diff --git a/deluge/__init__.py b/deluge/__init__.py
index bb62714ce..fe92cd136 100644
--- a/deluge/__init__.py
+++ b/deluge/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 """Deluge"""
 # this is a namespace package
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-    pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
-except ImportError:
-    import pkgutil
-    __path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
+import pkg_resources
+pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/__init__.py b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/__init__.py
index 2e2033b3c..94033e829 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/__init__.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 # this is a namespace package
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-    pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
-except ImportError:
-    import pkgutil
-    __path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
+import pkg_resources
+pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/__init__.py b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/__init__.py
index 2e2033b3c..94033e829 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/AutoAdd/deluge/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
 # this is a namespace package
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-    pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
-except ImportError:
-    import pkgutil
-    __path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
+import pkg_resources
+pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
diff --git a/deluge/plugins/__init__.py b/deluge/plugins/__init__.py
index bf99a9da0..94033e829 100644
--- a/deluge/plugins/__init__.py
+++ b/deluge/plugins/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 # this is a namespace package
-try:
-    import pkg_resources
-    pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)
-except ImportError:
-    import pkgutil
-    __path__ = pkgutil.extend_path(__path__, __name__)
-
+import pkg_resources
+pkg_resources.declare_namespace(__name__)