diff --git a/Lib/_sitebuiltins.py b/Lib/_sitebuiltins.py
index 18c1a1584..3e07ead16 100644
--- a/Lib/_sitebuiltins.py
+++ b/Lib/_sitebuiltins.py
@@ -8,13 +8,8 @@ The objects used by the site module to add custom builtins.
 # Note this means this module should also avoid keep things alive in its
 # globals.
 
-import os
 import sys
 
-sys.stdin = sys.__stdin__ = getattr(sys, '__stdin__', False) or os.fdopen(0, "r")
-sys.stdout = sys.__stdout__ = getattr(sys, '__stdout__', False) or os.fdopen(1, "w")
-sys.stderr = sys.__stderr__ = getattr(sys, '__stderr__', False) or os.fdopen(2, "w")
-
 
 class Quitter(object):
     def __init__(self, name, eof):
diff --git a/vm/src/builtins.rs b/vm/src/builtins.rs
index 6f7bcb5f9..0ad3b37e9 100644
--- a/vm/src/builtins.rs
+++ b/vm/src/builtins.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ use crate::pyobject::{
 };
 use crate::scope::Scope;
 use crate::stdlib::ast;
-#[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-use crate::stdlib::io::io_open;
 use crate::vm::VirtualMachine;
 
 fn builtin_abs(x: PyObjectRef, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
@@ -757,11 +755,6 @@ fn builtin_vars(obj: OptionalArg, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
 pub fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine, module: PyObjectRef) {
     let ctx = &vm.ctx;
 
-    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-    let open = vm.ctx.none();
-    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-    let open = vm.ctx.new_function(io_open);
-
     #[cfg(feature = "rustpython-compiler")]
     {
         extend_module!(vm, module, {
@@ -817,7 +810,6 @@ pub fn make_module(vm: &VirtualMachine, module: PyObjectRef) {
         "min" => ctx.new_function(builtin_min),
         "object" => ctx.object(),
         "oct" => ctx.new_function(builtin_oct),
-        "open" => open,
         "ord" => ctx.new_function(builtin_ord),
         "next" => ctx.new_function(builtin_next),
         "pow" => ctx.new_function(builtin_pow),
diff --git a/vm/src/vm.rs b/vm/src/vm.rs
index ce82da63d..a480fb4cf 100644
--- a/vm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vm/src/vm.rs
@@ -231,13 +231,41 @@ impl VirtualMachine {
                 builtins::make_module(self, self.builtins.clone());
                 sysmodule::make_module(self, self.sys_module.clone(), self.builtins.clone());
 
-                #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
-                import::import_builtin(self, "signal").expect("Couldn't initialize signal module");
+                let inner_init = || -> PyResult<()> {
+                    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+                    import::import_builtin(self, "signal")?;
 
-                self.expect_pyresult(
-                    import::init_importlib(self, initialize_parameter),
-                    "Initialize importlib fail",
-                );
+                    import::init_importlib(self, initialize_parameter)?;
+
+                    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+                    {
+                        let io = self.import("io", &[], 0)?;
+                        let io_open = self.get_attribute(io.clone(), "open")?;
+                        let set_stdio = |name, fd, mode: &str| {
+                            let stdio = self.invoke(
+                                &io_open,
+                                vec![self.new_int(fd), self.new_str(mode.to_owned())],
+                            )?;
+                            self.set_attr(
+                                &self.sys_module,
+                                format!("__{}__", name), // e.g. __stdin__
+                                stdio.clone(),
+                            )?;
+                            self.set_attr(&self.sys_module, name, stdio)?;
+                            Ok(())
+                        };
+                        set_stdio("stdin", 0, "r")?;
+                        set_stdio("stdout", 1, "w")?;
+                        set_stdio("stderr", 2, "w")?;
+
+                        let open_wrapper = self.get_attribute(io, "OpenWrapper")?;
+                        self.set_attr(&self.builtins, "open", open_wrapper)?;
+                    }
+
+                    Ok(())
+                };
+
+                self.expect_pyresult(inner_init(), "initializiation failed");
 
                 self.initialized = true;
             }