1 diff --git a/spyder/app/start.py b/spyder/app/start.py
2 index ad9f2b8d0..442b4fc46 100644
3 --- a/spyder/app/start.py
4 +++ b/spyder/app/start.py
6 # (see spyder/__init__.py for details)
7 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
9 -# Remove PYTHONPATH paths from sys.path before other imports to protect against
10 -# shadowed standard libraries.
13 -if os.environ.get('PYTHONPATH'):
14 - for path in os.environ['PYTHONPATH'].split(os.pathsep):
16 - sys.path.remove(path.rstrip(os.sep))
20 # Standard library imports