diff --git a/ext/win32ole/lib/win32ole.rb b/ext/win32ole/lib/win32ole.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 16c20120d2..0000000000
--- a/ext/win32ole/lib/win32ole.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-require 'win32ole.so'
-
-# re-define Thread#initialize
-# bug #2618(ruby-core:27634)
-
-TracePoint.trace(:thread_begin) {WIN32OLE.ole_initialize}
-TracePoint.trace(:thread_end) {WIN32OLE.ole_uninitialize}