diff --git a/Wrap/Swig/commons.i b/Wrap/Swig/commons.i
index ca248490e44e89909b7069cecfe797cb1e6ecb3f..e98c77ecd89e3186c91ad42baf56881cc836c9ee 100644
--- a/Wrap/Swig/commons.i
+++ b/Wrap/Swig/commons.i
@@ -14,17 +14,6 @@
 
 %{
 #define SWIG_FILE_WITH_INIT
-/* NOTE: Using `PY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL` one can use
-   the Numpy Array API in multiple files for a single extension module.
-*/
-#define PY_ARRAY_UNIQUE_SYMBOL BORNAGAIN_PYTHONAPI_ARRAY
-%}
-
-%include "numpy.i"
-%init %{
-    if(!PyArray_API) {
-        import_array();
-    }
 %}
 
 #define GCC_DIAG_OFF(x)