diff --git a/lark/load_grammar.py b/lark/load_grammar.py
index ce0547769..0bbc523c5 100644
--- a/lark/load_grammar.py
+++ b/lark/load_grammar.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 from .visitors import Transformer, Visitor, v_args, Transformer_InPlace, Transformer_NonRecursive
 inline_args = v_args(inline=True)
 
-__path__ = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 IMPORT_PATHS = ['grammars']
 
 EXT = '.lark'
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index a7496890c..ccddf6363 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
 
 __all__ = ['TestParsers']
 
-__path__ = os.path.dirname(__file__)
-def _read(n, *args):
-    with open(os.path.join(__path__, n), *args) as f:
-        return f.read()
 
 class TestParsers(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_big_list(self):