diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7ef444b11..6e9ad833e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 2.7.0.dev (compared to 2.6.4)
 -----------------------------
 
-- fix issue463: raise specific error for 'parameterize' misspelling.
+- fix issue435: make reload() work when assert rewriting is active.
+  Thanks Daniel Hahler.
 
 - fix issue616: conftest.py files and their contained fixutres are now
   properly considered for visibility, independently from the exact
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@
 
 - allow to override parametrized fixtures with non-parametrized ones and vice versa (bubenkoff).
 
+- fix issue463: raise specific error for 'parameterize' misspelling (pfctdayelise).
+
 2.6.4
 ----------
 
diff --git a/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py b/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
index 5e13a44c8..f965ba2c3 100644
--- a/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
+++ b/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ class AssertionRewritingHook(object):
         return self
 
     def load_module(self, name):
+        # If there is an existing module object named 'fullname' in
+        # sys.modules, the loader must use that existing module. (Otherwise,
+        # the reload() builtin will not work correctly.)
+        if name in sys.modules:
+            return sys.modules[name]
+
         co, pyc = self.modules.pop(name)
         # I wish I could just call imp.load_compiled here, but __file__ has to
         # be set properly. In Python 3.2+, this all would be handled correctly
diff --git a/_pytest/python.py b/_pytest/python.py
index 596395062..5766768ed 100644
--- a/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/_pytest/python.py
@@ -778,7 +778,6 @@ class Metafunc(FuncargnamesCompatAttr):
         self.fixturenames = fixtureinfo.names_closure
         self._arg2fixturedefs = fixtureinfo.name2fixturedefs
         self.cls = cls
-        self.module = module
         self._calls = []
         self._ids = py.builtin.set()
 
diff --git a/doc/en/fixture.txt b/doc/en/fixture.txt
index f2982dc9a..a72e0d90e 100644
--- a/doc/en/fixture.txt
+++ b/doc/en/fixture.txt
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ using it::
     def test_ehlo(smtp):
         response, msg = smtp.ehlo()
         assert response == 250
-        assert "merlinux" in msg
         assert 0 # for demo purposes
 
 Here, the ``test_ehlo`` needs the ``smtp`` fixture value.  pytest
diff --git a/doc/en/projects.txt b/doc/en/projects.txt
index e603ea1eb..34a82b4c2 100644
--- a/doc/en/projects.txt
+++ b/doc/en/projects.txt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Here are some examples of projects using ``pytest`` (please send notes via :ref:
   `21000 tests <http://buildbot.pypy.org/summary?branch=%3Ctrunk%3E>`_
 * the `MoinMoin <http://moinmo.in>`_ Wiki Engine
 * `sentry <https://getsentry.com/welcome/>`_, realtime app-maintenance and exception tracking
+* `Astropy <http://www.astropy.org/>`_ and `affiliated packages <http://www.astropy.org/affiliated/index.html>`_
 * `tox <http://testrun.org/tox>`_, virtualenv/Hudson integration tool
 * `PIDA <http://pida.co.uk>`_ framework for integrated development
 * `PyPM <http://code.activestate.com/pypm/>`_ ActiveState's package manager
diff --git a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
index 56b4d3164..820fcabff 100644
--- a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
+++ b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
@@ -641,3 +641,27 @@ class TestAssertionRewriteHookDetails(object):
         pyc.write(contents[:strip_bytes], mode='wb')
 
         assert _read_pyc(source, str(pyc)) is None  # no error
+
+    def test_reload_is_same(self, testdir):
+        # A file that will be picked up during collecting.
+        testdir.tmpdir.join("file.py").ensure()
+        testdir.tmpdir.join("pytest.ini").write(py.std.textwrap.dedent("""
+            [pytest]
+            python_files = *.py
+        """))
+
+        testdir.makepyfile(test_fun="""
+            import sys
+            try:
+                from imp import reload
+            except ImportError:
+                pass
+
+            def test_loader():
+                import file
+                assert sys.modules["file"] is reload(file)
+            """)
+        result = testdir.runpytest('-s')
+        result.stdout.fnmatch_lines([
+            "* 1 passed*",
+        ])
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 827125dfb..53bfb3f06 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ commands=
 minversion=2.0
 plugins=pytester
 #--pyargs --doctest-modules --ignore=.tox
-addopts= -rxsX -vl
+addopts= -rxsX 
 rsyncdirs=tox.ini pytest.py _pytest testing
 python_files=test_*.py *_test.py testing/*/*.py
 python_classes=Test Acceptance