diff --git a/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py b/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
index f61496050..88331dd4b 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/assertion/rewrite.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import py
 from _pytest.assertion import util
 from _pytest.pathlib import PurePath
 from _pytest.compat import spec_from_file_location
-from _pytest.paths import fnmatch_ex
+from _pytest.pathlib import fnmatch_ex
 
 # pytest caches rewritten pycs in __pycache__.
 if hasattr(imp, "get_tag"):
diff --git a/src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py b/src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
index be291bbff..eaa470fbf 100755
--- a/src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/cacheprovider.py
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ import pytest
 import json
 import shutil
 
-from . import paths
 from .compat import _PY2 as PY2
-from .pathlib import Path
+from .pathlib import Path, resolve_from_str
 
 README_CONTENT = u"""\
 # pytest cache directory #
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ class Cache(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def cache_dir_from_config(config):
-        return paths.resolve_from_str(config.getini("cache_dir"), config.rootdir)
+        return resolve_from_str(config.getini("cache_dir"), config.rootdir)
 
     def warn(self, fmt, **args):
         from _pytest.warnings import _issue_config_warning
diff --git a/src/_pytest/pathlib.py b/src/_pytest/pathlib.py
index 2d9f1d640..a86f1e40a 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/pathlib.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/pathlib.py
@@ -4,14 +4,19 @@ import errno
 import atexit
 import operator
 import six
+import sys
 from functools import reduce
 import uuid
 from six.moves import map
 import itertools
 import shutil
+from os.path import expanduser, expandvars, isabs, sep
+from posixpath import sep as posix_sep
+import fnmatch
 
 from .compat import PY36
 
+
 if PY36:
     from pathlib import Path, PurePath
 else:
@@ -181,3 +186,47 @@ def make_numbered_dir_with_cleanup(root, prefix, keep, lock_timeout):
             return p
     assert e is not None
     raise e
+
+
+def resolve_from_str(input, root):
+    assert not isinstance(input, Path), "would break on py2"
+    root = Path(root)
+    input = expanduser(input)
+    input = expandvars(input)
+    if isabs(input):
+        return Path(input)
+    else:
+        return root.joinpath(input)
+
+
+def fnmatch_ex(pattern, path):
+    """FNMatcher port from py.path.common which works with PurePath() instances.
+
+    The difference between this algorithm and PurePath.match() is that the latter matches "**" glob expressions
+    for each part of the path, while this algorithm uses the whole path instead.
+
+    For example:
+        "tests/foo/bar/doc/test_foo.py" matches pattern "tests/**/doc/test*.py" with this algorithm, but not with
+        PurePath.match().
+
+    This algorithm was ported to keep backward-compatibility with existing settings which assume paths match according
+    this logic.
+
+    References:
+    * https://bugs.python.org/issue29249
+    * https://bugs.python.org/issue34731
+    """
+    path = PurePath(path)
+    iswin32 = sys.platform.startswith("win")
+
+    if iswin32 and sep not in pattern and posix_sep in pattern:
+        # Running on Windows, the pattern has no Windows path separators,
+        # and the pattern has one or more Posix path separators. Replace
+        # the Posix path separators with the Windows path separator.
+        pattern = pattern.replace(posix_sep, sep)
+
+    if sep not in pattern:
+        name = path.name
+    else:
+        name = six.text_type(path)
+    return fnmatch.fnmatch(name, pattern)
diff --git a/src/_pytest/paths.py b/src/_pytest/paths.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3507cae7f..000000000
--- a/src/_pytest/paths.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-from os.path import expanduser, expandvars, isabs, sep
-from posixpath import sep as posix_sep
-import fnmatch
-import sys
-
-import six
-
-from .pathlib import Path, PurePath
-
-
-def resolve_from_str(input, root):
-    assert not isinstance(input, Path), "would break on py2"
-    root = Path(root)
-    input = expanduser(input)
-    input = expandvars(input)
-    if isabs(input):
-        return Path(input)
-    else:
-        return root.joinpath(input)
-
-
-def fnmatch_ex(pattern, path):
-    """FNMatcher port from py.path.common which works with PurePath() instances.
-
-    The difference between this algorithm and PurePath.match() is that the latter matches "**" glob expressions
-    for each part of the path, while this algorithm uses the whole path instead.
-
-    For example:
-        "tests/foo/bar/doc/test_foo.py" matches pattern "tests/**/doc/test*.py" with this algorithm, but not with
-        PurePath.match().
-
-    This algorithm was ported to keep backward-compatibility with existing settings which assume paths match according
-    this logic.
-
-    References:
-    * https://bugs.python.org/issue29249
-    * https://bugs.python.org/issue34731
-    """
-    path = PurePath(path)
-    iswin32 = sys.platform.startswith("win")
-
-    if iswin32 and sep not in pattern and posix_sep in pattern:
-        # Running on Windows, the pattern has no Windows path separators,
-        # and the pattern has one or more Posix path separators. Replace
-        # the Posix path separators with the Windows path separator.
-        pattern = pattern.replace(posix_sep, sep)
-
-    if sep not in pattern:
-        name = path.name
-    else:
-        name = six.text_type(path)
-    return fnmatch.fnmatch(name, pattern)
diff --git a/testing/test_paths.py b/testing/test_paths.py
index 2bb1335fb..2eb07bbd4 100644
--- a/testing/test_paths.py
+++ b/testing/test_paths.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import py
 
 import pytest
 
-from _pytest.paths import fnmatch_ex
+from _pytest.pathlib import fnmatch_ex
 
 
 class TestPort: