diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 14665cf26..c7f5203ba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ Currently, the `@compat` macro supports the following syntaxes:
 
 ## Module Aliases
 
-* `using Compat.Distributed` is provided on versions older than 0.7, where this library is
-  not yet part of the standard library ([#24443]).
-
 * `using Compat.Pkg` is provided on versions older than 0.7, where this library is
   not yet part of the standard library ([#25705]). Note that `Compat.Pkg` will point to
   the new package manager on 0.7 which does not have a fully compatible API with the old
diff --git a/src/Compat.jl b/src/Compat.jl
index 895e40b0a..d33d63cfb 100644
--- a/src/Compat.jl
+++ b/src/Compat.jl
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import Base: notnothing
 const IteratorSize = Base.IteratorSize
 const IteratorEltype = Base.IteratorEltype
 enable_debug(x::Bool) = x
+import Distributed
 
 
 include("compatmacro.jl")
@@ -71,12 +72,6 @@ end
     end
 end
 
-if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.2954"
-    const Distributed = Base.Distributed
-else
-    import Distributed
-end
-
 @static if VERSION < v"0.7.0-DEV.3656"
     const Pkg = Base.Pkg
 else