diff --git a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2b6535d..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-client/pyln/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pyln is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-grpc-proto/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-grpc-proto/pyln/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2b6535d..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-grpc-proto/pyln/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pyln is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2b6535d..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pyln is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2b6535d..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pyln is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/spec/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/spec/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 709a95e45..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt1/pyln/spec/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# spec is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2b6535d..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pyln is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/spec/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/spec/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 709a95e45..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt2/pyln/spec/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# spec is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2b6535d..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pyln is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/spec/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/spec/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 709a95e45..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt4/pyln/spec/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# spec is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2b6535d..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pyln is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/spec/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/spec/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 709a95e45..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-spec/bolt7/pyln/spec/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# spec is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
diff --git a/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/__init__.py b/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c2b6535d..000000000
--- a/contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-# pyln is a namespace package
-__path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)