diff --git a/luma/__init__.py b/luma/__init__.py
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index edb8aa9..0000000
--- a/luma/__init__.py
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@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Copyright (c) 2017-18 Richard Hull and contributors
-# See LICENSE.rst for details.
-
-# declare_namespace(__name__) is required for setup.py to build a package
-# that correctly specifies "luma" in both "packages" and "namespace_packages"
-# Normally just adding "luma" as a regular package would suffice, but since
-# the namespace packages use a period "." they share a parent directory under
-# some circumstances and this file will be deleted when any one package is
-# uninstalled- breaking any remaining packages that share the "luma" directory.
-try:
-    from pkg_resources import declare_namespace
-    declare_namespace(__name__)
-except ImportError:
-    from pkgutil import extend_path
-    __path__ = extend_path(__path__, __name__)