1diff --git a/spyder/app/start.py b/spyder/app/start.py
2index ad9f2b8d0..442b4fc46 100644
3--- a/spyder/app/start.py
4+++ b/spyder/app/start.py
5@@ -6,16 +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- try:
16- sys.path.remove(path.rstrip(os.sep))
17- except ValueError:
18- pass
19
20 # Standard library imports
21 import ctypes