diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
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--- a/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-"""Project-root shim package for local development layout.
-
-This forwards imports to the inner `kanta/` package directory so
-`from kanta import ...` works when running tests from the workspace root.
-"""
-
-import importlib
-from pathlib import Path
-
-_inner_pkg = Path(__file__).with_name("kanta")
-if str(_inner_pkg) not in __path__:
-    __path__.append(str(_inner_pkg))
-
-_pkg = importlib.import_module(".kanta", __name__)
-__all__ = list(getattr(_pkg, "__all__", ()))
-globals().update({name: getattr(_pkg, name) for name in __all__})