diff --git a/hooks/charmhelpers/__init__.py b/hooks/charmhelpers/__init__.py
index b46e2e23..e69de29b 100644
--- a/hooks/charmhelpers/__init__.py
+++ b/hooks/charmhelpers/__init__.py
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# Bootstrap charm-helpers, installing its dependencies if necessary using
-# only standard libraries.
-import subprocess
-import sys
-
-try:
-    import six  # flake8: noqa
-except ImportError:
-    if sys.version_info.major == 2:
-        subprocess.check_call(['apt-get', 'install', '-y', 'python-six'])
-    else:
-        subprocess.check_call(['apt-get', 'install', '-y', 'python3-six'])
-    import six  # flake8: noqa
-
-try:
-    import yaml  # flake8: noqa
-except ImportError:
-    if sys.version_info.major == 2:
-        subprocess.check_call(['apt-get', 'install', '-y', 'python-yaml'])
-    else:
-        subprocess.check_call(['apt-get', 'install', '-y', 'python3-yaml'])
-    import yaml  # flake8: noqa