diff --git a/waveform/IMRPhenomParity.py b/waveform/IMRPhenomParity.py
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index fca51a2eca3cecb578bb8b274697bcb7865310ef..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/waveform/IMRPhenomParity.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-def genIMRPhenomParity(**kwds):
-    from pycbc.waveform import get_fd_waveform
-    import lal
-    #print(kwds)
-
-    if 'approximant' in kwds:
-        kwds.pop("approximant")
-    hp, hc = get_fd_waveform(approximant="IMRPhenomXPHM", **kwds)
-
-    temp =  kwds['parity_amu'] / 1e9 / lal.QE_SI * lal.H_SI * lal.PI * lal.PI / lal.H0_SI
-
-    hp_parity = hp + hc * temp * hp.sample_frequencies **2
-    hc_parity = hc - hp * temp * hp.sample_frequencies **2
-
-    return hp_parity, hc_parity
-
-
-#pycbc.waveform.add_custom_waveform('IMRPhenomParity', IMRPhenomParity, 'frequency', force=True)
-
-def add_me(**kwds):
-    kwds['cpu_fd']['IMRPhenomParity'] = genIMRPhenomParity
-    kwds['filter_time_lengths']['IMRPhenomParity'] = kwds['filter_time_lengths']['IMRPhenomXPHM']
-
diff --git a/waveform/setup.py b/waveform/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9156c867e73404ec68c81f01e605bef656fb28b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/waveform/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+"""
+setup.py file for testing birefringence pycbc waveform plugin package
+"""
+
+from setuptools import Extension, setup, Command
+from setuptools import find_packages
+
+VERSION = '0.0.dev0'
+
+setup (
+    name = 'pycbc-birefringence-XPHM',
+    version = VERSION,
+    description = 'A waveform plugin for PyCBC',
+    author = 'Yifan Wang',
+    author_email = 'yifan.wang@aei.mpg.de',
+    url = 'http://www.pycbc.org/',
+    #download_url = 'https://github.com/gwastro/revchirp/tarball/v%s' % VERSION,
+    keywords = ['pycbc', 'signal processing', 'gravitational waves'],
+    py_modules = ['parity_XPHM'],
+    entry_points = {"pycbc.waveform.fd":"IMRPhenomXPHMParity=parity_XPHM:gen"},
+    classifiers=[
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
+        'Intended Audience :: Science/Research',
+        'Natural Language :: English',
+        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering',
+        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Astronomy',
+        'Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Physics',
+        'License :: OSI Approved :: GNU General Public License v3 (GPLv3)',
+    ],
+)