diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 3084a11..5cd8a1a 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ gnupg.__license__ = copyleft.disclaimer
 
 __all__ = ["GPG"]
 
+del gnupg
 del copyleft
 del get_versions