diff --git a/vcr/__init__.py b/vcr/__init__.py
index 03fdb3b..60af690 100644
--- a/vcr/__init__.py
+++ b/vcr/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import logging
 from .config import VCR
 
 # Set default logging handler to avoid "No handler found" warnings.
-import logging
 try:  # Python 2.7+
     from logging import NullHandler
 except ImportError:
@@ -10,10 +9,9 @@ except ImportError:
         def emit(self, record):
             pass
 
+
 logging.getLogger(__name__).addHandler(NullHandler())
 
+
 default_vcr = VCR()
-
-
-def use_cassette(path, **kwargs):
-    return default_vcr.use_cassette(path, **kwargs)
+use_cassette = default_vcr.use_cassette