diff --git a/direct/src/p3d/panda3d.pdef b/direct/src/p3d/panda3d.pdef
index 860c0b4671..78e7af2cf0 100644
--- a/direct/src/p3d/panda3d.pdef
+++ b/direct/src/p3d/panda3d.pdef
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ class panda3d(package):
     if sys.version_info < (3, 0):
         module('encodings.string_escape')
 
-    # Pick up the shader files that appear in direct/src/filter.
-    import direct
-    file(Filename(direct.__path__[0], 'filter/*.sha'), newDir = 'direct/filter')
-
     # pandac.PandaModules pulls in other Panda3D libs automatically.
     # Exclude these Panda3D libs; they are big and many applications don't
     # use them.  We define them as separate, optional packages, below,
diff --git a/makepanda/installer.nsi b/makepanda/installer.nsi
index c5e76fc766..8cfe6eba9a 100755
--- a/makepanda/installer.nsi
+++ b/makepanda/installer.nsi
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ SectionGroup "Python support"
 
         SetOutPath $INSTDIR\direct\directscripts
         File /r /x CVS /x Opt?-Win32 "${BUILT}\direct\directscripts\*"
-        SetOutPath $INSTDIR\direct\filter
-        File /r /x CVS /x Opt?-Win32 "${BUILT}\direct\filter\*.sha"
         SetOutPath $INSTDIR\direct
         File /r /x CVS /x Opt?-Win32 "${BUILT}\direct\*.py"