diff --git a/ckanext/__init__.py b/ckanext/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2e2033b3..00000000
--- a/ckanext/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -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__)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9a600e06..1034f5bc 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     url='https://github.com/okfn/ckanext-dcat',
     license='AGPL',
     packages=find_packages(exclude=['ez_setup', 'examples', 'tests']),
-    namespace_packages=['ckanext'],
     include_package_data=True,
     zip_safe=False,
     install_requires=[