diff --git a/deps/pdfminer.six-20200517.dev1-py3-none-any.whl b/deps/pdfminer.six-20200517.dev1-py3-none-any.whl
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diff --git a/deps/pdfplumber-0.5.21.dev1-py3-none-any.whl b/deps/pdfplumber-0.5.21.dev1-py3-none-any.whl
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diff --git a/libpdf/__init__.py b/libpdf/__init__.py
index 7dd9043..d79495a 100644
--- a/libpdf/__init__.py
+++ b/libpdf/__init__.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 # below imports from libpdf.core cannot be at the top avoid circular import errors in
 # core.py when importing __version__ and __summary__
-import libpdf._import_forks  # noqa: F401
 from libpdf.core import main_api as load
 from libpdf.core import main_cli
 
diff --git a/libpdf/_import_forks.py b/libpdf/_import_forks.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fcdce1a..0000000
--- a/libpdf/_import_forks.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Workaround to deliver forked dependencies with libpdf.
-
-PyPI repository does not allow uploading packages that have direct Git dependencies (400 Bad Request returned).
-This should be resolved in future by
-
-* releasing the forked libraries on PyPI on ourselves with a different name
-* raising PRs for upstream merges (best approach)
-
-These 2 methods take time, so below solution is a short-term workaround.
-"""
-
-import os
-import sys
-
-DEPS_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "deps")
-
-# first try to import the dependencies so active venvs with direct Git dependencies are not overriden
-try:
-    import pdfminer
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    # make dependency available as wheel to sys.path as first entry
-    sys.path.insert(
-        0, os.path.join(DEPS_DIR, "pdfminer.six-20200517.dev1-py3-none-any.whl")
-    )
-else:
-    del pdfminer
-
-try:
-    import pdfplumber
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    sys.path.insert(
-        0, os.path.join(DEPS_DIR, "pdfplumber-0.5.21.dev1-py3-none-any.whl")
-    )
-else:
-    del pdfplumber