diff --git a/_pytest/config.py b/_pytest/config.py
index db37280ca..751098b36 100644
--- a/_pytest/config.py
+++ b/_pytest/config.py
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ default_plugins = (
      "junitxml resultlog doctest cacheprovider freeze_support "
      "setuponly setupplan warnings").split()
 
+
 builtin_plugins = set(default_plugins)
 builtin_plugins.add("pytester")
 
diff --git a/_pytest/freeze_support.py b/_pytest/freeze_support.py
index 6c2120559..52f86087f 100644
--- a/_pytest/freeze_support.py
+++ b/_pytest/freeze_support.py
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ pytest
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
 
-def pytest_namespace():
-    return {'freeze_includes': freeze_includes}
-
 
 def freeze_includes():
     """
diff --git a/pytest.py b/pytest.py
index 26667f5e5..741e2d7f6 100644
--- a/pytest.py
+++ b/pytest.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ __all__ = [
     'hookspec',
     'hookimpl',
     '__version__',
-    'register_assert_rewrite'
+    'register_assert_rewrite',
+    'freeze_includes',
 ]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__': # if run as a script or by 'python -m pytest'
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ from _pytest.config import (
     hookspec, hookimpl
 )
 from _pytest.assertion import register_assert_rewrite
+from _pytest.freeze_support import freeze_includes
 from _pytest import __version__
 
+
 _preloadplugins() # to populate pytest.* namespace so help(pytest) works