diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f7f190f..6ca7a1d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -270,36 +270,6 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
         ext_filename = os.path.join(
             self.build_lib,
             self.get_ext_filename(self.get_ext_fullname(ext.name)))
-        try:
-            imp.load_dynamic(ext.name, ext_filename)
-        except ImportError, why:
-            self.failed.append(ext.name)
-            self.announce('*** WARNING: renaming "%s" since importing it'
-                          ' failed: %s' % (ext.name, why), level=3)
-            assert not self.inplace
-            basename, tail = os.path.splitext(ext_filename)
-            newname = basename + "_failed" + tail
-            if os.path.exists(newname):
-                os.remove(newname)
-            os.rename(ext_filename, newname)
-
-            # XXX -- This relies on a Vile HACK in
-            # distutils.command.build_ext.build_extension().  The
-            # _built_objects attribute is stored there strictly for
-            # use here.
-            # If there is a failure, _built_objects may not be there,
-            # so catch the AttributeError and move on.
-            try:
-                for filename in self._built_objects:
-                    os.remove(filename)
-            except AttributeError:
-                self.announce('unable to remove files (ignored)')
-        except:
-            exc_type, why, tb = sys.exc_info()
-            self.announce('*** WARNING: importing extension "%s" '
-                          'failed with %s: %s' % (ext.name, exc_type, why),
-                          level=3)
-            self.failed.append(ext.name)

    def get_platform(self):