diff --git a/gpaw/__init__.py b/gpaw/__init__.py
index b5c029e13..518c16b13 100644
--- a/gpaw/__init__.py
+++ b/gpaw/__init__.py
@@ -201,12 +201,7 @@ def initialize_data_paths():
     try:
         setup_paths[:0] = os.environ['GPAW_SETUP_PATH'].split(os.pathsep)
     except KeyError:
-        if len(setup_paths) == 0:
-            if os.pathsep == ';':
-                setup_paths[:] = [r'C:\gpaw-setups']
-            else:
-                setup_paths[:] = ['/usr/local/share/gpaw-setups',
-                                  '/usr/share/gpaw-setups']
+        setup_paths[:0] = ["@gpawSetupPath@"]
 
 
 read_rc_file()