diff --git a/gluon/cfs.py b/gluon/cfs.py
index b8bca354..8b8c695f 100644
--- a/gluon/cfs.py
+++ b/gluon/cfs.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ Note:
 """
 
 from os import stat
-from ._compat import thread
 from gluon.fileutils import read_file
+from pydal._compat import thread
 
 cfs = {}  # for speed-up
 cfs_lock = thread.allocate_lock()  # and thread safety
diff --git a/gluon/sanitizer.py b/gluon/sanitizer.py
index 20e9e205..0aea74d7 100644
--- a/gluon/sanitizer.py
+++ b/gluon/sanitizer.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Cross-site scripting (XSS) defense
 -----------------------------------
 """
 
-from ._compat import HTMLParser, urlparse, entitydefs, basestring
+from pydal._compat import HTMLParser, urlparse, entitydefs, basestring
 from cgi import escape
 from formatter import AbstractFormatter
 from xml.sax.saxutils import quoteattr