diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 3dc24a29..caeb0cad 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
-try:
-    from pathlib import Path
-except ImportError:
-    from pathlib2 import Path
 import pytest
 from thefuck import shells
 from thefuck import conf, const
+from thefuck.utils import Path
 
 shells.shell = shells.Generic()
 
diff --git a/tests/test_corrector.py b/tests/test_corrector.py
index 6c44fdae..207a5f54 100644
--- a/tests/test_corrector.py
+++ b/tests/test_corrector.py
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 import pytest
-try:
-    from pathlib import Path
-    pathlib_name = 'pathlib'
-except ImportError:
-    from pathlib2 import Path
-    pathlib_name = 'pathlib2'
 from thefuck import corrector, const
+from thefuck.utils import Path
 from tests.utils import Rule, Command, CorrectedCommand
 from thefuck.corrector import get_corrected_commands, organize_commands
 
@@ -16,7 +11,7 @@ class TestGetRules(object):
     @pytest.fixture
     def glob(self, mocker):
         results = {}
-        mocker.patch(pathlib_name + '.Path.glob',
+        mocker.patch('thefuck.utils.Path.glob',
                      new_callable=lambda: lambda *_: results.pop('value', []))
         return lambda value: results.update({'value': value})
 
diff --git a/tests/test_types.py b/tests/test_types.py
index 366132e3..3b584373 100644
--- a/tests/test_types.py
+++ b/tests/test_types.py
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@
 import os
 from subprocess import PIPE
 from mock import Mock
-try:
-    from pathlib import Path
-except ImportError:
-    from pathlib2 import Path
 import pytest
 from tests.utils import CorrectedCommand, Rule, Command
 from thefuck import const
 from thefuck.exceptions import EmptyCommand
+from thefuck.utils import Path
 
 
 class TestCorrectedCommand(object):
diff --git a/thefuck/conf.py b/thefuck/conf.py
index 5ae87d3a..b77319a3 100644
--- a/thefuck/conf.py
+++ b/thefuck/conf.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 from imp import load_source
 import os
 import sys
-try:
-    from pathlib import Path
-except ImportError:
-    from pathlib2 import Path
 from six import text_type
 from . import const
+from .utils import Path
 
 
 class Settings(dict):
@@ -43,14 +40,13 @@ class Settings(dict):
 
     def _get_user_dir_path(self):
         # for backward compatibility, use `~/.thefuck` if it exists
-        legacy_user_dir = Path(os.path.expanduser('~/.thefuck'))
+        legacy_user_dir = Path('~/.thefuck').expanduser()
 
         if legacy_user_dir.is_dir():
             return legacy_user_dir
         else:
-            default_xdg_config_dir = os.path.expanduser("~/.config")
-            xdg_config_dir = os.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", default_xdg_config_dir)
-            return Path(os.path.join(xdg_config_dir, 'thefuck'))
+            xdg_config_dir = os.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "~/.config")
+            return Path(xdg_config_dir).joinpath('thefuck')
 
     def _setup_user_dir(self):
         """Returns user config dir, create it when it doesn't exist."""
diff --git a/thefuck/corrector.py b/thefuck/corrector.py
index 5e65957a..c1e7d676 100644
--- a/thefuck/corrector.py
+++ b/thefuck/corrector.py
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-try:
-    from pathlib import Path
-except ImportError:
-    from pathlib2 import Path
 from .conf import settings
 from .types import Rule
+from .utils import Path
 from . import logs
 
 
diff --git a/thefuck/rules/workon_doesnt_exists.py b/thefuck/rules/workon_doesnt_exists.py
index e8c4df0d..59447656 100644
--- a/thefuck/rules/workon_doesnt_exists.py
+++ b/thefuck/rules/workon_doesnt_exists.py
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-try:
-    from pathlib import Path
-except ImportError:
-    from pathlib2 import Path
-
-from thefuck.utils import for_app, replace_command, eager, memoize
+from thefuck.utils import for_app, replace_command, eager, memoize, Path
 
 
 @memoize
diff --git a/thefuck/utils.py b/thefuck/utils.py
index f36a5e66..c87bdebd 100644
--- a/thefuck/utils.py
+++ b/thefuck/utils.py
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ import pkg_resources
 import re
 import shelve
 import six
-from .conf import settings
 from contextlib import closing
 from decorator import decorator
 from difflib import get_close_matches
 from functools import wraps
+from warnings import warn
+
 try:
     from pathlib import Path
 except ImportError:
     from pathlib2 import Path
-from warnings import warn
 
 DEVNULL = open(os.devnull, 'w')
 
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ def default_settings(params):
             print(settings.apt)
 
     """
+    from .conf import settings
+
     def _default_settings(fn, command):
         for k, w in params.items():
             settings.setdefault(k, w)