diff --git a/cumulusci/core/tests/__init__.py b/cumulusci/core/tests/__init__.py
index 5284146ebf..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/cumulusci/core/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/cumulusci/core/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__import__("pkg_resources").declare_namespace(__name__)
diff --git a/cumulusci/salesforce_api/__init__.py b/cumulusci/salesforce_api/__init__.py
index 5284146ebf..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/cumulusci/salesforce_api/__init__.py
+++ b/cumulusci/salesforce_api/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__import__("pkg_resources").declare_namespace(__name__)
diff --git a/cumulusci/tasks/__init__.py b/cumulusci/tasks/__init__.py
index 5284146ebf..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/cumulusci/tasks/__init__.py
+++ b/cumulusci/tasks/__init__.py
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-__import__("pkg_resources").declare_namespace(__name__)