diff --git a/src/python/turicreate/__init__.py b/src/python/turicreate/__init__.py
index c2207796b1..3175d6e2a8 100644
--- a/src/python/turicreate/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/turicreate/__init__.py
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@
 import turicreate.extensions
 from turicreate.extensions import ext_import
 
-turicreate.extensions._add_meta_path()
 
 # rewrite the extensions module
 class _extensions_wrapper(object):