diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
index 4e0d0e3906a3..512d64105a91 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/__init__.py
@@ -31,9 +31,3 @@
 # Copyright 2007 Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
 __version__ = '3.13.0'
-
-if __name__ != '__main__':
-  try:
-    __import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)
-  except ImportError:
-    __path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/python/google/protobuf/pyext/__init__.py b/python/google/protobuf/pyext/__init__.py
index 558561412299..e69de29bb2d1 100644
--- a/python/google/protobuf/pyext/__init__.py
+++ b/python/google/protobuf/pyext/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-try:
-  __import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)
-except ImportError:
-  __path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)