Index: Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py
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--- Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py	(revision 86079)
+++ Lib/distutils/command/build_ext.py	(working copy)
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
             library_dirs=ext.library_dirs,
             runtime_library_dirs=ext.runtime_library_dirs,
             extra_postargs=extra_args,
-            export_symbols=self.get_export_symbols(ext),
+            export_symbols=ext.export_symbols,
             debug=self.debug,
             build_temp=self.build_temp,
             target_lang=language)
@@ -675,17 +675,6 @@
             return os.path.join(*ext_path) + '_d' + so_ext
         return os.path.join(*ext_path) + so_ext
 
-    def get_export_symbols(self, ext):
-        """Return the list of symbols that a shared extension has to
-        export.  This either uses 'ext.export_symbols' or, if it's not
-        provided, "PyInit_" + module_name.  Only relevant on Windows, where
-        the .pyd file (DLL) must export the module "PyInit_" function.
-        """
-        initfunc_name = "PyInit_" + ext.name.split('.')[-1]
-        if initfunc_name not in ext.export_symbols:
-            ext.export_symbols.append(initfunc_name)
-        return ext.export_symbols
-
     def get_libraries(self, ext):
         """Return the list of libraries to link against when building a
         shared extension.  On most platforms, this is just 'ext.libraries';