diff --git a/docs/contrib/walk.rst b/docs/contrib/walk.rst
index e6044df..fe0eeea 100644
--- a/docs/contrib/walk.rst
+++ b/docs/contrib/walk.rst
@@ -224,10 +224,6 @@ Arguments in nested functions and bindings in nested ``let`` forms can shadow th
     6
     5
 
-The ``global`` special form changes the meaning of names to refer to the
-module-level variables instead of locals, and this change still applies inside a ``let`` form,
-even if a global has the same name as a let binding.
-
 Basic assignments (e.g. ``setv``, ``+=``) will update the local variable named by a let binding,
 when they assign to a let-bound name.
 
@@ -238,9 +234,6 @@ even if it shares the name of a let binding.
 Use ``__import__`` and ``type`` (or whatever metaclass) instead,
 if you must avoid this hoisting.
 
-When used in a nested function,
-nonlocal assignments to let-bound variables still require a ``nonlocal`` form.
-
 The ``let`` macro takes two parameters: a list defining *variables*
 and the *body* which gets executed. *variables* is a vector of
 variable and value pairs.
@@ -254,4 +247,4 @@ variable and value pairs.
     ...  (print x y))
     5 6
 
-
+It is an error to use a let-bound name in a ``global`` or ``nonlocal`` form.
diff --git a/hy/contrib/walk.hy b/hy/contrib/walk.hy
index 60d6eca..8106492 100644
--- a/hy/contrib/walk.hy
+++ b/hy/contrib/walk.hy
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
   (expand form))
 
 ;; TODO: move to hy.extra.reserved?
+(import hy)
 (setv special-forms (list-comp k
                                [k (.keys hy.compiler._compile-table)]
                                (isinstance k hy._compat.string-types)))
@@ -246,10 +247,9 @@ Arguments without a header are under None.
   (defn handle-call [self]
     (setv head (first self.form))
     (if (in head '[fn fn*]) (self.handle-fn)
-        (in head '[import quote]) (self.handle-base)
+        (in head '[import require quote]) (self.handle-base)
         (= head 'except) (self.handle-except)
         (= head ".") (self.handle-dot)
-        (= head 'global) (self.handle-global)
         (= head 'defclass) (self.handle-defclass)
         (= head 'quasiquote) (self.+quote)
         ;; must be checked last!
@@ -320,9 +320,10 @@ as can nested let forms.
             (if (in '. k)
                 (macro-error k "binding target may not contain a dot")))
     (.append values (symbolexpand (macroexpand-all v &name) expander))
-    (assoc replacements k (HySymbol (+ g!let "::" k))))
+    (assoc replacements k `(get ~g!let ~(name k))))
   `(do
-     (setv ~@(interleave (.values replacements) values))
+     (setv ~g!let {}
+           ~@(interleave (.values replacements) values))
      ~@(symbolexpand (macroexpand-all body &name) expander)))
 
 ;; (defmacro macrolet [])
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/contrib/walk.hy b/tests/native_tests/contrib/walk.hy
index 4107ec2..689cd2a 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/contrib/walk.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/contrib/walk.hy
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
          (do
            foo
            (assert False))
-         (except [ne NameError]
-           (setv error ne)))
+         (except [le LookupError]
+           (setv error le)))
        (setv foo 16)
        (assert (= foo 16))
        (setv [foo bar baz] [1 2 3])
@@ -217,7 +217,10 @@
        ;; the name of the class is just a symbol, even if it's a let binding
        (defclass Foo [quux]  ; let bindings apply in inheritance list
          ;; let bindings apply inside class body
-         (setv x Foo)))
+         (setv x Foo)
+         ;; quux is not local
+         (setv quux "quux"))
+       (assert (= quux "quux")))
   ;; defclass always creates a python-scoped variable, even if it's a let binding name
   (assert (= Foo.x 42)))
 
@@ -307,33 +310,15 @@
                   (, 1 6 2)))))
 
 (defn test-let-closure []
-  (let [count [0]]
+  (let [count 0]
        (defn +count [&optional [x 1]]
-         (+= (get count 0) x)
-         (get count 0)))
+         (+= count x)
+         count))
   ;; let bindings can still exist outside of a let body
   (assert (= 1 (+count)))
   (assert (= 2 (+count)))
   (assert (= 42 (+count 40))))
 
-(defn test-let-global []
-  (setv (get (globals)
-             'let-global)
-        "global")
-  (let [let-global 1]
-       (assert (= let-global 1))
-       (defn foo []
-         (assert (= let-global 1))
-         (global let-global)
-         (assert (= let-global "global"))
-         (setv let-global "mutated")
-         (assert (= let-global "mutated")))
-       (foo)
-       (assert (= let-global 1))
-       (assert (= (get (globals)
-                       'let-global)
-                  "mutated"))))
-
 (defmacro triple [a]
   (setv g!a (gensym a))
   `(do
@@ -353,4 +338,3 @@
                   3))
        (assert (= b 3))
        (assert (= c 3))))
-
diff --git a/tests/native_tests/py3_only_tests.hy b/tests/native_tests/py3_only_tests.hy
index 90331fd..eb10ec2 100644
--- a/tests/native_tests/py3_only_tests.hy
+++ b/tests/native_tests/py3_only_tests.hy
@@ -72,19 +72,6 @@
   (assert (= (list (yield-from-test)) [0 1 2 1 2 3 4])))
 
 (require [hy.contrib.walk [let]])
-(defn test-let-nonlocal []
-  (let [a 88
-        c 64]
-       (defn foo [a b]
-         (nonlocal c)
-         (-= a 1)
-         (-= c 1)
-         (, a b c))
-       (assert (= a 88))
-       (assert (= (foo 1 2)
-                  (, 0 2 63)))
-       (assert (= c 63))
-       (assert (= a 88))))
 
 (defn test-let-optional []
   (let [a 1