diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/container.py b/IPython/html/widgets/container.py
index b15c5613d..d83a44a8f 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/container.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/container.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-from ..widget import Widget
+from base import Widget
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode
 from IPython.utils.javascript import display_all_js
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/selection.py b/IPython/html/widgets/selection.py
index 44a6e3141..2406fe9d8 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/selection.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/selection.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-from ..widget import Widget
+from base import Widget
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, List, Bool
 from IPython.utils.javascript import display_all_js
 
diff --git a/IPython/html/widgets/string.py b/IPython/html/widgets/string.py
index 97b272e4e..b2680574f 100644
--- a/IPython/html/widgets/string.py
+++ b/IPython/html/widgets/string.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
-from ..widget import Widget
+from base import Widget
 from IPython.utils.traitlets import Unicode, Bool
 from IPython.utils.javascript import display_all_js