diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/app/demoutils.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/app/demoutils.py
index ee1fefcfa..171549a0e 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/app/demoutils.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/app/demoutils.py
@@ -60,6 +60,4 @@ def NeedApp():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import demoutils
-
-    demoutils.NotAScript()
+    NotAScript()
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/__init__.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/demoutils.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/demoutils.py
index 80d8c2450..171549a0e 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/demoutils.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/demoutils.py
@@ -60,6 +60,4 @@ def NeedApp():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from . import demoutils
-
-    demoutils.NotAScript()
+    NotAScript()
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxserialtest.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxserialtest.py
index 326d312c8..ae17127ec 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxserialtest.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxserialtest.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def test():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from . import demoutils
+    import demoutils
 
     if demoutils.NeedGoodGUI():
         test()
diff --git a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxtest.py b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxtest.py
index 695f708b8..31a63a3e1 100644
--- a/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxtest.py
+++ b/Pythonwin/pywin/Demos/ocx/ocxtest.py
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ def demo():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from . import demoutils
+    import demoutils
 
     if demoutils.NeedGoodGUI():
         testall()