diff --git a/src/lava/__init__.py b/src/lava/__init__.py
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index 7017b896..00000000
--- a/src/lava/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2021 Intel Corporation
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
-# See: https://spdx.org/licenses/
-try:
-    __import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)
-except:  # noqa E722
-    from pkgutil import extend_path
-    __path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)