1diff --git a/spyder/app/start.py b/spyder/app/start.py
2index 97b08a600..66486e510 100644
3--- a/spyder/app/start.py
4+++ b/spyder/app/start.py
5@@ -6,20 +6,8 @@
6 # (see spyder/__init__.py for details)
7 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
8
9-# Remove PYTHONPATH paths from sys.path before other imports to protect against
10-# shadowed standard libraries.
11 import os
12 import sys
13-if os.environ.get('PYTHONPATH'):
14- for path in os.environ['PYTHONPATH'].split(os.pathsep):
15- if os.name == 'nt' and 'pkgs' in path:
16- # Don't remove pynsist installer entry for 'pkgs' directory
17- continue
18- else:
19- try:
20- sys.path.remove(path.rstrip(os.sep))
21- except ValueError:
22- pass
23
24 # Standard library imports
25 import ctypes