diff --git a/telethon/tl/patched/__init__.py b/telethon/tl/patched/__init__.py
index 21b9b17b..37eeab79 100644
--- a/telethon/tl/patched/__init__.py
+++ b/telethon/tl/patched/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
 # Compatibility for people relying on this module
-from ..custom.message import Message
-
-MessageService = MessageEmpty = Message
+from ..custom.message import MessageEmpty, MessageService, Message
diff --git a/telethon/version.py b/telethon/version.py
index fb8c8759..912e66a4 100644
--- a/telethon/version.py
+++ b/telethon/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Versions should comply with PEP440.
 # This line is parsed in setup.py:
-__version__ = '1.19.3'
+__version__ = '1.19.4'