diff --git a/mercurial/sshrepo.py b/mercurial/sshrepo.py
--- a/mercurial/sshrepo.py
+++ b/mercurial/sshrepo.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 from node import *
 from remoterepo import *
 from i18n import gettext as _
-from demandload import *
-demandload(globals(), "hg os re stat util")
+import hg, os, re, stat, util
 
 class sshrepository(remoterepository):
     def __init__(self, ui, path, create=0):