diff --git a/gnucash/python/gncmod-python.c b/gnucash/python/gncmod-python.c
index f287693274..4f7824ff1f 100644
--- a/gnucash/python/gncmod-python.c
+++ b/gnucash/python/gncmod-python.c
@@ -57,39 +57,15 @@ libgncmod_python_gnc_module_description(void)
     return g_strdup("An embedded Python interpreter");
 }
 
-//extern PyObject* PyInit__sw_app_utils(void);
-//extern PyObject* PyInit__sw_core_utils(void);
-
 int
 libgncmod_python_gnc_module_init(int refcount)
 {
-    /* There isn't yet a python module to init.
-    PyObject *pName, *pModule;
-    */
     FILE *fp;
     gchar *pkgdatadir, *init_filename;
     wchar_t* argv = NULL;
 
     Py_Initialize();
     PySys_SetArgv(0, &argv);
-    // I don't quite understand why these are loaded here
-    // - these are python modules so should be able to just import them
-    // in init.py
-    //PyInit__sw_app_utils();
-    //PyInit__sw_core_utils();
-
-    /* There isn't yet a python module to init.
-    pName = PyString_FromString("path/to/init.py");
-    pModule = PyImport_Import(pName);
-
-    if (!pModule) {
-        PyErr_Print();
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-
-    Py_DECREF(pName);
-    Py_DECREF(pModule);
-    */
 
     pkgdatadir = gnc_path_get_pkgdatadir();
     init_filename = g_build_filename(pkgdatadir, "python/init.py", (char*)NULL);