diff --git a/pype/tools/pyblish_pype/app.py b/pype/tools/pyblish_pype/app.py
index 9879c63030..1bf16ff56a 100644
--- a/pype/tools/pyblish_pype/app.py
+++ b/pype/tools/pyblish_pype/app.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-import contextlib
 import os
 import sys
+import ctypes
+import platform
+import contextlib
 
-from . import compat, control, settings, util, window
+from . import control, settings, util, window
 from Qt import QtCore, QtGui, QtWidgets
 
 self = sys.modules[__name__]
@@ -79,7 +81,11 @@ def show(parent=None):
         css = css.replace("url(\"", "url(\"%s" % root)
 
     with application() as app:
-        compat.init()
+
+        if platform.system().lower() == "windows":
+            ctypes.windll.shell32.SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(
+                u"pyblish_pype"
+            )
 
         install_fonts()
         install_translator(app)
diff --git a/pype/tools/pyblish_pype/compat.py b/pype/tools/pyblish_pype/compat.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bb520d65f5..0000000000
--- a/pype/tools/pyblish_pype/compat.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-
-def __windows_taskbar_compat():
-    """Enable icon and taskbar grouping for Windows 7+"""
-
-    import ctypes
-    ctypes.windll.shell32.SetCurrentProcessExplicitAppUserModelID(
-        u"pyblish_pype")
-
-
-def init():
-    if os.name == "nt":
-        __windows_taskbar_compat()