diff --git a/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.cc b/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.cc
index 7090d53..a97d6ab 100644
--- a/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.cc
+++ b/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.cc
@@ -61,27 +61,10 @@ private:
 
 
 PythonCPUPolicyManager::PythonCPUPolicyManager()
-    : _initialized(false)
 {
   PyEval_InitThreads();
-}
-
-
-PythonCPUPolicyManager::~PythonCPUPolicyManager()
-{
-  for_each(_policies.begin(), _policies.end(), memory::deletor<CPUPolicy>());
-}
-
-
-void
-PythonCPUPolicyManager::init()
-{
-  if (_initialized)
-    // No-op
-    return;
 
   Py_Initialize();
-  _initialized = true;
 
   // The following lines are ugly, but necessary if we use
   // non-standard installation directories. Theoretically,
@@ -103,6 +86,13 @@ PythonCPUPolicyManager::init()
   collect_policies();
 }
 
+
+PythonCPUPolicyManager::~PythonCPUPolicyManager()
+{
+  for_each(_policies.begin(), _policies.end(), memory::deletor<CPUPolicy>());
+}
+
+
 const vector<CPUPolicy*>&
 PythonCPUPolicyManager::get_avail_policies()
 {
diff --git a/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.hh b/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.hh
index 0aafba6..d21308f 100644
--- a/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.hh
+++ b/plugins/pyloader/src/python_cpu_policy_manager.hh
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ namespace sgpem
     PythonCPUPolicyManager();
     ~PythonCPUPolicyManager();
 
-    /** \brief Initialize the Python interpreter.
-     *
-     * If the interpreter has already been initialized, it terminates it, cleanups old policies,
-     * and restarts it.
-     */
-    void init();
-
     const std::vector<CPUPolicy*>&  get_avail_policies();
 
   protected:
@@ -60,8 +53,6 @@ namespace sgpem
   private:
     PythonCPUPolicyManager(const PythonCPUPolicyManager&);
     PythonCPUPolicyManager& operator=(const PythonCPUPolicyManager&);
-
-    bool _initialized;
   };
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/pyloader/src/testsuite/test-python_loader.cc b/plugins/pyloader/src/testsuite/test-python_loader.cc
index 8d64bea..f7db62a 100644
--- a/plugins/pyloader/src/testsuite/test-python_loader.cc
+++ b/plugins/pyloader/src/testsuite/test-python_loader.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ main(int argc, char** argv)
 
   // Self-register itself to PoliciesGatekeeper, however we don't care about it
   PythonCPUPolicyManager polman;
-  polman.init();
 
   Simulation& sim = Simulation::get_instance();
   History&    his = sim.get_history();
diff --git a/src/backend/cpu_policy_manager.hh b/src/backend/cpu_policy_manager.hh
index 1195b8b..a99a422 100644
--- a/src/backend/cpu_policy_manager.hh
+++ b/src/backend/cpu_policy_manager.hh
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ namespace sgpem
 
     virtual ~CPUPolicyManager() = 0;
 
-    /**
-     Init (or reset if yet initialized) the manager.
-     FIXME deprecated
-     */
-    virtual void  init() = 0;
-
     virtual const std::vector<CPUPolicy*>& get_avail_policies() = 0;
 
   protected:
diff --git a/src/parse_opts.cc b/src/parse_opts.cc
index cf75bce..f54faa0 100644
--- a/src/parse_opts.cc
+++ b/src/parse_opts.cc
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ parse_options(int argc, char** argv)
 
     vector<CPUPolicyManager*> managers = CPUPoliciesGatekeeper::get_instance().get_registered();
 
-    for (vector<CPUPolicyManager*>::iterator it = managers.begin(); it != managers.end(); ++it)
-      (*it)->init();
-
-
     if (no_gui_enabled)
     {
       // We don't return to main, instead we