4 files changed, 1 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/src/python/CMakeLists.txt b/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
index b35c8de7..966f5ef0 100644
--- a/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -237,9 +237,6 @@ if(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND)
 
     # Some files for pip package
     file(COPY "introduction.rst" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/")
-    file(COPY "gudhi/_distributor_init.py" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gudhi")
-    file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gudhi/.libs")
-    message(" o o o ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/gudhi/.libs")
 
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT gudhi.so
diff --git a/src/python/gudhi/__init__.py.in b/src/python/gudhi/__init__.py.in
index e4198dcf..79e12fbc 100644
--- a/src/python/gudhi/__init__.py.in
+++ b/src/python/gudhi/__init__.py.in
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 from importlib import import_module
 from sys import exc_info
 
-# Allow distributors to run custom init code
-from . import _distributor_init
-
 __author__ = "GUDHI Editorial Board"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2016 Inria"
 __license__ = "https://gudhi.inria.fr/licensing/"
diff --git a/src/python/gudhi/_distributor_init.py b/src/python/gudhi/_distributor_init.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f3dc8a2..00000000
--- a/src/python/gudhi/_distributor_init.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-'''
-Helper to preload windows dlls to prevent dll not found errors.
-Once a DLL is preloaded, its namespace is made available to any subsequent DLL.
-'''
-import os
-if os.name == 'nt':
-    # convention for storing / loading the DLL from gudhi/.libs/, if present
-    try:
-        basedir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-    except:
-        pass
-    else:
-        libs_dir = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(basedir, '.libs'))
-        if os.path.isdir(libs_dir):
-            from ctypes import WinDLL
-            import glob
-            for filename in glob.glob(os.path.join(libs_dir, '*dll')):
-                WinDLL(os.path.abspath(filename))
diff --git a/src/python/setup.py.in b/src/python/setup.py.in
index 875f1577..07ad818f 100644
--- a/src/python/setup.py.in
+++ b/src/python/setup.py.in
@@ -86,4 +86,5 @@ setup(
     ext_modules = ext_modules,
     install_requires = ['numpy >= 1.9',],
     setup_requires = ['cython','numpy >= 1.9','pybind11',],
+    package_data={"": ["*.dll"], },
 )