diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index 26285bf6a..293f0f666 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 -   William Sardar ([@williamsardar])(https://github.com/williamsardar)
 -   Xavier Dupré ([@sdpython](https://github.com/sdpython))
 -   Zane Purvis ([@zanedp](https://github.com/zanedp))
+-   ([@amos402]https://github.com/amos402)
 -   ([@bltribble](https://github.com/bltribble))
 -   ([@civilx64](https://github.com/civilx64))
 -   ([@GSPP](https://github.com/GSPP))
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1fd2b1dcf..7b3bba9f6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ This document follows the conventions laid out in [Keep a CHANGELOG][].
 -   PythonEngine.Intialize will now call `Py_InitializeEx` with a default value of 0, so signals will not be configured by default on embedding. This is different from the previous behaviour, where `Py_Initialize` was called instead, which sets initSigs to 1. ([#449][i449])
 -   Refactored MethodBinder.Bind in preparation to make it extensible (#829)
 -   Look for installed Windows 10 sdk's during installation instead of relying on specific versions.
+-   Remove `LoadLibrary` call. ([#880][p880])
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/runtime.cs b/src/runtime/runtime.cs
index 7748bafa9..7da70ddcd 100644
--- a/src/runtime/runtime.cs
+++ b/src/runtime/runtime.cs
@@ -310,26 +310,18 @@ internal static void Initialize(bool initSigs = false)
 
             Error = new IntPtr(-1);
 
+            _PyObject_NextNotImplemented = Get_PyObject_NextNotImplemented();
+            {
+                IntPtr sys = PyImport_ImportModule("sys");
+                PyModuleType = PyObject_Type(sys);
+                XDecref(sys);
+            }
+
             // Initialize data about the platform we're running on. We need
             // this for the type manager and potentially other details. Must
             // happen after caching the python types, above.
             InitializePlatformData();
 
-            IntPtr dllLocal = IntPtr.Zero;
-            var loader = LibraryLoader.Get(OperatingSystem);
-
-            if (_PythonDll != "__Internal")
-            {
-                dllLocal = loader.Load(_PythonDll);
-            }
-            _PyObject_NextNotImplemented = loader.GetFunction(dllLocal, "_PyObject_NextNotImplemented");
-            PyModuleType = loader.GetFunction(dllLocal, "PyModule_Type");
-
-            if (dllLocal != IntPtr.Zero)
-            {
-                loader.Free(dllLocal);
-            }
-
             // Initialize modules that depend on the runtime class.
             AssemblyManager.Initialize();
             PyCLRMetaType = MetaType.Initialize();
@@ -346,6 +338,14 @@ internal static void Initialize(bool initSigs = false)
             AssemblyManager.UpdatePath();
         }
 
+        private static IntPtr Get_PyObject_NextNotImplemented()
+        {
+            IntPtr pyType = SlotHelper.CreateObjectType();
+            IntPtr iternext = Marshal.ReadIntPtr(pyType, TypeOffset.tp_iternext);
+            Runtime.XDecref(pyType);
+            return iternext;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the data about platforms.
         ///
@@ -1964,13 +1964,15 @@ internal static IntPtr PyMem_Realloc(IntPtr ptr, long size)
         internal static void SetNoSiteFlag()
         {
             var loader = LibraryLoader.Get(OperatingSystem);
-
             IntPtr dllLocal;
             if (_PythonDll != "__Internal")
             {
                 dllLocal = loader.Load(_PythonDll);
+                if (dllLocal == IntPtr.Zero)
+                {
+                    throw new Exception($"Cannot load {_PythonDll}");
+                }
             }
-
             try
             {
                 Py_NoSiteFlag = loader.GetFunction(dllLocal, "Py_NoSiteFlag");
diff --git a/src/runtime/typemanager.cs b/src/runtime/typemanager.cs
index bb920b74f..c541f9dc2 100644
--- a/src/runtime/typemanager.cs
+++ b/src/runtime/typemanager.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
@@ -820,4 +821,37 @@ internal static void CopySlot(IntPtr from, IntPtr to, int offset)
             Marshal.WriteIntPtr(to, offset, fp);
         }
     }
+
+
+    static class SlotHelper
+    {
+        public static IntPtr CreateObjectType()
+        {
+            IntPtr globals = Runtime.PyDict_New();
+            if (Runtime.PyDict_SetItemString(globals, "__builtins__", Runtime.PyEval_GetBuiltins()) != 0)
+            {
+                Runtime.XDecref(globals);
+                throw new PythonException();
+            }
+            const string code = "class A(object): pass";
+            IntPtr res = Runtime.PyRun_String(code, (IntPtr)RunFlagType.File, globals, globals);
+            if (res == IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    throw new PythonException();
+                }
+                finally
+                {
+                    Runtime.XDecref(globals);
+                }
+            }
+            Runtime.XDecref(res);
+            IntPtr A = Runtime.PyDict_GetItemString(globals, "A");
+            Debug.Assert(A != IntPtr.Zero);
+            Runtime.XIncref(A);
+            Runtime.XDecref(globals);
+            return A;
+        }
+    }
 }