diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 285a258..2521bb6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from distutils.core import setup
 else:
     setup_kwds["test_suite"] = "dexml.test"
-    if sys.version_info > (3,):
-        setup_kwds["use_2to3"] = True
 
 
 #  Extract the docstring and version declaration from the module.