diff --git a/_pytest/runner.py b/_pytest/runner.py
index 07f4be019..ee1683042 100644
--- a/_pytest/runner.py
+++ b/_pytest/runner.py
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ import pytest
 from _pytest._code.code import TerminalRepr, ExceptionInfo
 
 
-def pytest_namespace():
-    return {
-        'fail'         : fail,
-        'skip'         : skip,
-        'importorskip' : importorskip,
-        'exit'         : exit,
-    }
 
 #
 # pytest plugin hooks
diff --git a/pytest.py b/pytest.py
index aca96c143..518b65a38 100644
--- a/pytest.py
+++ b/pytest.py
@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@ __all__ = [
     'warns',
     'deprecated_call',
     'fixture',
-    'yield_fixture'
+    'yield_fixture',
+    'fail',
+    'skip',
+    'importorskip',
+    'exit',
+
 ]
 
 if __name__ == '__main__': # if run as a script or by 'python -m pytest'
@@ -35,8 +40,7 @@ from _pytest.freeze_support import freeze_includes
 from _pytest import __version__
 from _pytest.debugging import pytestPDB as __pytestPDB
 from _pytest.recwarn import warns, deprecated_call
-
-
+from _pytest.runner import fail, skip, importorskip, exit
 set_trace = __pytestPDB.set_trace
 
 _preloadplugins() # to populate pytest.* namespace so help(pytest) works