diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bfefba1..ea09efc 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
 
 from distutils.core import setup
-from distutils.util import byte_compile
 from distutils.command.build import build
 from distutils.command.install_data import install_data
 
@@ -32,18 +31,6 @@ class camfr_build(build):
 class camfr_install_data(install_data):
   def run(self):
 
-    # Byte-compile Python files.
-
-    scripts = []
-          
-    for i in self.data_files:
-      for j in i[1]:
-        if j[-2:] == "py":
-          scripts.append(j)
-          i[1].append(j+'c')
-
-    byte_compile(scripts)
-      
     # Change install dir to library dir.
     
     install_cmd = self.get_finalized_command('install')