diff --git a/pisi/specfile.py b/pisi/specfile.py
index 333c4277..6db64912 100644
--- a/pisi/specfile.py
+++ b/pisi/specfile.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ _ = __trans.ugettext
 from os.path import basename
 
 # pisi modules
-from pisi.xmlext import *
 import pisi.xmlfile as xmlfile
 from pisi.xmlfile import XmlFile
 import pisi.context as ctx
diff --git a/pisi/xmlext.py b/pisi/xmlext-minidom.py
similarity index 100%
rename from pisi/xmlext.py
rename to pisi/xmlext-minidom.py
diff --git a/pisi/xmlfile.py b/pisi/xmlfile.py
index 3051ad9e..e7772db2 100644
--- a/pisi/xmlfile.py
+++ b/pisi/xmlfile.py
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ _ = __trans.ugettext
 
 # PiSi
 import pisi
-from pisi.xmlext import *
+# TODO: find the appropriate xmlext implementation and import from there
+from pisi.xmlextmdom import *
 import pisi.context as ctx
 import pisi.util as util
 import pisi.oo as oo
diff --git a/tests/xmlfiletests.py b/tests/xmlfiletests.py
index 7678d939..76f1f0fb 100644
--- a/tests/xmlfiletests.py
+++ b/tests/xmlfiletests.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import pisi
 import pisi.api
 from pisi import xmlfile
 import pisi.util as util
-from pisi.xmlext import *
 
 class AutoXmlTestCase(unittest.TestCase):