diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9ec6f2e..607b680 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ setup(
     license='ZPL 2.1',
     packages=find_packages('src'),
     package_dir= {'':'src'},
-    namespace_packages=['hurry'],
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
     install_requires=[
diff --git a/src/hurry/__init__.py b/src/hurry/__init__.py
index 2e2033b..e69de29 100644
--- a/src/hurry/__init__.py
+++ b/src/hurry/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# this is a namespace package
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-    pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
-except ImportError:
-    import pkgutil
-    __path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)