diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1b9810121a..fa12033104 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ classifier =
 [files]
 packages =
     vmware_nsx
-namespace_packages =
-    vmware_nsx
 [entry_points]
 console_scripts =
     neutron-check-nsx-config = vmware_nsx.neutron.plugins.vmware.check_nsx_config:main
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/__init__.py b/vmware_nsx/__init__.py
index de40ea7ca0..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/__init__.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)