set_spyder_pythonpath is obsolete as SpyderKernel.update_syspath will…

… be invoked by Spyder after startup.

spyder_kernels/customize/spydercustomize.py

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # Spyder consoles sitecustomize
 #
 
-import logging
 import os
 import pdb
 import sys
@@ -252,17 +251,3 @@ def _patched_get_terminal_size(fd=None):
 # Pdb adjustments
 # =============================================================================
 pdb.Pdb = SpyderPdb
-
-# =============================================================================
-# PYTHONPATH and sys.path Adjustments
-# =============================================================================
-# PYTHONPATH is not passed to kernel directly, see spyder-ide/spyder#13519
-# This allows the kernel to start without crashing if modules in PYTHONPATH
-# shadow standard library modules.
-def set_spyder_pythonpath():
-    pypath = os.environ.get('SPY_PYTHONPATH')
-    if pypath:
-        sys.path.extend(pypath.split(os.pathsep))
-        os.environ.update({'PYTHONPATH': pypath})
-
-set_spyder_pythonpath()