diff --git a/swiftclient/client.py b/swiftclient/client.py
index bfd794c5..43f9c012 100644
--- a/swiftclient/client.py
+++ b/swiftclient/client.py
@@ -26,25 +26,9 @@
 
 from urllib import quote as _quote
 from urlparse import urlparse, urlunparse
+from httplib import HTTPException, HTTPConnection, HTTPSConnection
+from time import sleep
 
-try:
-    from eventlet.green.httplib import HTTPException, HTTPSConnection
-except ImportError:
-    from httplib import HTTPException, HTTPSConnection
-
-try:
-    from eventlet import sleep
-except ImportError:
-    from time import sleep
-
-try:
-    from swift.common.bufferedhttp \
-        import BufferedHTTPConnection as HTTPConnection
-except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from eventlet.green.httplib import HTTPConnection
-    except ImportError:
-        from httplib import HTTPConnection
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("swiftclient")
 
diff --git a/tests/utils.py b/tests/utils.py
index 4da8f3a2..8b5fbb27 100644
--- a/tests/utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 from httplib import HTTPException
-
-from eventlet import Timeout, sleep
+from time import sleep
 
 
 def fake_get_keystoneclient_2_0(os_options, exc=None, **kwargs):
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ def __init__(self, status, etag=None, body='', timestamp='1'):
         def getresponse(self):
             if kwargs.get('raise_exc'):
                 raise Exception('test')
-            if kwargs.get('raise_timeout_exc'):
-                raise Timeout()
             return self
 
         def getexpect(self):
diff --git a/tools/test-requires b/tools/test-requires
index ea2ca29e..7188859f 100644
--- a/tools/test-requires
+++ b/tools/test-requires
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ distribute>=0.6.24
 
 coverage
 discover
-eventlet
 pep8==1.3
 python-keystoneclient
 sphinx>=1.1.2