diff --git a/swift/obj/watchers/dark_data.py b/swift/obj/watchers/dark_data.py
index 01b3dc8071..0fb3116192 100644
--- a/swift/obj/watchers/dark_data.py
+++ b/swift/obj/watchers/dark_data.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # This is an audit watcher that manages the dark data in the cluster.
 # Since the API for audit watchers is intended to use external plugins,
-# this code is invoked as if it were external: through pkg_resources.
+# this code is invoked as if it were external: through load_pkg_resources().
 # Our setup.py comes pre-configured for convenience, but the operator has
 # to enable this watcher honestly by additing DarkDataWatcher to watchers=
 # in object-server.conf. The default is off, as if this does not exist.
diff --git a/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py b/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
index 0c20c65482..f26764e058 100644
--- a/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
+++ b/test/unit/obj/test_auditor.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import unittest
 import json
 import mock
 import os
-import pkg_resources
 import signal
 import string
 import sys
@@ -67,13 +66,6 @@ def works_only_once(callable_thing, exception):
     return only_once
 
 
-def no_audit_watchers(group, name=None):
-    if group == 'swift.object_audit_watcher':
-        return iter([])
-    else:
-        return pkg_resources.iter_entry_points(group, name)
-
-
 class FakeRing1(object):
 
     def __init__(self, swift_dir, ring_name=None):
@@ -1595,7 +1587,6 @@ class TestAuditor(TestAuditorBase):
                          .format(outstanding_pids))
 
 
-@mock.patch('pkg_resources.iter_entry_points', no_audit_watchers)
 @patch_policies(_mocked_policies)
 class TestAuditWatchers(TestAuditorBase):