diff --git a/devito/memmap_manager.py b/devito/memmap_manager.py
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-import atexit
-import os
-import sys
-from signal import SIGABRT, SIGINT, SIGSEGV, SIGTERM, signal
-from tempfile import gettempdir
-
-from devito.logger import warning
-
-
-class MemmapManager():
-    """Class for managing all memmap related settings"""
-    # used to enable memmap as default
-    _use_memmap = False
-    # determine whether created files are deleted by default
-    _delete_file = True
-    # flag for registering exit func
-    _registered = False
-    # default directory to store memmap file
-    _default_disk_path = os.path.join(gettempdir(), "devito_disk")
-    # contains str name of all memmap file created
-    _created_data = {}
-    # unique id
-    _id = 0
-    # exit code used for normal exiting
-    _default_exit_code = 0
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def set_memmap(memmap):
-        """Call this method to set default value of memmap"""
-        MemmapManager._use_memmap = memmap
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def set_delete_file(delete):
-        """Call this method to set default flag contolling whether to delete
-        crated files.
-        """
-        MemmapManager._delete_file = delete
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def set_default_disk_path(default_disk_path):
-        """Call this method to change the default disk path for memmap"""
-        MemmapManager._default_disk_path = default_disk_path
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def setup(data_self, *args, **kwargs):
-        """This method is used to setup memmap parameters for data classes.
-
-        :param name: Name of data
-        :param memmap: Boolean indicates whether memmap is used. Optional
-        :param disk_path: String indicates directory to create memmap file. Optional
-        :param delete_file: Boolean indicates whether to delete created file. Optional
-
-        Note: If memmap, disk_path or delete_file are not provided, the default values
-        are used.
-        """
-        data_self.memmap = kwargs.get('memmap', MemmapManager._use_memmap)
-
-        if data_self.memmap:
-            disk_path = kwargs.get('disk_path', MemmapManager._default_disk_path)
-
-            if not os.path.exists(disk_path):
-                os.makedirs(disk_path)
-
-            data_self.f = "%s/data_%s_%s" % (disk_path, kwargs.get('name'),
-                                             str(MemmapManager._id))
-            MemmapManager._id += 1
-            data_self.delete_file = kwargs.get('delete_file', MemmapManager._delete_file)
-            MemmapManager._created_data[data_self.f] = data_self.delete_file
-
-            if not MemmapManager._registered:
-                MemmapManager._register_remove_memmap_file_signal()
-                MemmapManager._registered = True
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _remove_memmap_file():
-        """This method is used to clean up memmap file"""
-        for f in MemmapManager._created_data:
-            if MemmapManager._created_data[f]:
-                try:
-                    os.remove(f)
-                except OSError:
-                    warning("error removing %s it may be already removed, skipping", f)
-            else:
-                warning("file %s has been left", f)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _remove_memmap_file_on_signal(*args):
-        """This method is used to clean memmap file on signal, internal method"""
-        sys.exit(MemmapManager._default_exit_code)
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _register_remove_memmap_file_signal():
-        """This method is used to register clean up method for chosen signals"""
-        atexit.register(MemmapManager._remove_memmap_file)
-
-        for sig in (SIGABRT, SIGINT, SIGSEGV, SIGTERM):
-            signal(sig, MemmapManager._remove_memmap_file_on_signal)