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-rw-r--r--lib/spack/spack/bootstrap.py7
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap.py b/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap.py
index e92a1fb6a1..18815a0d51 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/bootstrap.py
@@ -90,13 +90,6 @@ def _try_import_from_store(module, query_spec, query_info=None):
] # type: list[str]
path_before = list(sys.path)
- # Python 3.8+ on Windows does not search dependent DLLs in PATH,
- # so we need to manually add it using os.add_dll_directory
- # https://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.8.html#bpo-36085-whatsnew
- if sys.version_info[:2] >= (3, 8) and sys.platform == "win32":
- if os.path.isdir(candidate_spec.prefix.bin):
- os.add_dll_directory(candidate_spec.prefix.bin) # novermin
-
# NOTE: try module_paths first and last, last allows an existing version in path
# to be picked up and used, possibly depending on something in the store, first
# allows the bootstrap version to work when an incompatible version is in