diff --git a/openerp/tools/__init__.py b/openerp/tools/__init__.py
index 18dab088440..03e2eda038a 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import copy
 import win32
+import appdirs
 from config import config
 from misc import *
 from convert import *
diff --git a/openerp/vendors/appdirs.py b/openerp/tools/appdirs.py
similarity index 100%
rename from openerp/vendors/appdirs.py
rename to openerp/tools/appdirs.py
diff --git a/openerp/tools/config.py b/openerp/tools/config.py
index abd46ce7f67..b6d239d75a8 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/config.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/config.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import openerp.conf
 import openerp.loglevels as loglevels
 import logging
 import openerp.release as release
-from openerp.vendors import appdirs
+import appdirs
 
 class MyOption (optparse.Option, object):
     """ optparse Option with two additional attributes.
diff --git a/openerp/vendors/__init__.py b/openerp/vendors/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d..00000000000