diff --git a/Tools/idle/IOBinding.py b/Tools/idle/IOBinding.py
index 7d8f0a9e50b..5d41d3592e4 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/IOBinding.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/IOBinding.py
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ def asksavefile(self):
 
 
 def test():
-    from Tkinter import *
     root = Tk()
     class MyEditWin:
         def __init__(self, text):
@@ -229,4 +228,5 @@ def save_a_copy(self, event):
     root.mainloop()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from Tkinter import *
     test()
diff --git a/Tools/idle/Percolator.py b/Tools/idle/Percolator.py
index 9def5f4bcee..5682111137b 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/Percolator.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/Percolator.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def insert(self, *args):
         def delete(self, *args):
             print self.name, ": delete", args
             apply(self.delegate.delete, args)
-    from Tkinter import *
     root = Tk()
     root.wm_protocol("WM_DELETE_WINDOW", root.quit)
     text = Text()
@@ -82,4 +81,5 @@ def delete(self, *args):
     root.mainloop()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from Tkinter import *
     main()