diff --git a/python/lsst/base/__init__.py b/python/lsst/base/__init__.py
index 0819752..0eea61c 100644
--- a/python/lsst/base/__init__.py
+++ b/python/lsst/base/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1 @@
 from .version import *
-
-try:
-    # Keep backwards compatibility for Packages.
-    from lsst.utils.packages import *
-except ImportError:
-    pass