diff --git a/modules/modpython.cpp b/modules/modpython.cpp
index bf1c2ddb..52c394e4 100644
--- a/modules/modpython.cpp
+++ b/modules/modpython.cpp
@@ -289,42 +289,17 @@ class CModPython : public CModule {
         return HALT;
     }
 
-    void TryAddModInfo(const CString& sPath, const CString& sName,
+    void TryAddModInfo(const CString& sName,
                        set<CModInfo>& ssMods, set<CString>& ssAlready,
                        CModInfo::EModuleType eType) {
         if (ssAlready.count(sName)) {
             return;
         }
-        PyObject* pyFunc =
-            PyObject_GetAttrString(m_PyZNCModule, "get_mod_info_path");
-        if (!pyFunc) {
-            CString sRetMsg = GetPyExceptionStr();
-            DEBUG("modpython tried to get info about ["
-                  << sPath << "] (1) but: " << sRetMsg);
-            return;
-        }
         CModInfo ModInfo;
-        PyObject* pyRes = PyObject_CallFunction(
-            pyFunc, const_cast<char*>("ssN"), sPath.c_str(), sName.c_str(),
-            SWIG_NewInstanceObj(&ModInfo, SWIG_TypeQuery("CModInfo*"), 0));
-        if (!pyRes) {
-            CString sRetMsg = GetPyExceptionStr();
-            DEBUG("modpython tried to get info about ["
-                  << sPath << "] (2) but: " << sRetMsg);
-            Py_CLEAR(pyFunc);
-            return;
-        }
-        Py_CLEAR(pyFunc);
-        long int x = PyLong_AsLong(pyRes);
-        if (PyErr_Occurred()) {
-            CString sRetMsg = GetPyExceptionStr();
-            DEBUG("modpython tried to get info about ["
-                  << sPath << "] (3) but: " << sRetMsg);
-            Py_CLEAR(pyRes);
-            return;
-        }
-        Py_CLEAR(pyRes);
-        if (x && ModInfo.SupportsType(eType)) {
+        bool bSuccess = false;
+        CString sRetMsg;
+        OnGetModInfo(ModInfo, sName, bSuccess, sRetMsg);
+        if (bSuccess && ModInfo.SupportsType(eType)) {
             ssMods.insert(ModInfo);
             ssAlready.insert(sName);
         }
@@ -342,20 +317,18 @@ class CModPython : public CModule {
             for (unsigned int a = 0; a < Dir.size(); a++) {
                 CFile& File = *Dir[a];
                 CString sName = File.GetShortName();
-                CString sPath = File.GetLongName();
-                sPath.TrimSuffix(sName);
 
                 if (!File.IsDir()) {
                     if (sName.WildCmp("*.pyc")) {
                         sName.RightChomp(4);
-                    } else if (sName.WildCmp("*.py") || sName.WildCmp("*.so")) {
+                    } else if (sName.WildCmp("*.py")) {
                         sName.RightChomp(3);
                     } else {
                         continue;
                     }
                 }
 
-                TryAddModInfo(sPath, sName, ssMods, already, eType);
+                TryAddModInfo(sName, ssMods, already, eType);
             }
 
             dirs.pop();
diff --git a/modules/modpython/znc.py b/modules/modpython/znc.py
index 4e8fc295..bc641cde 100644
--- a/modules/modpython/znc.py
+++ b/modules/modpython/znc.py
@@ -940,33 +940,6 @@ def get_mod_info(modname, retmsg, modinfo):
     return 2
 
 
-def get_mod_info_path(path, modname, modinfo):
-    try:
-        x = imp.find_module(modname, [path])
-    except ImportError:
-        return 0
-    # x == (<open file './modules/admin.so', mode 'rb' at 0x7fa2dc748d20>,
-    #       './modules/admin.so', ('.so', 'rb', 3))
-    # x == (<open file './modules/pythontest.py', mode 'U' at 0x7fa2dc748d20>,
-    #       './modules/pythontest.py', ('.py', 'U', 1))
-    if x[0] is None and x[2][2] != imp.PKG_DIRECTORY:
-        return 0
-    try:
-        pymodule = imp.load_module(modname, *x)
-    except ImportError:
-        return 0
-    finally:
-        if x[0]:
-            x[0].close()
-    if modname not in pymodule.__dict__:
-        return 0
-    cl = pymodule.__dict__[modname]
-    modinfo.SetName(modname)
-    modinfo.SetPath(pymodule.__file__)
-    gather_mod_info(cl, modinfo)
-    return 1
-
-
 CONTINUE = CModule.CONTINUE
 HALT = CModule.HALT
 HALTMODS = CModule.HALTMODS
diff --git a/test/integration/tests/scripting.cpp b/test/integration/tests/scripting.cpp
index 24a45038..2ef87589 100644
--- a/test/integration/tests/scripting.cpp
+++ b/test/integration/tests/scripting.cpp
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ TEST_F(ZNCTest, ModpythonPackage) {
     client.Write("znc updatemod packagetest");
     client.Write("PRIVMSG *packagetest :foo");
     client.ReadUntil("value = b");
+    // Test if python modules are viewable via *status.
+    // https://github.com/znc/znc/issues/1884
+    client.Write("znc listavailmods");
+    client.ReadUntil(":*status!status@znc.in PRIVMSG nick :\x02 packagetest");
+    client.ReadUntil(":*status!status@znc.in PRIVMSG nick :\x02 pyeval\x0F: Evaluates python code");
 }
 
 TEST_F(ZNCTest, ModpythonModperl) {