diff --git a/Lib/xdrlib.py b/Lib/xdrlib.py
index 66a4523098a..3c1823312a9 100644
--- a/Lib/xdrlib.py
+++ b/Lib/xdrlib.py
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@
 import struct
 from types import LongType
 
-# workaround Python 1.4b2 bug
-import sys
-sys.path[0] = '.'
-
 # use C layer XDR libraries for some data types if available
 try:
     import _xdr