--- a/share/lib/python/scripts/_binwrapper.py
+++ b/share/lib/python/scripts/_binwrapper.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
-from pkg_resources import working_set
+from importlib.resources import files
 from setuptools.command.build_ext import new_compiler
 from packaging.version import Version
 from sysconfig import get_config_vars, get_config_var
@@ -63,26 +63,8 @@
 def _config_exe(exe_name):
     """Sets the environment to run the real executable (returned)"""
 
-    package_name = "neuron"
+    NRN_PREFIX = str(files("neuron") / ".data")
 
-    # determine package to find the install location
-    if "neuron-gpu-nightly" in working_set.by_key:
-        print("INFO : Using neuron-gpu-nightly Package (Alpha Developer Version)")
-        package_name = "neuron-gpu-nightly"
-    elif "neuron-gpu" in working_set.by_key:
-        print("INFO : Using neuron-gpu Package (Alpha Version)")
-        package_name = "neuron-gpu"
-    elif "neuron-nightly" in working_set.by_key:
-        print("INFO : Using neuron-nightly Package (Developer Version)")
-        package_name = "neuron-nightly"
-    elif "neuron" in working_set.by_key:
-        package_name = "neuron"
-    else:
-        raise RuntimeError("NEURON package not found! Verify PYTHONPATH")
-
-    NRN_PREFIX = os.path.join(
-        working_set.by_key[package_name].location, "neuron", ".data"
-    )
     os.environ["NEURONHOME"] = os.path.join(NRN_PREFIX, "share/nrn")
     os.environ["NRNHOME"] = NRN_PREFIX
     os.environ["CORENRNHOME"] = NRN_PREFIX