diff --git a/python/mosaic/api/gdal.py b/python/mosaic/api/gdal.py
index dcebbba52..0887bfc00 100644
--- a/python/mosaic/api/gdal.py
+++ b/python/mosaic/api/gdal.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 def setup_gdal(
     spark: SparkSession,
     init_script_path: str = "/dbfs/FileStore/geospatial/mosaic/gdal/",
-    shared_objects_path: str = "/dbfs/FileStore/geospatial/mosaic/gdal/",
 ) -> None:
     """
     Prepare GDAL init script and shared objects required for GDAL to run on spark.
@@ -21,9 +20,6 @@ def setup_gdal(
             The active SparkSession.
     init_script_path : str
             Path to write out the init script for GDAL installation.
-    shared_objects_path : str
-            Path to write out shared objects (libgdalalljni.so and libgdalalljni.so.30) that GDAL requires at runtime.
-            Note: If you dont use the default path you will need to update the generated init script.
 
     Returns
     -------
@@ -34,9 +30,7 @@ def setup_gdal(
         sc._jvm.com.databricks.labs.mosaic.functions, "MosaicContext"
     )
     mosaicGDALObject = getattr(sc._jvm.com.databricks.labs.mosaic.gdal, "MosaicGDAL")
-    mosaicGDALObject.prepareEnvironment(
-        spark._jsparkSession, init_script_path, shared_objects_path
-    )
+    mosaicGDALObject.prepareEnvironment(spark._jsparkSession, init_script_path)
     print("GDAL setup complete.\n")
     print(f"Shared objects (*.so) stored in: {shared_objects_path}.\n")
     print(f"Init script stored in: {init_script_path}.\n")
diff --git a/python/setup.cfg b/python/setup.cfg
index c19b95a51..d7a7fbe05 100644
--- a/python/setup.cfg
+++ b/python/setup.cfg
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.7.0
 install_requires =
     keplergl==0.3.2
-    h3==3.7.0
+    h3==3.7.3
     ipython>=7.22.0
 
 [options.package_data]