diff --git a/wicd/backends/be-external.py b/wicd/backends/be-external.py
index 4d56be1..d6b891c 100644
--- a/wicd/backends/be-external.py
+++ b/wicd/backends/be-external.py
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ class WirelessInterface() -- Control a wireless network interface.
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-import wicd.misc as misc
-import wicd.wnettools as wnettools
-
+from wicd import misc
+from wicd import wnettools
+from wicd.wnettools import *
 import re
 import os
 import os.path
@@ -78,30 +78,6 @@ auth_pattern        = re.compile('.*wpa_state=(.*?)\n', re.I | re.M  | re.S)
 RALINK_DRIVER = 'ralink legacy'
 
 
-def SetDNS(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools SetDNS method. """
-    return wnettools.SetDNS(*args, **kargs)
-
-def GetDefaultGateway(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools GetDefaultGateway method. """
-    return wnettools.GetDefaultGateway(*args, **kargs)
-
-def StopDHCP(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools StopDHCP method. """
-    return wnettools.StopDHCP(*args, **kargs)
-
-def GetWirelessInterfaces(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools GetWirelessInterfaces method. """
-    return wnettools.GetWirelessInterfaces(*args, **kargs)
-
-def GetWiredInterfaces(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools GetWiredInterfaces method. """
-    return wnettools.GetWiredInterfaces(*args, **kargs)
-
-def IsValidWpaSuppDriver(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools IsValidWpaSuppDrive method. """
-    return wnettools.IsValidWpaSuppDriver(*args, **kargs)
-
 def NeedsExternalCalls(*args, **kargs):
     """ Return True, since this backend using iwconfig/ifconfig. """
     return True
diff --git a/wicd/backends/be-ioctl.py b/wicd/backends/be-ioctl.py
index bfcfece..b930688 100644
--- a/wicd/backends/be-ioctl.py
+++ b/wicd/backends/be-ioctl.py
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ class WirelessInterface() -- Control a wireless network interface.
 #   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-import wicd.misc as misc
-import wicd.wnettools as wnettools
-import wicd.wpath as wpath
+from wicd import misc
+from wicd import wnettools
+from wicd import wpath
+from wicd.wnettools import *
 
 import iwscan
 import wpactrl
@@ -82,29 +83,6 @@ SIOCGMIIPHY = 0x8947
 SIOCETHTOOL = 0x8946
 SIOCGIFFLAGS = 0x8913
 
-def SetDNS(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools SetDNS method. """
-    return wnettools.SetDNS(*args, **kargs)
-
-def GetDefaultGateway(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools GetDefaultGateway method. """
-    return wnettools.GetDefaultGateway(*args, **kargs)
-
-def StopDHCP(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools StopDHCP method. """
-    return wnettools.StopDHCP(*args, **kargs)
-
-def GetWirelessInterfaces(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools GetWirelessInterfaces method. """
-    return wnettools.GetWirelessInterfaces(*args, **kargs)
-
-def GetWiredInterfaces(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools GetWiredInterfaces method. """
-    return wnettools.GetWiredInterfaces(*args, **kargs)
-
-def IsValidWpaSuppDriver(*args, **kargs):
-    """ Call the wnettools IsValidWpaSuppDrive method. """
-    return wnettools.IsValidWpaSuppDriver(*args, **kargs)
 
 def get_iw_ioctl_result(iface, call):
     """ Makes the given ioctl call and returns the results.
diff --git a/wicd/wnettools.py b/wicd/wnettools.py
index 421742c..3030b4e 100644
--- a/wicd/wnettools.py
+++ b/wicd/wnettools.py
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ blacklist_strict = '!"#$%&\'()*+,./:;<=>?@[\\]^`{|}~ '
 blacklist_norm = ";`$!*|><&\\"
 blank_trans = maketrans("", "")
 
+__all__ = ["SetDNS", "GetDefaultGateway", "GetWiredInterfaces", "StopDHCP",
+           "GetWirelessInterfaces", "IsValidWpaSuppDriver", "NeedsExternalCalls"]
+
 def _sanitize_string(string):
     if string:
         return translate(str(string), blank_trans, blacklist_norm)
@@ -483,9 +486,12 @@ class BaseInterface(object):
         if self.route_cmd and self.flush_tool == misc.ROUTE:
             cmds = ['%s del default' % self.route_cmd]
             cmds.append('route del dev %s' % self.iface)
-        elif self.ip_cmd and self.flush_tool == misc.IP:
+        elif self.ip_cmd:
             #cmd = "ip route flush dev " + self.iface
             cmds = ['%s route flush all' % self.ip_cmd]
+        else:
+            print "No flush command available!"
+            cmds = []
         for cmd in cmds:
             if self.verbose: print cmd
             misc.Run(cmd)