diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 478afb6d6defbeaf4e3ac9b246b8821a903901e3..7936398dd863290fd21298143dc806a0cd7deeab 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# v2.0.1
+
+* _TBA_
+
 # v2.0
 
 * got rid of the Mako dependency
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 36078fdd4979bf3eae2dc438adcf027888c48d7e..373da7ca1713ece7c9441e0937ed3ae6087d2feb 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 [metadata]
 name = snakehouse
 keywords = cython, extension, multiple, pyx
-version = 2.0
+version = 2.0.1a1
 long_description = file: README.md
 long_description_content_type = text/markdown; charset=UTF-8
 license_files = LICENSE
diff --git a/snakehouse/multibuild.py b/snakehouse/multibuild.py
index 6036d3aa63312cebb80ef0c05b53a25e5541058c..9981003f12a316b56e582e397441cd6a83aacbf9 100644
--- a/snakehouse/multibuild.py
+++ b/snakehouse/multibuild.py
@@ -141,16 +141,6 @@ class Multibuild:
             except BreakException:
                 pass
 
-    def is_h_file_ok(self, path: str) -> bool:
-        if not os.path.exists(path):
-            return False
-
-        with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f_in:
-            data = f_in.read()
-            if '#define SNAKEHOUSE_LEAVE_ME_ALONE' in data:
-                return True
-        return False
-
     def generate_header_files(self):
         for filename in self.pyx_files:
             path, name, cmod_name_path, module_name, coded_module_name, complete_module_name = self.transform_module_name(filename)