diff --git a/changedetectionio/api/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/api/__init__.py
index bc7def13..2a7f7125 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/api/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/api/__init__.py
@@ -36,18 +36,11 @@ def get_openapi_spec():
     import yaml  # Lazy import - only loaded when API validation is actually used
     from openapi_core import OpenAPI  # Lazy import - saves ~10.7 MB on startup
 
-    # Try multiple paths to find the API spec file since the package structure differs
-    # between Docker builds (source tree) and PyPI/pip installations (site-packages)
-    # 1. Relative path for Docker/development environment where docs/ is in the source tree
     spec_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../../docs/api-spec.yaml')
-
-    # 2. For PyPI/pip installations, use importlib.resources to find the installed file
     if not os.path.exists(spec_path):
-        try:
-            from importlib.resources import files
-            spec_path = files('changedetectionio').joinpath('../docs/api-spec.yaml')
-        except Exception:
-            pass
+        # Possibly for pip3 packages (will be shipped with the package)
+        spec_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../docs/api-spec.yaml')
+
 
     # 3. Last resort: check if it's in the package root for pip/PyPI installations
     if not os.path.exists(spec_path):