diff --git a/src/pdal/__init__.py b/src/pdal/__init__.py
index 09bd31b1..b0e7d699 100644
--- a/src/pdal/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pdal/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 __all__ = ["Pipeline", "Stage", "Reader", "Filter", "Writer", "dimensions", "info"]
-__version__ = '3.4.1'
+__version__ = '3.4.2'
 
 from . import libpdalpython
 from .drivers import inject_pdal_drivers
diff --git a/src/pdal/__main__.py b/src/pdal/__main__.py
index 7fa7d272..b0da6098 100644
--- a/src/pdal/__main__.py
+++ b/src/pdal/__main__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 import os
 import pathlib
 
-import distutils.ccompiler
-so_ext = distutils.ccompiler.new_compiler().shared_lib_extension
 import sysconfig
 
 import argparse