
+typedef struct
+{
+    PyObject_HEAD
+    PyObject	*module;
+} LoaderObject;
+static PyTypeObject LoaderType;
 
-static PyObject *VimError;
+    static void
+LoaderDestructor(LoaderObject *self)
+{
+    Py_DECREF(self->module);
+    DESTRUCTOR_FINISH(self);
+}
+
+    static PyObject *
+LoaderLoadModule(LoaderObject *self, PyObject *args UNUSED)
+{
+    PyObject	*r = self->module;
+
+    Py_INCREF(r);
+    return r;
+}
+
+static struct PyMethodDef LoaderMethods[] = {
+    /* name,	    function,				calling,	doc */
+    {"load_module", (PyCFunction)LoaderLoadModule,	METH_VARARGS,	""},
+    { NULL,	    NULL,				0,		NULL}
+};
 
 /* Check to see whether a Vim error has been reported, or a keyboard
  * interrupt has been detected.
@@ -925,6 +956,150 @@
     return r;
 }
 
+    static PyObject *
+call_load_module(char *name, int len, PyObject *find_module_result)
+{
+    PyObject	*fd, *pathname, *description;
+
+    if (!PyTuple_Check(find_module_result)
+	    || PyTuple_GET_SIZE(find_module_result) != 3)
+    {
+	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
+		_("expected 3-tuple as imp.find_module() result"));
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!(fd = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(find_module_result, 0))
+	    || !(pathname = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(find_module_result, 1))
+	    || !(description = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(find_module_result, 2)))
+    {
+	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
+		_("internal error: imp.find_module returned tuple with NULL"));
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return PyObject_CallFunction(py_load_module,
+	    "s#OOO", name, len, fd, pathname, description);
+}
+
+    static PyObject *
+find_module(char *fullname, char *tail, PyObject *new_path)
+{
+    PyObject	*find_module_result;
+    PyObject	*module;
+    char	*dot;
+
+    if ((dot = (char *) vim_strchr((char_u *) tail, '.')))
+    {
+	/*
+	 * There is a dot in the name: call find_module recursively without the 
+	 * first component
+	 */
+	PyObject	*newest_path;
+	int		partlen = (int) (dot - 1 - tail);
+
+	if (!(find_module_result = PyObject_CallFunction(py_find_module,
+			"s#O", tail, partlen, new_path)))
+	    return NULL;
+
+	if (!(module = call_load_module(
+			fullname,
+			((int) (tail - fullname)) + partlen,
+			find_module_result)))
+	{
+	    Py_DECREF(find_module_result);
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_DECREF(find_module_result);
+
+	if (!(newest_path = PyObject_GetAttrString(module, "__path__")))
+	{
+	    Py_DECREF(module);
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_DECREF(module);
+
+	module = find_module(fullname, dot + 1, newest_path);
+
+	Py_DECREF(newest_path);
+
+	return module;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+	if (!(find_module_result = PyObject_CallFunction(py_find_module,
+			"sO", tail, new_path)))
+	    return NULL;
+
+	if (!(module = call_load_module(
+			fullname,
+			STRLEN(fullname),
+			find_module_result)))
+	{
+	    Py_DECREF(find_module_result);
+	    return NULL;
+	}
+
+	Py_DECREF(find_module_result);
+
+	return module;
+    }
+}
+
+    static PyObject *
+FinderFindModule(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char	*fullname;
+    PyObject	*module;
+    PyObject	*new_path;
+    LoaderObject	*loader;
+
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &fullname))
+	return NULL;
+
+    if (!(new_path = Vim_GetPaths(self)))
+	return NULL;
+
+    module = find_module(fullname, fullname, new_path);
+
+    Py_DECREF(new_path);
+
+    if (!module)
+    {
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+    }
+
+    if (!(loader = PyObject_NEW(LoaderObject, &LoaderType)))
+    {
+	Py_DECREF(module);
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    loader->module = module;
+
+    return (PyObject *) loader;
+}
+
+    static PyObject *
+VimPathHook(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args)
+{
+    char	*path;
+
+    if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &path)
+	    && STRCMP(path, vim_special_path) == 0)
+    {
+	Py_INCREF(vim_module);
+	return vim_module;
+    }
+
+    PyErr_Clear();
+    PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_ImportError);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 /*
  * Vim module - Definitions
  */
@@ -938,9 +1113,7 @@
     {"chdir",	    (PyCFunction)VimChdir,	METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS,	"Change directory"},
     {"fchdir",	    (PyCFunction)VimFchdir,	METH_VARARGS|METH_KEYWORDS,	"Change directory"},
     {"foreach_rtp", VimForeachRTP,		METH_VARARGS,			"Call given callable for each path in &rtp"},
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
     {"find_module", FinderFindModule,		METH_VARARGS,			"Internal use only, returns loader object for any input it receives"},
-#endif
     {"path_hook",   VimPathHook,		METH_VARARGS,			"Hook function to install in sys.path_hooks"},
     {"_get_paths",  (PyCFunction)Vim_GetPaths,	METH_NOARGS,			"Get &rtp-based additions to sys.path"},
     { NULL,	    NULL,			0,				NULL}
@@ -5188,21 +5361,6 @@
 } CurrentObject;
 static PyTypeObject CurrentType;
 
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-typedef struct
-{
-    PyObject_HEAD
-} FinderObject;
-static PyTypeObject FinderType;
-#else
-typedef struct
-{
-    PyObject_HEAD
-    PyObject	*module;
-} LoaderObject;
-static PyTypeObject LoaderType;
-#endif
-
     static void
 init_structs(void)
 {
@@ -5418,6 +5576,14 @@
     OptionsType.tp_traverse = (traverseproc)OptionsTraverse;
     OptionsType.tp_clear = (inquiry)OptionsClear;
 
+    vim_memset(&LoaderType, 0, sizeof(LoaderType));
+    LoaderType.tp_name = "vim.Loader";
+    LoaderType.tp_basicsize = sizeof(LoaderObject);
+    LoaderType.tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT;
+    LoaderType.tp_doc = "vim message object";
+    LoaderType.tp_methods = LoaderMethods;
+    LoaderType.tp_dealloc = (destructor)LoaderDestructor;
+
 #if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
     vim_memset(&vimmodule, 0, sizeof(vimmodule));
     vimmodule.m_name = "vim";
@@ -5448,11 +5614,7 @@
     PYTYPE_READY(FunctionType);
     PYTYPE_READY(OptionsType);
     PYTYPE_READY(OutputType);
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-    PYTYPE_READY(FinderType);
-#else
     PYTYPE_READY(LoaderType);
-#endif
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -5576,11 +5738,7 @@
     {"List",       (PyObject *)&ListType},
     {"Function",   (PyObject *)&FunctionType},
     {"Options",    (PyObject *)&OptionsType},
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-    {"Finder",     (PyObject *)&FinderType},
-#else
-    {"Loader",     (PyObject *)&LoaderType},
-#endif
+    {"_Loader",    (PyObject *)&LoaderType},
 };
 
 typedef int (*object_adder)(PyObject *, const char *, PyObject *);
@@ -5604,6 +5762,7 @@
     int		i;
     PyObject	*other_module;
     PyObject	*attr;
+    PyObject	*imp;
 
     for (i = 0; i < (int)(sizeof(numeric_constants)
 					   / sizeof(struct numeric_constant));
@@ -5671,15 +5830,26 @@
 
     ADD_OBJECT(m, "VIM_SPECIAL_PATH", vim_special_path_object);
 
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
-    ADD_OBJECT(m, "_PathFinder", path_finder);
-    ADD_CHECKED_OBJECT(m, "_find_module",
-	    (py_find_module = PyObject_GetAttrString(path_finder,
-						     "find_module")));
-#else
+    if (!(imp = PyImport_ImportModule("imp")))
+	return -1;
+
+    if (!(py_find_module = PyObject_GetAttrString(imp, "find_module")))
+    {
+	Py_DECREF(imp);
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!(py_load_module = PyObject_GetAttrString(imp, "load_module")))
+    {
+	Py_DECREF(py_find_module);
+	Py_DECREF(imp);
+	return -1;
+    }
+
+    Py_DECREF(imp);
+
     ADD_OBJECT(m, "_find_module", py_find_module);
     ADD_OBJECT(m, "_load_module", py_load_module);
-#endif
 
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/if_python.c b/src/if_python.c
index d19ef3a..4a7c9d2 100644
--- a/src/if_python.c
+++ b/src/if_python.c
@@ -752,12 +752,6 @@
 static PyObject *ListGetattr(PyObject *, char *);
 static PyObject *FunctionGetattr(PyObject *, char *);
 
-static PyObject *FinderFindModule(PyObject *, PyObject *);
-static PyObject *VimPathHook(PyObject *, PyObject *);
-
-static PyObject *py_find_module;
-static PyObject *py_load_module;
-
 #ifndef Py_VISIT
 # define Py_VISIT(obj) visit(obj, arg)
 #endif
@@ -1382,204 +1376,11 @@
 }
 #endif
 
-    static void
-LoaderDestructor(LoaderObject *self)
-{
-    Py_DECREF(self->module);
-    DESTRUCTOR_FINISH(self);
-}
-
-    static PyObject *
-LoaderLoadModule(LoaderObject *self, PyObject *args UNUSED)
-{
-    PyObject	*r = self->module;
-
-    Py_INCREF(r);
-    return r;
-}
-
-static struct PyMethodDef LoaderMethods[] = {
-    /* name,	    function,				calling,	doc */
-    {"load_module", (PyCFunction)LoaderLoadModule,	METH_VARARGS,	""},
-    { NULL,	    NULL,				0,		NULL}
-};
-
-    static PyObject *
-call_load_module(char *name, int len, PyObject *find_module_result)
-{
-    PyObject	*fd, *pathname, *description;
-
-    if (!PyTuple_Check(find_module_result)
-	    || PyTuple_GET_SIZE(find_module_result) != 3)
-    {
-	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_TypeError,
-		_("expected 3-tuple as imp.find_module() result"));
-	return NULL;
-    }
-
-    if (!(fd = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(find_module_result, 0))
-	    || !(pathname = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(find_module_result, 1))
-	    || !(description = PyTuple_GET_ITEM(find_module_result, 2)))
-    {
-	PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError,
-		_("internal error: imp.find_module returned tuple with NULL"));
-	return NULL;
-    }
-
-    return PyObject_CallFunction(py_load_module,
-	    "s#OOO", name, len, fd, pathname, description);
-}
-
-    static PyObject *
-find_module(char *fullname, char *tail, PyObject *new_path)
-{
-    PyObject	*find_module_result;
-    PyObject	*module;
-    char	*dot;
-
-    if ((dot = (char *) vim_strchr((char_u *) tail, '.')))
-    {
-	/*
-	 * There is a dot in the name: call find_module recursively without the 
-	 * first component
-	 */
-	PyObject	*newest_path;
-	int		partlen = (int) (dot - 1 - tail);
-
-	if (!(find_module_result = PyObject_CallFunction(py_find_module,
-			"s#O", tail, partlen, new_path)))
-	    return NULL;
-
-	if (!(module = call_load_module(
-			fullname,
-			((int) (tail - fullname)) + partlen,
-			find_module_result)))
-	{
-	    Py_DECREF(find_module_result);
-	    return NULL;
-	}
-
-	Py_DECREF(find_module_result);
-
-	if (!(newest_path = PyObject_GetAttrString(module, "__path__")))
-	{
-	    Py_DECREF(module);
-	    return NULL;
-	}
-
-	Py_DECREF(module);
-
-	module = find_module(fullname, dot + 1, newest_path);
-
-	Py_DECREF(newest_path);
-
-	return module;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-	if (!(find_module_result = PyObject_CallFunction(py_find_module,
-			"sO", tail, new_path)))
-	    return NULL;
-
-	if (!(module = call_load_module(
-			fullname,
-			STRLEN(fullname),
-			find_module_result)))
-	{
-	    Py_DECREF(find_module_result);
-	    return NULL;
-	}
-
-	Py_DECREF(find_module_result);
-
-	return module;
-    }
-}
-
-    static PyObject *
-FinderFindModule(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
-{
-    char	*fullname;
-    PyObject	*module;
-    PyObject	*new_path;
-    LoaderObject	*loader;
-
-    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &fullname))
-	return NULL;
-
-    if (!(new_path = Vim_GetPaths(self)))
-	return NULL;
-
-    module = find_module(fullname, fullname, new_path);
-
-    Py_DECREF(new_path);
-
-    if (!module)
-    {
-	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-	return Py_None;
-    }
-
-    if (!(loader = PyObject_NEW(LoaderObject, &LoaderType)))
-    {
-	Py_DECREF(module);
-	return NULL;
-    }
-
-    loader->module = module;
-
-    return (PyObject *) loader;
-}
-
-    static PyObject *
-VimPathHook(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args)
-{
-    char	*path;
-
-    if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &path)
-	    && STRCMP(path, vim_special_path) == 0)
-    {
-	Py_INCREF(vim_module);
-	return vim_module;
-    }
-
-    PyErr_Clear();
-    PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_ImportError);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
     static int
 PythonMod_Init(void)
 {
     /* The special value is removed from sys.path in Python_Init(). */
     static char	*(argv[2]) = {"/must>not&exist/foo", NULL};
-    PyObject	*imp;
-
-    if (!(imp = PyImport_ImportModule("imp")))
-	return -1;
-
-    if (!(py_find_module = PyObject_GetAttrString(imp, "find_module")))
-    {
-	Py_DECREF(imp);
-	return -1;
-    }
-
-    if (!(py_load_module = PyObject_GetAttrString(imp, "load_module")))
-    {
-	Py_DECREF(py_find_module);
-	Py_DECREF(imp);
-	return -1;
-    }
-
-    Py_DECREF(imp);
-
-    vim_memset(&LoaderType, 0, sizeof(LoaderType));
-    LoaderType.tp_name = "vim.Loader";
-    LoaderType.tp_basicsize = sizeof(LoaderObject);
-    LoaderType.tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT;
-    LoaderType.tp_doc = "vim message object";
-    LoaderType.tp_methods = LoaderMethods;
-    LoaderType.tp_dealloc = (destructor)LoaderDestructor;
 
     if (init_types())
 	return -1;
diff --git a/src/if_python3.c b/src/if_python3.c
index 5c3c0b0..a4f9640 100644
--- a/src/if_python3.c
+++ b/src/if_python3.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
 # define PyObject_HasAttrString py3_PyObject_HasAttrString
 # define PyObject_SetAttrString py3_PyObject_SetAttrString
 # define PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs py3_PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs
+# define _PyObject_CallFunction_SizeT py3__PyObject_CallFunction_SizeT
 # define PyObject_Call py3_PyObject_Call
 # define PyEval_GetLocals py3_PyEval_GetLocals
 # define PyEval_GetGlobals py3_PyEval_GetGlobals
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@
 static int (*py3_PyObject_HasAttrString)(PyObject *, const char *);
 static PyObject* (*py3_PyObject_SetAttrString)(PyObject *, const char *, PyObject *);
 static PyObject* (*py3_PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs)(PyObject *, ...);
+static PyObject* (*py3__PyObject_CallFunction_SizeT)(PyObject *, char *, ...);
 static PyObject* (*py3_PyObject_Call)(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
 static PyObject* (*py3_PyEval_GetGlobals)();
 static PyObject* (*py3_PyEval_GetLocals)();
@@ -458,6 +460,7 @@
     {"PyObject_HasAttrString", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyObject_HasAttrString},
     {"PyObject_SetAttrString", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyObject_SetAttrString},
     {"PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs},
+    {"_PyObject_CallFunction_SizeT", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3__PyObject_CallFunction_SizeT},
     {"PyObject_Call", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyObject_Call},
     {"PyEval_GetGlobals", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyEval_GetGlobals},
     {"PyEval_GetLocals", (PYTHON_PROC*)&py3_PyEval_GetLocals},
@@ -740,9 +743,6 @@
 
 static struct PyModuleDef vimmodule;
 
-static PyObject *path_finder;
-static PyObject *py_find_module = NULL;
-
 #define PY_CAN_RECURSE
 
 /*
@@ -1603,70 +1603,10 @@
 #endif
 
     static PyObject *
-VimPathHook(PyObject *self UNUSED, PyObject *args)
-{
-    char	*path;
-
-    if (PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "s", &path)
-	    && STRCMP(path, vim_special_path) == 0)
-    {
-	Py_INCREF(&FinderType);
-	return (PyObject *) &FinderType;
-    }
-
-    PyErr_Clear();
-    PyErr_SetNone(PyExc_ImportError);
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-    static PyObject *
-FinderFindModule(PyObject *cls UNUSED, PyObject *fullname)
-{
-    PyObject	*new_path;
-    PyObject	*r;
-
-    if (!(new_path = Vim_GetPaths(NULL)))
-	return NULL;
-
-    /* call find_module of the super() class */
-    r = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(py_find_module, fullname, new_path, NULL);
-
-    Py_DECREF(new_path);
-
-    return r;
-}
-
-static struct PyMethodDef FinderMethods[] = {
-    {"find_module",	FinderFindModule,	METH_CLASS|METH_O,	""},
-    {NULL,		NULL,			0,			NULL}
-};
-
-    static PyObject *
 Py3Init_vim(void)
 {
     /* The special value is removed from sys.path in Python3_Init(). */
     static wchar_t *(argv[2]) = {L"/must>not&exist/foo", NULL};
-    PyObject	*importlib_machinery;
-
-    if (!(importlib_machinery = PyImport_ImportModule("importlib.machinery")))
-	return NULL;
-
-    if (!(path_finder = PyObject_GetAttrString(importlib_machinery,
-					       "PathFinder")))
-    {
-	Py_DECREF(importlib_machinery);
-	return NULL;
-    }
-
-    Py_DECREF(importlib_machinery);
-
-    vim_memset(&FinderType, 0, sizeof(FinderObject));
-    FinderType.tp_name = "vim.Finder";
-    FinderType.tp_basicsize = sizeof(FinderObject);
-    FinderType.tp_base = (PyTypeObject *) path_finder;
-    FinderType.tp_flags = Py_TPFLAGS_DEFAULT;
-    FinderType.tp_doc = "Vim finder class, for use with path hook";
-    FinderType.tp_methods = FinderMethods;
 
     if (init_types())
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 58e059a..e30bffe 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1174,
+/**/
     1173,
 /**/
     1172,