diff --git a/colorbleed/maya/__init__.py b/colorbleed/maya/__init__.py
index 60266cef75..23364da156 100644
--- a/colorbleed/maya/__init__.py
+++ b/colorbleed/maya/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import os
-import site
 import uuid
 
+from maya import cmds
+
 from avalon import maya, io, api as avalon
 from pyblish import api as pyblish
 
-from maya import cmds
 
 from . import menu
 from . import lib
@@ -19,6 +19,52 @@ LOAD_PATH = os.path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "maya", "load")
 CREATE_PATH = os.path.join(PLUGINS_DIR, "maya", "create")
 
 
+# This is a temporary solution with the http.py clash with six.py
+# Maya has added paths to the PYTHONPATH which are redundant as
+# many of them are paths from a pacakge, example:
+# "/some/awesome/package/core/" which should be "/some/awesome/package"
+
+
+def _remove_from_paths(paths, keyword, stitch=False):
+    """Remove any paths which contain the given keyword
+
+    >>> paths = ["foo\\foo\\foo.py", "foo\\foobar.py", "\\bar\\bar\\foo"]
+    >>> _remove_from_paths(paths, keyword="bar")
+    ["foo\\foo\\foo.py"]
+
+    >>> paths = ["foo\\bar\\foobar.py", "foo\\foobar.py", "\\banana\\pie\\delicious"]
+    >>> _remove_from_paths(paths, keyword="pie", stitch=True)
+    "foo\\bar\\foobar.py;foo\\foobar.py"
+
+    Args:
+        paths(list) : a list of file paths
+        keyword(str) : the word to check for
+        stitch(bool) : recreate a full string for PYTHONPATH
+
+    Returns:
+        str
+        Only when stitch is set to True does the function return a string
+    """
+
+    paths = [path for path in paths if keyword not in path]
+    if stitch:
+        return os.pathsep.join(paths)
+
+
+def remove_googleapiclient():
+    """Remove any paths which contain `googleclientapi`"""
+
+    keyword = "googleclientapi"
+    # remove from sys.path
+    # _remove_from_paths(sys.path, keyword)
+
+    # reconstruct pythonpaths
+    pythonpaths = os.environ["PYTHONPATH"].split(os.pathsep)
+    result = _remove_from_paths(pythonpaths, keyword,  stitch=True)
+
+    os.environ["PYTHONPATH"] = result
+
+
 def install():
 
     pyblish.register_plugin_path(PUBLISH_PATH)
@@ -32,6 +78,9 @@ def install():
     avalon.on("new", on_new)
     avalon.on("save", on_save)
 
+    if cmds.about(version=True) == "2018":
+        remove_googleapiclient()
+
 
 def uninstall():
     pyblish.deregister_plugin_path(PUBLISH_PATH)