diff --git a/social_core/tests/test_utils.py b/social_core/tests/test_utils.py
index 1b818b3ce..ea03398b0 100644
--- a/social_core/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/social_core/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import Mock
 
@@ -12,8 +11,6 @@
 )
 from .models import TestPartial
 
-PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
-
 
 class SanitizeRedirectTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_none_redirect(self):
@@ -104,14 +101,9 @@ def is_active(self):
 
 class SlugifyTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_slugify_formats(self):
-        if PY3:
-            self.assertEqual(slugify("FooBar"), "foobar")
-            self.assertEqual(slugify("Foo Bar"), "foo-bar")
-            self.assertEqual(slugify("Foo (Bar)"), "foo-bar")
-        else:
-            self.assertEqual(slugify("FooBar".decode("utf-8")), "foobar")
-            self.assertEqual(slugify("Foo Bar".decode("utf-8")), "foo-bar")
-            self.assertEqual(slugify("Foo (Bar)".decode("utf-8")), "foo-bar")
+        self.assertEqual(slugify("FooBar"), "foobar")
+        self.assertEqual(slugify("Foo Bar"), "foo-bar")
+        self.assertEqual(slugify("Foo (Bar)"), "foo-bar")
 
 
 class BuildAbsoluteURITest(unittest.TestCase):