diff --git a/ci/lint.sh b/ci/lint.sh
index 3adfa8d1e3d33..61d74ae28377e 100755
--- a/ci/lint.sh
+++ b/ci/lint.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ if [ "$LINT" ]; then
     echo "Linting *.py DONE"
 
     echo "Linting *.pyx"
-    for path in 'window.pyx'
+    for path in 'window.pyx' "src/join.pyx"
     do
         echo "linting -> pandas/$path"
         flake8 pandas/$path --filename '*.pyx' --select=E501,E302,E203,E226,E111,E114,E221,E303,E128,E231,E126
diff --git a/pandas/algos.pyx b/pandas/algos.pyx
index cccc5377d0dec..44288ab9621f1 100644
--- a/pandas/algos.pyx
+++ b/pandas/algos.pyx
@@ -1340,10 +1340,7 @@ cdef inline float64_t _median_linear(float64_t* a, int n):
     return result
 
 
-include "join.pyx"
-
 # generated from template
 include "algos_common_helper.pxi"
 include "algos_groupby_helper.pxi"
-include "algos_join_helper.pxi"
 include "algos_take_helper.pxi"
diff --git a/pandas/indexes/base.py b/pandas/indexes/base.py
index 32bcb0bcc732f..de7780d25b1e5 100644
--- a/pandas/indexes/base.py
+++ b/pandas/indexes/base.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas.tslib as tslib
 import pandas.lib as lib
+import pandas._join as _join
 import pandas.algos as _algos
 import pandas.index as _index
 from pandas.lib import Timestamp, Timedelta, is_datetime_array
@@ -110,10 +111,10 @@ class Index(IndexOpsMixin, StringAccessorMixin, PandasObject):
     # Cython methods
     _groupby = _algos.groupby_object
     _arrmap = _algos.arrmap_object
-    _left_indexer_unique = _algos.left_join_indexer_unique_object
-    _left_indexer = _algos.left_join_indexer_object
-    _inner_indexer = _algos.inner_join_indexer_object
-    _outer_indexer = _algos.outer_join_indexer_object
+    _left_indexer_unique = _join.left_join_indexer_unique_object
+    _left_indexer = _join.left_join_indexer_object
+    _inner_indexer = _join.inner_join_indexer_object
+    _outer_indexer = _join.outer_join_indexer_object
     _box_scalars = False
 
     _typ = 'index'
diff --git a/pandas/indexes/numeric.py b/pandas/indexes/numeric.py
index 86d22e141f781..82a6ec0b28ac9 100644
--- a/pandas/indexes/numeric.py
+++ b/pandas/indexes/numeric.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 import pandas.lib as lib
+import pandas._join as _join
 import pandas.algos as _algos
 import pandas.index as _index
 
@@ -114,10 +115,10 @@ class Int64Index(NumericIndex):
     _typ = 'int64index'
     _groupby = _algos.groupby_int64
     _arrmap = _algos.arrmap_int64
-    _left_indexer_unique = _algos.left_join_indexer_unique_int64
-    _left_indexer = _algos.left_join_indexer_int64
-    _inner_indexer = _algos.inner_join_indexer_int64
-    _outer_indexer = _algos.outer_join_indexer_int64
+    _left_indexer_unique = _join.left_join_indexer_unique_int64
+    _left_indexer = _join.left_join_indexer_int64
+    _inner_indexer = _join.inner_join_indexer_int64
+    _outer_indexer = _join.outer_join_indexer_int64
 
     _can_hold_na = False
 
@@ -211,10 +212,10 @@ class Float64Index(NumericIndex):
     _engine_type = _index.Float64Engine
     _groupby = _algos.groupby_float64
     _arrmap = _algos.arrmap_float64
-    _left_indexer_unique = _algos.left_join_indexer_unique_float64
-    _left_indexer = _algos.left_join_indexer_float64
-    _inner_indexer = _algos.inner_join_indexer_float64
-    _outer_indexer = _algos.outer_join_indexer_float64
+    _left_indexer_unique = _join.left_join_indexer_unique_float64
+    _left_indexer = _join.left_join_indexer_float64
+    _inner_indexer = _join.inner_join_indexer_float64
+    _outer_indexer = _join.outer_join_indexer_float64
 
     _default_dtype = np.float64
 
diff --git a/pandas/src/join.pyx b/pandas/src/join.pyx
index fbbef8a31071f..f3c7577ef528a 100644
--- a/pandas/src/join.pyx
+++ b/pandas/src/join.pyx
@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
+# cython: profile=False
+
+from numpy cimport *
+cimport numpy as np
+import numpy as np
+
+cimport cython
+
+import_array()
+
+cimport util
+
+from numpy cimport NPY_INT8 as NPY_int8
+from numpy cimport NPY_INT16 as NPY_int16
+from numpy cimport NPY_INT32 as NPY_int32
+from numpy cimport NPY_INT64 as NPY_int64
+from numpy cimport NPY_FLOAT16 as NPY_float16
+from numpy cimport NPY_FLOAT32 as NPY_float32
+from numpy cimport NPY_FLOAT64 as NPY_float64
+
+from numpy cimport (int8_t, int16_t, int32_t, int64_t, uint8_t, uint16_t,
+                    uint32_t, uint64_t, float16_t, float32_t, float64_t)
+
+int8 = np.dtype(np.int8)
+int16 = np.dtype(np.int16)
+int32 = np.dtype(np.int32)
+int64 = np.dtype(np.int64)
+float16 = np.dtype(np.float16)
+float32 = np.dtype(np.float32)
+float64 = np.dtype(np.float64)
+
+cdef double NaN = <double> np.NaN
+cdef double nan = NaN
+
+from pandas.algos import groupsort_indexer
+
+
 def inner_join(ndarray[int64_t] left, ndarray[int64_t] right,
                Py_ssize_t max_groups):
     cdef:
@@ -48,6 +85,7 @@ def inner_join(ndarray[int64_t] left, ndarray[int64_t] right,
     return (_get_result_indexer(left_sorter, left_indexer),
             _get_result_indexer(right_sorter, right_indexer))
 
+
 def left_outer_join(ndarray[int64_t] left, ndarray[int64_t] right,
                     Py_ssize_t max_groups, sort=True):
     cdef:
@@ -117,14 +155,13 @@ def left_outer_join(ndarray[int64_t] left, ndarray[int64_t] right,
             rev, _ = groupsort_indexer(left_indexer, len(left))
 
         if rev.dtype != np.int_:
-              rev = rev.astype(np.int_)
+            rev = rev.astype(np.int_)
         right_indexer = right_indexer.take(rev)
         left_indexer = left_indexer.take(rev)
 
     return left_indexer, right_indexer
 
 
-
 def left_outer_asof_join(ndarray[int64_t] left, ndarray[int64_t] right,
                          Py_ssize_t max_groups,  # ignored
                          bint allow_exact_matches=1,
@@ -140,7 +177,8 @@ def left_outer_asof_join(ndarray[int64_t] left, ndarray[int64_t] right,
         int64_t tolerance_
 
     # if we are using tolerance, set our objects
-    if left_values is not None and right_values is not None and tolerance is not None:
+    if (left_values is not None and right_values is not None and
+        tolerance is not None):
         has_tolerance = 1
         left_values_ = left_values
         right_values_ = right_values
@@ -160,10 +198,12 @@ def left_outer_asof_join(ndarray[int64_t] left, ndarray[int64_t] right,
 
         # find last position in right whose value is less than left's value
         if allow_exact_matches:
-            while right_pos < right_size and right[right_pos] <= left[left_pos]:
+            while (right_pos < right_size and
+                   right[right_pos] <= left[left_pos]):
                 right_pos += 1
         else:
-            while right_pos < right_size and right[right_pos] < left[left_pos]:
+            while (right_pos < right_size and
+                   right[right_pos] < left[left_pos]):
                 right_pos += 1
         right_pos -= 1
 
@@ -243,7 +283,6 @@ def full_outer_join(ndarray[int64_t] left, ndarray[int64_t] right,
             _get_result_indexer(right_sorter, right_indexer))
 
 
-
 def _get_result_indexer(sorter, indexer):
     if indexer.dtype != np.int_:
         indexer = indexer.astype(np.int_)
@@ -258,7 +297,6 @@ def _get_result_indexer(sorter, indexer):
     return res
 
 
-
 def ffill_indexer(ndarray[int64_t] indexer):
     cdef:
         Py_ssize_t i, n = len(indexer)
@@ -301,3 +339,6 @@ def ffill_by_group(ndarray[int64_t] indexer, ndarray[int64_t] group_ids,
             last_obs[gid] = val
 
     return result
+
+
+include "join_helper.pxi"
diff --git a/pandas/src/algos_join_helper.pxi b/pandas/src/join_helper.pxi
similarity index 100%
rename from pandas/src/algos_join_helper.pxi
rename to pandas/src/join_helper.pxi
diff --git a/pandas/src/algos_join_helper.pxi.in b/pandas/src/join_helper.pxi.in
similarity index 100%
rename from pandas/src/algos_join_helper.pxi.in
rename to pandas/src/join_helper.pxi.in
diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_algos.py b/pandas/tests/test_algos.py
index 490f4fe81ecbd..66fd1861f08f9 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/test_algos.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_algos.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import pandas.algos as _algos
 from pandas.compat import lrange
 import pandas.core.algorithms as algos
+import pandas._join as _join
 import pandas.util.testing as tm
 import pandas.hashtable as hashtable
 from pandas.compat.numpy import np_array_datetime64_compat
@@ -303,11 +304,11 @@ class TestIndexer(tm.TestCase):
     _multiprocess_can_split_ = True
 
     def test_outer_join_indexer(self):
-        typemap = [('int32', algos.algos.outer_join_indexer_int32),
-                   ('int64', algos.algos.outer_join_indexer_int64),
-                   ('float32', algos.algos.outer_join_indexer_float32),
-                   ('float64', algos.algos.outer_join_indexer_float64),
-                   ('object', algos.algos.outer_join_indexer_object)]
+        typemap = [('int32', _join.outer_join_indexer_int32),
+                   ('int64', _join.outer_join_indexer_int64),
+                   ('float32', _join.outer_join_indexer_float32),
+                   ('float64', _join.outer_join_indexer_float64),
+                   ('object', _join.outer_join_indexer_object)]
 
         for dtype, indexer in typemap:
             left = np.arange(3, dtype=dtype)
@@ -1070,7 +1071,7 @@ def test_left_join_indexer_unique():
     a = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], dtype=np.int64)
     b = np.array([2, 2, 3, 4, 4], dtype=np.int64)
 
-    result = _algos.left_join_indexer_unique_int64(b, a)
+    result = _join.left_join_indexer_unique_int64(b, a)
     expected = np.array([1, 1, 2, 3, 3], dtype=np.int64)
     assert (np.array_equal(result, expected))
 
@@ -1086,7 +1087,7 @@ def test_left_outer_join_bug():
     right = np.array([3, 1], dtype=np.int64)
     max_groups = 4
 
-    lidx, ridx = _algos.left_outer_join(left, right, max_groups, sort=False)
+    lidx, ridx = _join.left_outer_join(left, right, max_groups, sort=False)
 
     exp_lidx = np.arange(len(left))
     exp_ridx = -np.ones(len(left))
@@ -1101,7 +1102,7 @@ def test_inner_join_indexer():
     a = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], dtype=np.int64)
     b = np.array([0, 3, 5, 7, 9], dtype=np.int64)
 
-    index, ares, bres = _algos.inner_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
+    index, ares, bres = _join.inner_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
 
     index_exp = np.array([3, 5], dtype=np.int64)
     assert_almost_equal(index, index_exp)
@@ -1114,7 +1115,7 @@ def test_inner_join_indexer():
     a = np.array([5], dtype=np.int64)
     b = np.array([5], dtype=np.int64)
 
-    index, ares, bres = _algos.inner_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
+    index, ares, bres = _join.inner_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(index, np.array([5], dtype=np.int64))
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(ares, np.array([0], dtype=np.int64))
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(bres, np.array([0], dtype=np.int64))
@@ -1124,7 +1125,7 @@ def test_outer_join_indexer():
     a = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], dtype=np.int64)
     b = np.array([0, 3, 5, 7, 9], dtype=np.int64)
 
-    index, ares, bres = _algos.outer_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
+    index, ares, bres = _join.outer_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
 
     index_exp = np.array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9], dtype=np.int64)
     assert_almost_equal(index, index_exp)
@@ -1137,7 +1138,7 @@ def test_outer_join_indexer():
     a = np.array([5], dtype=np.int64)
     b = np.array([5], dtype=np.int64)
 
-    index, ares, bres = _algos.outer_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
+    index, ares, bres = _join.outer_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(index, np.array([5], dtype=np.int64))
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(ares, np.array([0], dtype=np.int64))
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(bres, np.array([0], dtype=np.int64))
@@ -1147,7 +1148,7 @@ def test_left_join_indexer():
     a = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], dtype=np.int64)
     b = np.array([0, 3, 5, 7, 9], dtype=np.int64)
 
-    index, ares, bres = _algos.left_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
+    index, ares, bres = _join.left_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
 
     assert_almost_equal(index, a)
 
@@ -1159,7 +1160,7 @@ def test_left_join_indexer():
     a = np.array([5], dtype=np.int64)
     b = np.array([5], dtype=np.int64)
 
-    index, ares, bres = _algos.left_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
+    index, ares, bres = _join.left_join_indexer_int64(a, b)
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(index, np.array([5], dtype=np.int64))
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(ares, np.array([0], dtype=np.int64))
     tm.assert_numpy_array_equal(bres, np.array([0], dtype=np.int64))
@@ -1169,7 +1170,7 @@ def test_left_join_indexer2():
     idx = Index([1, 1, 2, 5])
     idx2 = Index([1, 2, 5, 7, 9])
 
-    res, lidx, ridx = _algos.left_join_indexer_int64(idx2.values, idx.values)
+    res, lidx, ridx = _join.left_join_indexer_int64(idx2.values, idx.values)
 
     exp_res = np.array([1, 1, 2, 5, 7, 9], dtype=np.int64)
     assert_almost_equal(res, exp_res)
@@ -1185,7 +1186,7 @@ def test_outer_join_indexer2():
     idx = Index([1, 1, 2, 5])
     idx2 = Index([1, 2, 5, 7, 9])
 
-    res, lidx, ridx = _algos.outer_join_indexer_int64(idx2.values, idx.values)
+    res, lidx, ridx = _join.outer_join_indexer_int64(idx2.values, idx.values)
 
     exp_res = np.array([1, 1, 2, 5, 7, 9], dtype=np.int64)
     assert_almost_equal(res, exp_res)
@@ -1201,7 +1202,7 @@ def test_inner_join_indexer2():
     idx = Index([1, 1, 2, 5])
     idx2 = Index([1, 2, 5, 7, 9])
 
-    res, lidx, ridx = _algos.inner_join_indexer_int64(idx2.values, idx.values)
+    res, lidx, ridx = _join.inner_join_indexer_int64(idx2.values, idx.values)
 
     exp_res = np.array([1, 1, 2, 5], dtype=np.int64)
     assert_almost_equal(res, exp_res)
diff --git a/pandas/tests/test_expressions.py b/pandas/tests/test_expressions.py
index cc0972937b8a2..c037f02f20609 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/test_expressions.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/test_expressions.py
@@ -208,8 +208,9 @@ def test_float_panel(self):
 
     @slow
     def test_panel4d(self):
-        self.run_panel(tm.makePanel4D(), np.random.randn() + 0.5,
-                       assert_func=assert_panel4d_equal, binary_comp=3)
+        with tm.assert_produces_warning(FutureWarning, check_stacklevel=False):
+            self.run_panel(tm.makePanel4D(), np.random.randn() + 0.5,
+                           assert_func=assert_panel4d_equal, binary_comp=3)
 
     def test_mixed_arithmetic_frame(self):
         # TODO: FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IT TO WORK...
diff --git a/pandas/tools/merge.py b/pandas/tools/merge.py
index 9f8e27c4d8176..571df70e05c6d 100644
--- a/pandas/tools/merge.py
+++ b/pandas/tools/merge.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 import pandas.core.common as com
 import pandas.types.concat as _concat
 
-import pandas.algos as _algos
+import pandas._join as _join
 import pandas.hashtable as _hash
 
 
@@ -918,8 +918,8 @@ def get_result(self):
                                                      rdata.items, rsuf)
 
         if self.fill_method == 'ffill':
-            left_join_indexer = _algos.ffill_indexer(left_indexer)
-            right_join_indexer = _algos.ffill_indexer(right_indexer)
+            left_join_indexer = _join.ffill_indexer(left_indexer)
+            right_join_indexer = _join.ffill_indexer(right_indexer)
         else:
             left_join_indexer = left_indexer
             right_join_indexer = right_indexer
@@ -1094,13 +1094,13 @@ def _get_multiindex_indexer(join_keys, index, sort):
     # factorize keys to a dense i8 space
     lkey, rkey, count = fkeys(lkey, rkey)
 
-    return _algos.left_outer_join(lkey, rkey, count, sort=sort)
+    return _join.left_outer_join(lkey, rkey, count, sort=sort)
 
 
 def _get_single_indexer(join_key, index, sort=False):
     left_key, right_key, count = _factorize_keys(join_key, index, sort=sort)
 
-    left_indexer, right_indexer = _algos.left_outer_join(
+    left_indexer, right_indexer = _join.left_outer_join(
         _ensure_int64(left_key),
         _ensure_int64(right_key),
         count, sort=sort)
@@ -1135,15 +1135,15 @@ def _left_join_on_index(left_ax, right_ax, join_keys, sort=False):
 
 
 def _right_outer_join(x, y, max_groups):
-    right_indexer, left_indexer = _algos.left_outer_join(y, x, max_groups)
+    right_indexer, left_indexer = _join.left_outer_join(y, x, max_groups)
     return left_indexer, right_indexer
 
 _join_functions = {
-    'inner': _algos.inner_join,
-    'left': _algos.left_outer_join,
+    'inner': _join.inner_join,
+    'left': _join.left_outer_join,
     'right': _right_outer_join,
-    'outer': _algos.full_outer_join,
-    'asof': _algos.left_outer_asof_join,
+    'outer': _join.full_outer_join,
+    'asof': _join.left_outer_asof_join,
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pandas/tools/tests/test_join.py b/pandas/tools/tests/test_join.py
index cb84c1f06653b..f33d5f16cd439 100644
--- a/pandas/tools/tests/test_join.py
+++ b/pandas/tools/tests/test_join.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from pandas.util.testing import assert_frame_equal
 from pandas import DataFrame, MultiIndex, Series
 
-import pandas.algos as algos
+import pandas._join as _join
 import pandas.util.testing as tm
 from pandas.tools.tests.test_merge import get_test_data, N, NGROUPS
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def test_cython_left_outer_join(self):
         right = a_([1, 1, 0, 4, 2, 2, 1], dtype=np.int64)
         max_group = 5
 
-        ls, rs = algos.left_outer_join(left, right, max_group)
+        ls, rs = _join.left_outer_join(left, right, max_group)
 
         exp_ls = left.argsort(kind='mergesort')
         exp_rs = right.argsort(kind='mergesort')
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_cython_right_outer_join(self):
         right = a_([1, 1, 0, 4, 2, 2, 1], dtype=np.int64)
         max_group = 5
 
-        rs, ls = algos.left_outer_join(right, left, max_group)
+        rs, ls = _join.left_outer_join(right, left, max_group)
 
         exp_ls = left.argsort(kind='mergesort')
         exp_rs = right.argsort(kind='mergesort')
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ def test_cython_inner_join(self):
         right = a_([1, 1, 0, 4, 2, 2, 1, 4], dtype=np.int64)
         max_group = 5
 
-        ls, rs = algos.inner_join(left, right, max_group)
+        ls, rs = _join.inner_join(left, right, max_group)
 
         exp_ls = left.argsort(kind='mergesort')
         exp_rs = right.argsort(kind='mergesort')
diff --git a/pandas/tseries/index.py b/pandas/tseries/index.py
index 4a7ba0286aab1..aa50fbe316b94 100644
--- a/pandas/tseries/index.py
+++ b/pandas/tseries/index.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 import pandas.lib as lib
 import pandas.tslib as tslib
 import pandas._period as period
+import pandas._join as _join
 import pandas.algos as _algos
 import pandas.index as _index
 
@@ -204,11 +205,11 @@ def _join_i8_wrapper(joinf, **kwargs):
         return DatetimeIndexOpsMixin._join_i8_wrapper(joinf, dtype='M8[ns]',
                                                       **kwargs)
 
-    _inner_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_algos.inner_join_indexer_int64)
-    _outer_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_algos.outer_join_indexer_int64)
-    _left_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_algos.left_join_indexer_int64)
+    _inner_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_join.inner_join_indexer_int64)
+    _outer_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_join.outer_join_indexer_int64)
+    _left_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_join.left_join_indexer_int64)
     _left_indexer_unique = _join_i8_wrapper(
-        _algos.left_join_indexer_unique_int64, with_indexers=False)
+        _join.left_join_indexer_unique_int64, with_indexers=False)
     _arrmap = None
 
     __eq__ = _dt_index_cmp('__eq__')
diff --git a/pandas/tseries/tdi.py b/pandas/tseries/tdi.py
index 8aad5bdd35f65..921f60b23d187 100644
--- a/pandas/tseries/tdi.py
+++ b/pandas/tseries/tdi.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 import pandas.lib as lib
 import pandas.tslib as tslib
-import pandas.algos as _algos
+import pandas._join as _join
 import pandas.index as _index
 
 Timedelta = tslib.Timedelta
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ def _join_i8_wrapper(joinf, **kwargs):
         return DatetimeIndexOpsMixin._join_i8_wrapper(
             joinf, dtype='m8[ns]', **kwargs)
 
-    _inner_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_algos.inner_join_indexer_int64)
-    _outer_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_algos.outer_join_indexer_int64)
-    _left_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_algos.left_join_indexer_int64)
+    _inner_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_join.inner_join_indexer_int64)
+    _outer_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_join.outer_join_indexer_int64)
+    _left_indexer = _join_i8_wrapper(_join.left_join_indexer_int64)
     _left_indexer_unique = _join_i8_wrapper(
-        _algos.left_join_indexer_unique_int64, with_indexers=False)
+        _join.left_join_indexer_unique_int64, with_indexers=False)
     _arrmap = None
     _datetimelike_ops = ['days', 'seconds', 'microseconds', 'nanoseconds',
                          'freq', 'components']
diff --git a/pandas/util/testing.py b/pandas/util/testing.py
index c6573934bff57..e95808ddc8225 100644
--- a/pandas/util/testing.py
+++ b/pandas/util/testing.py
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ def assert_numpy_array_equal(left, right, strict_nan=False,
         Specify object name being compared, internally used to show appropriate
         assertion message
     check_same : None|'copy'|'same', default None
-        Ensure "left" and "right refer/do not refer to the same memory area
+        Ensure left and right refer/do not refer to the same memory area
     """
 
     # instance validation
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c985445a08155..5bf188d829d26 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def is_platform_mac():
 
 _pxipath = pjoin('pandas', 'src')
 _pxifiles = ['algos_common_helper.pxi.in', 'algos_groupby_helper.pxi.in',
-             'algos_join_helper.pxi.in', 'algos_take_helper.pxi.in',
+             'join_helper.pxi.in', 'algos_take_helper.pxi.in',
              'hashtable_class_helper.pxi.in', 'hashtable_func_helper.pxi.in',
              'sparse_op_helper.pxi.in']
 
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ class CheckSDist(sdist_class):
                  'pandas/tslib.pyx',
                  'pandas/index.pyx',
                  'pandas/algos.pyx',
+                 'pandas/join.pyx',
                  'pandas/window.pyx',
                  'pandas/parser.pyx',
                  'pandas/src/period.pyx',
@@ -464,8 +465,9 @@ def pxd(name):
            'sources': ['pandas/src/datetime/np_datetime.c',
                        'pandas/src/datetime/np_datetime_strings.c']},
     algos={'pyxfile': 'algos',
-           'pxdfiles': ['src/util'],
-           'depends': [srcpath('join', suffix='.pyx')]},
+           'pxdfiles': ['src/util']},
+    _join={'pyxfile': 'src/join',
+           'pxdfiles': ['src/util']},
     _window={'pyxfile': 'window',
              'pxdfiles': ['src/skiplist', 'src/util'],
              'depends': ['pandas/src/skiplist.pyx',