diff --git a/tests/test_geocode.py b/tests/test_geocode.py
index 3db04a8..e318a75 100644
--- a/tests/test_geocode.py
+++ b/tests/test_geocode.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class TestGeocode(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_prepare_result(self):
         # Calls _prepare_result with sample results from the geocoder call
         # loop
+        from geopandas.geocode import _prepare_geocode_result
         p0 = Point(12.3, -45.6) # Treat these as lat/lon
         p1 = Point(-23.4, 56.7)
         d = {'a': ('address0', p0.coords[0]),
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ class TestGeocode(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertAlmostEqual(coords[1], test[0])
 
     def test_prepare_result_none(self):
+        from geopandas.geocode import _prepare_geocode_result
         p0 = Point(12.3, -45.6) # Treat these as lat/lon
         d = {'a': ('address0', p0.coords[0]),
              'b': (None, None)}
@@ -68,18 +70,22 @@ class TestGeocode(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(pd.np.isnan(row['address']))
     
     def test_bad_provider(self):
+        from geopandas.geocode import geocode
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
             geocode(['cambridge, ma'], 'badprovider')
 
     def test_googlev3(self):
+        from geopandas.geocode import geocode
         g = geocode(self.locations, provider='googlev3', timeout=2)
         self.assertIsInstance(g, gpd.GeoDataFrame)
 
     def test_openmapquest(self):
+        from geopandas.geocode import geocode
         g = geocode(self.locations, provider='openmapquest', timeout=2)
         self.assertIsInstance(g, gpd.GeoDataFrame)
 
     @unittest.skip('Nominatim server is unreliable for tests.')
     def test_nominatim(self):
+        from geopandas.geocode import geocode
         g = geocode(self.locations, provider='nominatim', timeout=2)
         self.assertIsInstance(g, gpd.GeoDataFrame)