diff --git a/_pytest/config.py b/_pytest/config.py
index dedffd5a67d..acfc1598915 100644
--- a/_pytest/config.py
+++ b/_pytest/config.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ def _set_initial_conftests(self, namespace):
             been loaded, however, so common options will not confuse our logic
             here.
         """
-        current = py.path.local()
+        current = os.getcwd()
         self._confcutdir = current.join(namespace.confcutdir, abs=True) \
             if namespace.confcutdir else None
         self._noconftest = namespace.noconftest
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ def _initini(self, args):
         self.rootdir, self.inifile, self.inicfg = r
         self._parser.extra_info['rootdir'] = self.rootdir
         self._parser.extra_info['inifile'] = self.inifile
-        self.invocation_dir = py.path.local()
+        self.invocation_dir = os.getcwd()
         self._parser.addini('addopts', 'extra command line options', 'args')
         self._parser.addini('minversion', 'minimally required pytest version')
         self._override_ini = ns.override_ini or ()
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ def getcfg(args, warnfunc=None):
     inibasenames = ["pytest.ini", "tox.ini", "setup.cfg"]
     args = [x for x in args if not str(x).startswith("-")]
     if not args:
-        args = [py.path.local()]
+        args = [os.getcwd()]
     for arg in args:
         arg = py.path.local(arg)
         for base in arg.parts(reverse=True):
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ def get_common_ancestor(paths):
                 if shared is not None:
                     common_ancestor = shared
     if common_ancestor is None:
-        common_ancestor = py.path.local()
+        common_ancestor = os.getcwd()
     elif common_ancestor.isfile():
         common_ancestor = common_ancestor.dirpath()
     return common_ancestor
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ def determine_setup(inifile, args, warnfunc=None):
             else:
                 rootdir, inifile, inicfg = getcfg(dirs, warnfunc=warnfunc)
                 if rootdir is None:
-                    rootdir = get_common_ancestor([py.path.local(), ancestor])
+                    rootdir = get_common_ancestor([os.getcwd(), ancestor])
                     is_fs_root = os.path.splitdrive(str(rootdir))[1] == os.sep
                     if is_fs_root:
                         rootdir = ancestor
diff --git a/_pytest/main.py b/_pytest/main.py
index f05cb7ff3b3..436f7d2b1b9 100644
--- a/_pytest/main.py
+++ b/_pytest/main.py
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ def __init__(self, config):
         self.shouldstop = False
         self.trace = config.trace.root.get("collection")
         self._norecursepatterns = config.getini("norecursedirs")
-        self.startdir = py.path.local()
+        self.startdir = os.getcwd()
         self.config.pluginmanager.register(self, name="session")
 
     def _makeid(self):
diff --git a/_pytest/pytester.py b/_pytest/pytester.py
index 2d2683574ac..13ff1326c97 100644
--- a/_pytest/pytester.py
+++ b/_pytest/pytester.py
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ def _run(self, *cmdargs):
         p1 = self.tmpdir.join("stdout")
         p2 = self.tmpdir.join("stderr")
         print("running:", ' '.join(cmdargs))
-        print("     in:", str(py.path.local()))
+        print("     in:", str(os.getcwd()))
         f1 = codecs.open(str(p1), "w", encoding="utf8")
         f2 = codecs.open(str(p2), "w", encoding="utf8")
         try:
diff --git a/_pytest/python.py b/_pytest/python.py
index bdf14d84164..8078b713368 100644
--- a/_pytest/python.py
+++ b/_pytest/python.py
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ def show_fixtures_per_test(config):
 def _show_fixtures_per_test(config, session):
     import _pytest.config
     session.perform_collect()
-    curdir = py.path.local()
+    curdir = os.getcwd()
     tw = _pytest.config.create_terminal_writer(config)
     verbose = config.getvalue("verbose")
 
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ def showfixtures(config):
 def _showfixtures_main(config, session):
     import _pytest.config
     session.perform_collect()
-    curdir = py.path.local()
+    curdir = os.getcwd()
     tw = _pytest.config.create_terminal_writer(config)
     verbose = config.getvalue("verbose")
 
diff --git a/_pytest/resultlog.py b/_pytest/resultlog.py
index 9f9c2d1f653..da6cdb44294 100644
--- a/_pytest/resultlog.py
+++ b/_pytest/resultlog.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 
-import py
 import os
 
 
@@ -109,5 +108,5 @@ def pytest_internalerror(self, excrepr):
         reprcrash = getattr(excrepr, 'reprcrash', None)
         path = getattr(reprcrash, "path", None)
         if path is None:
-            path = "cwd:%s" % py.path.local()
+            path = "cwd:%s" % os.getcwd()
         self.write_log_entry(path, '!', str(excrepr))
diff --git a/_pytest/terminal.py b/_pytest/terminal.py
index 0a023d1f35f..a019a066e5f 100644
--- a/_pytest/terminal.py
+++ b/_pytest/terminal.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def __init__(self, config, file=None):
         self._numcollected = 0
 
         self.stats = {}
-        self.startdir = py.path.local()
+        self.startdir = os.getcwd()
         if file is None:
             file = sys.stdout
         self._tw = self.writer = _pytest.config.create_terminal_writer(config,