diff --git a/pyiri2016/__init__.py b/pyiri2016/__init__.py
index 4519a9e..bd8a433 100644
--- a/pyiri2016/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiri2016/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-try:
-    from pathlib import Path
-    Path().expanduser()
-except (ImportError,AttributeError):  # Python < 3.5
-    from pathlib2 import Path
-#%%
+from pathlib import Path
 import datetime
 from dateutil.parser import parse
 import xarray
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 895cf01..d473d2d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-install_requires = ['python-dateutil','numpy','pathlib2']
+install_requires = ['python-dateutil','numpy','xarray']
 tests_require = ['nose','coveralls']
 name = 'pyiri2016'
 # %%