diff --git a/pyraf/iraffunctions.py b/pyraf/iraffunctions.py
index 228fbcb0..3991e90f 100644
--- a/pyraf/iraffunctions.py
+++ b/pyraf/iraffunctions.py
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ def Init(doprint=1, hush=0, savefile=None):
         iraf = _os.environ['iraf']
 
         if "IRAFARCH" not in _os.environ:
-            _os.environ["IRAFARCH"] = _getIrafArch(iraf)
+            arch = _getIrafArch(iraf)
+            _os.environ["IRAFARCH"] = arch
+
         arch = _os.environ["IRAFARCH"]
 
         # stacksize problem on linux
@@ -309,12 +311,12 @@ def _getIrafArch(iraf):
         return m[1]
         
     # Retrieve it from the irafarch script
-    fname = _os.path.join(iraf, "unix", "hlib", "irafarch")
-    if _os.path.exists(fname):
-        import subprocess
-        exitcode, arch = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"{fname} -actual")
-        if exitcode == 0:
-            return arch
+    #fname = _os.path.join(iraf, "unix", "hlib", "irafarch.sh")
+    #if _os.path.exists(fname):
+    #    import subprocess
+    #    exitcode, arch = subprocess.getstatusoutput(f"{fname} -actual")
+    #    if exitcode == 0:
+    #        return arch
 
     return ""