diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index af2117f7..7e4b82bc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ __pycache__
 .*.swp
 .idea/
 *.so
+.venv/
diff --git a/include/mscclpp/core.hpp b/include/mscclpp/core.hpp
index 0bccd25d..d9596803 100644
--- a/include/mscclpp/core.hpp
+++ b/include/mscclpp/core.hpp
@@ -523,21 +523,6 @@ class Context {
   friend class Endpoint;
 };
 
-/// A base class for objects that can be set up during @ref Communicator::setup().
-struct Setuppable {
-  /// Called inside @ref Communicator::setup() before any call to @ref endSetup() of any @ref Setuppable object that is
-  /// being set up within the same @ref Communicator::setup() call.
-  ///
-  /// @param bootstrap A shared pointer to the bootstrap implementation.
-  virtual void beginSetup(std::shared_ptr<Bootstrap> bootstrap);
-
-  /// Called inside @ref Communicator::setup() after all calls to @ref beginSetup() of all @ref Setuppable objects that
-  /// are being set up within the same @ref Communicator::setup() call.
-  ///
-  /// @param bootstrap A shared pointer to the bootstrap implementation.
-  virtual void endSetup(std::shared_ptr<Bootstrap> bootstrap);
-};
-
 /// A class that sets up all registered memories and connections between processes.
 ///
 /// A typical way to use this class:
diff --git a/src/core.cc b/src/core.cc
index 4d89250d..aef2ffd1 100644
--- a/src/core.cc
+++ b/src/core.cc
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ const TransportFlags AllIBTransports = Transport::IB0 | Transport::IB1 | Transpo
 
 const TransportFlags AllTransports = AllIBTransports | Transport::CudaIpc;
 
-void Setuppable::beginSetup(std::shared_ptr<Bootstrap>) {}
-
-void Setuppable::endSetup(std::shared_ptr<Bootstrap>) {}
-
 }  // namespace mscclpp
 
 namespace std {
diff --git a/src/include/communicator.hpp b/src/include/communicator.hpp
index 55b5d572..016a17d1 100644
--- a/src/include/communicator.hpp
+++ b/src/include/communicator.hpp
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ struct Communicator::Impl {
   std::shared_ptr<Bootstrap> bootstrap_;
   std::shared_ptr<Context> context_;
   std::unordered_map<const Connection*, ConnectionInfo> connectionInfos_;
-  std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Setuppable>> toSetup_;
 
   Impl(std::shared_ptr<Bootstrap> bootstrap, std::shared_ptr<Context> context);
 
diff --git a/test/unit/core_tests.cc b/test/unit/core_tests.cc
index f2bd7020..d2a53d43 100644
--- a/test/unit/core_tests.cc
+++ b/test/unit/core_tests.cc
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@ class LocalCommunicatorTest : public ::testing::Test {
   std::shared_ptr<mscclpp::Communicator> comm;
 };
 
-class MockSetuppable : public mscclpp::Setuppable {
- public:
-  MOCK_METHOD(void, beginSetup, (std::shared_ptr<mscclpp::Bootstrap> bootstrap), (override));
-  MOCK_METHOD(void, endSetup, (std::shared_ptr<mscclpp::Bootstrap> bootstrap), (override));
-};
-
 TEST_F(LocalCommunicatorTest, RegisterMemory) {
   int dummy[42];
   auto memory = comm->registerMemory(&dummy, sizeof(dummy), mscclpp::NoTransports);