diff --git a/tobiko/__init__.py b/tobiko/__init__.py
index 62557ca46..65b2069b0 100644
--- a/tobiko/__init__.py
+++ b/tobiko/__init__.py
@@ -26,5 +26,4 @@ get_fixture = fixture_manager.FIXTURES.get
 create_fixture = fixture_manager.FIXTURES.create
 delete_fixture = fixture_manager.FIXTURES.delete
 
-discover_testcases = testcase_manager.TESTCASES.discover
-load_testcase_modules = testcase_manager.TESTCASES.load_modules
+discover_testcases = testcase_manager.discover_testcases
diff --git a/tobiko/common/managers/testcase.py b/tobiko/common/managers/testcase.py
index df41bc0a2..c03b4fcc2 100644
--- a/tobiko/common/managers/testcase.py
+++ b/tobiko/common/managers/testcase.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
-import importlib
 import os
 import sys
 
@@ -25,6 +24,11 @@ LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 os.environ.setdefault('PYTHON', sys.executable)
 
 
+def discover_testcases(manager=None, **kwargs):
+    manager = manager or TESTCASES
+    return manager.discover(**kwargs)
+
+
 class TestCaseManager(object):
 
     def __init__(self, config='.stestr.conf', repo_type='file', repo_url=None,
@@ -69,41 +73,6 @@ class TestCaseManager(object):
         self.black_regex = black_regex
         self.filters = filters
 
-    def load_modules(self, **kwargs):
-        failed = {}
-        imported = {}
-        modules = []
-        for testcase_id in self.discover(**kwargs):
-            id_parts = testcase_id.split('.')
-            for i in range(len(id_parts)):
-                module_id = '.'.join(id_parts[:i + 1])
-                if module_id in failed:
-                    # failed modules have no child modules to import
-                    break
-
-                # import every module only once
-                module = imported.get(module_id)
-                if module is None:
-                    try:
-                        module = importlib.import_module(module_id)
-                    except ImportError as ex:
-                        failed[module_id] = ex
-                        self.on_import_error(module_id)
-                        # failed modules have no child modules to import
-                        break
-                    assert module_id == module.__name__
-                    imported[module_id] = module
-
-                if is_leaf_module(module):
-                    # leaf modules have no child modules to import
-                    modules.append(module)
-                    break
-
-        return modules
-
-    def on_import_error(self, test_module_id):
-        LOG.exception("Error importing module %r", test_module_id)
-
     def discover(self, **kwargs):
         """Iterate over test_ids for a project
         This method will print the test_ids for tests in a project. You can
@@ -151,8 +120,4 @@ class TestCaseManager(object):
         return sorted(ids)
 
 
-def is_leaf_module(module):
-    return not os.path.basename(module.__file__).startswith('__init__.')
-
-
 TESTCASES = TestCaseManager()
diff --git a/tobiko/tests/test_testcase.py b/tobiko/tests/test_testcase.py
index 54751919e..3bfc48394 100644
--- a/tobiko/tests/test_testcase.py
+++ b/tobiko/tests/test_testcase.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import os
-import sys
 
 import tobiko
 from tobiko.tests import unit
@@ -42,18 +41,9 @@ class TestCasesManagerTest(unit.TobikoUnitTest):
         os.chdir(self.top_dir)
         self.addCleanup(os.chdir, original_work_dir)
 
-    def test_discover(self):
+    def test_discover_testcases(self):
         testcases = tobiko.discover_testcases(test_path=self.test_path,
                                               top_dir=self.top_dir,
                                               repo_url=self.repo_url,
                                               filters=[self.id()])
         self.assertIn(self.id(), testcases)
-
-    def test_load_testcase_modules(self):
-        this_module = sys.modules[self.__module__]
-        modules = tobiko.load_testcase_modules(test_path=self.test_path,
-                                               top_dir=self.top_dir,
-                                               repo_url=self.repo_url,
-                                               filters=[self.id()])
-
-        self.assertIn(this_module, modules)