diff --git a/_pytest/pastebin.py b/_pytest/pastebin.py
index 52d7a65e6..6369ee749 100644
--- a/_pytest/pastebin.py
+++ b/_pytest/pastebin.py
@@ -38,7 +38,11 @@ def pytest_unconfigure(config):
         del tr._tw.__dict__['write']
 
 def getproxy():
-    return py.std.xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(url.xmlrpc).pastes
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 0):
+        from xmlrpclib import ServerProxy
+    else:
+        from xmlrpc.client import ServerProxy
+    return ServerProxy(url.xmlrpc).pastes
 
 def pytest_terminal_summary(terminalreporter):
     if terminalreporter.config.option.pastebin != "failed":
diff --git a/testing/test_pastebin.py b/testing/test_pastebin.py
index cc23d0e25..fc24b88c0 100644
--- a/testing/test_pastebin.py
+++ b/testing/test_pastebin.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import pytest
 
 class TestPasting:
     def pytest_funcarg__pastebinlist(self, request):
@@ -45,3 +46,14 @@ class TestPasting:
         for x in 'test_fail test_skip skipped'.split():
             assert s.find(x), (s, x)
 
+
+class TestRPCClient:
+    def pytest_funcarg__pastebin(self, request):
+        return request.config.pluginmanager.getplugin('pastebin')
+
+    def test_getproxy(self, pastebin):
+        proxy = pastebin.getproxy()
+        assert proxy is not None
+        assert proxy.__class__.__module__.startswith('xmlrpc')
+
+