diff --git a/Modules/sha256module.c b/Modules/sha256module.c
@@ -681,43 +681,45 @@ static struct PyMethodDef SHA_functions[] = {
    {NULL,      NULL}            /* Sentinel */
};

-
-/* Initialize this module. */
-
-static struct PyModuleDef _sha256module = {
-        PyModuleDef_HEAD_INIT,
-        "_sha256",
-        NULL,
-        -1,
-        SHA_functions,
-        NULL,
-        NULL,
-        NULL,
-        NULL
-};
-
-PyMODINIT_FUNC
-PyInit__sha256(void)
{
-    PyObject *m;
-
    Py_SET_TYPE(&SHA224type, &PyType_Type);
    if (PyType_Ready(&SHA224type) < 0) {
-        return NULL;
    }
    Py_SET_TYPE(&SHA256type, &PyType_Type);
    if (PyType_Ready(&SHA256type) < 0) {
-        return NULL;
    }

-    m = PyModule_Create(&_sha256module);
-    if (m == NULL)
-        return NULL;
-
    Py_INCREF((PyObject *)&SHA224type);
-    PyModule_AddObject(m, "SHA224Type", (PyObject *)&SHA224type);
    Py_INCREF((PyObject *)&SHA256type);
-    PyModule_AddObject(m, "SHA256Type", (PyObject *)&SHA256type);
-    return m;

}