diff --git a/direct/src/p3d/DeploymentTools.py b/direct/src/p3d/DeploymentTools.py
index 1156adb7e3..134ef6f0db 100644
--- a/direct/src/p3d/DeploymentTools.py
+++ b/direct/src/p3d/DeploymentTools.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ from direct.showbase.AppRunnerGlobal import appRunner
 from pandac.PandaModules import PandaSystem, HTTPClient, Filename, VirtualFileSystem, Multifile
 from pandac.PandaModules import TiXmlDocument, TiXmlDeclaration, TiXmlElement, readXmlStream
 from direct.p3d.HostInfo import HostInfo
+# This is important for some reason
+import encodings
 
 class CachedFile:
     def __init__(self): self.str = ""
diff --git a/direct/src/p3d/panda3d.pdef b/direct/src/p3d/panda3d.pdef
index c5293ba681..2eb6d2be1c 100755
--- a/direct/src/p3d/panda3d.pdef
+++ b/direct/src/p3d/panda3d.pdef
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ class pdeploy(p3d):
            hidden = True, platform_specific = False,
            keep_user_env = True)
     require('panda3d')
-    require('morepy')
 
     module('encodings', 'encodings.zlib_codec', 'encodings.bz2_codec')
     mainModule('direct.p3d.pdeploy')