--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -91,17 +91,6 @@
     # distutils.setup() 'obsoletes' parameter not introduced until Python 2.5.
     extra_setup_params["obsoletes"] = ["suds"]
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
-    extra_setup_params["use_2to3"] = True
-
-    #   Teach Python's urllib lib2to3 fixer that the old urllib2.__version__
-    # data member is now stored in the urllib.request module.
-    import lib2to3.fixes.fix_urllib
-    for x in lib2to3.fixes.fix_urllib.MAPPING["urllib2"]:
-        if x[0] == "urllib.request":
-            x[1].append("__version__")
-            break;
-
 #   Wrap long_description at 72 characters since PKG-INFO package distribution
 # metadata file stores this text with an 8 space indentation.
 long_description = """