diff --git a/spacy/__init__.py b/spacy/__init__.py
index 1cb7c0cbd..9acc566ad 100644
--- a/spacy/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/__init__.py
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from .cli.info import info as cli_info
 from .glossary import explain
-from .deprecated import resolve_load_name
 from .about import __version__
 from . import util
 
 
 def load(name, **overrides):
+    from .deprecated import resolve_load_name
     name = resolve_load_name(name, **overrides)
     return util.load_model(name, **overrides)