diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index 49340625..589827eb 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,26 +1,6 @@
-compiling = False
-noticed = False
-notice_delay = 0.3
-import time
-import sys
-import threading
-from importlib.util import find_spec
-if find_spec("pyximport") and find_spec("cython"):
-    import pyximport; pyxloader = pyximport.install(pyimport=True, language_level=3)[1]
+import os
+if os.environ.get("RNS_COMPILE"): from CRNS import RNS
+else:                             import RNS
 
-def notice_job():
-    global noticed
-    started = time.time()
-    while compiling:
-        if time.time() > started+notice_delay and compiling:
-            noticed = True
-            print("Compiling RNS object code... ", end="")
-            sys.stdout.flush()
-            break
-        time.sleep(0.1)
-
-
-compiling = True
-threading.Thread(target=notice_job, daemon=True).start()
-import RNS; compiling = False
-if noticed: print("Done."); sys.stdout.flush()
\ No newline at end of file
+notice = f"Starting tests in {'compiled' if RNS.compiled else 'interpreted'} mode"
+print(f"\n{notice}\n"+"="*len(notice)+"\n\n")