diff --git a/Lib/pydoc.py b/Lib/pydoc.py
--- a/Lib/pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/pydoc.py
@@ -241,8 +241,12 @@
 
     # Must be a binary module, which has to be imported.
     loader = loader_cls('__temp__', filename)
+    # XXX We probably don't need to pass in the loader here.
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location('__temp__', filename,
+                                                  loader=loader)
+    _spec = importlib._bootstrap._SpecMethods(spec)
     try:
-        module = loader.load_module('__temp__')
+        module = _spec.load()
     except:
         return None
     del sys.modules['__temp__']
@@ -278,8 +282,11 @@
         loader = importlib._bootstrap.SourcelessFileLoader(name, path)
     else:
         loader = importlib._bootstrap.SourceFileLoader(name, path)
+    # XXX We probably don't need to pass in the loader here.
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(name, path, loader=loader)
+    _spec = importlib._bootstrap._SpecMethods(spec)
     try:
-        return loader.load_module(name)
+        return _spec.load()
     except:
         raise ErrorDuringImport(path, sys.exc_info())
 
@@ -2009,10 +2016,11 @@
                 callback(None, modname, '')
             else:
                 try:
-                    loader = importer.find_module(modname)
+                    spec = pkgutil._get_spec(importer, modname)
                 except SyntaxError:
                     # raised by tests for bad coding cookies or BOM
                     continue
+                loader = spec.loader
                 if hasattr(loader, 'get_source'):
                     try:
                         source = loader.get_source(modname)
@@ -2026,8 +2034,9 @@
                     else:
                         path = None
                 else:
+                    _spec = importlib._bootstrap._SpecMethods(spec)
                     try:
-                        module = loader.load_module(modname)
+                        module = _spec.load()
                     except ImportError:
                         if onerror:
                             onerror(modname)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py b/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pydoc.py
@@ -648,8 +648,10 @@
     def test_importfile(self):
         loaded_pydoc = pydoc.importfile(pydoc.__file__)
 
+        self.assertIsNot(loaded_pydoc, pydoc)
         self.assertEqual(loaded_pydoc.__name__, 'pydoc')
         self.assertEqual(loaded_pydoc.__file__, pydoc.__file__)
+        self.assertEqual(loaded_pydoc.__spec__, pydoc.__spec__)
 
 
 class TestDescriptions(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@
 
 - Issue #19708: Update pkgutil to use the new importer APIs.
 
+- Issue #19703: Update pydoc to use the new importer APIs.
+
 - Issue #19851: Fixed a regression in reloading sub-modules.
 
 - ssl.create_default_context() sets OP_NO_COMPRESSION to prevent CRIME.