diff --git a/kobo/django/xmlrpc/dispatcher.py b/kobo/django/xmlrpc/dispatcher.py
index 3ad9bd53..7e9237bd 100644
--- a/kobo/django/xmlrpc/dispatcher.py
+++ b/kobo/django/xmlrpc/dispatcher.py
@@ -21,11 +21,7 @@
 
 class DjangoXMLRPCDispatcher(SimpleXMLRPCDispatcher):
     def __init__(self, allow_none=True, encoding=None):
-        if sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 4):
-            # doesn't support extra args in python 2.4
-            SimpleXMLRPCDispatcher.__init__(self)
-        else:
-            SimpleXMLRPCDispatcher.__init__(self, allow_none, encoding)
+        SimpleXMLRPCDispatcher.__init__(self, allow_none, encoding)
 
         self.allow_none = allow_none
         self.encoding = encoding
diff --git a/kobo/hub/models.py b/kobo/hub/models.py
index f64781ee..f3665588 100644
--- a/kobo/hub/models.py
+++ b/kobo/hub/models.py
@@ -396,12 +396,7 @@ def _open_log(self, name):
             return io.open(log_path, 'rb', LOG_BUFFER_SIZE)
         elif os.path.isfile(log_path + ".gz"):
             out = gzip.open(log_path + ".gz", "rb")
-
-            # GZipFile was not usable with BufferedReader
-            # until 2.7
-            if sys.version_info[0:2] >= (2, 7):
-                out = io.BufferedReader(out, LOG_BUFFER_SIZE)
-
+            out = io.BufferedReader(out, LOG_BUFFER_SIZE)
             return out
         else:
             raise Exception('Cannot find log %s' % name)
diff --git a/kobo/xmlrpc.py b/kobo/xmlrpc.py
index 71b47181..5f403175 100644
--- a/kobo/xmlrpc.py
+++ b/kobo/xmlrpc.py
@@ -292,33 +292,21 @@ def make_connection(self, host):
             host_ = "%s:%s" % (host, TimeoutHTTPProxyConnection.default_port)
 
         if self.proxy_config["proxy"] and host not in self.no_proxy and host_ not in self.no_proxy:
-            if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 7):
-                host, extra_headers, x509 = self.get_host_info(host)
-                conn = TimeoutProxyHTTP(host, **self.proxy_config)
-                conn.set_timeout(self.timeout)
-                return conn
-            else:
-                CONNECTION_LOCK.acquire()
-                host, extra_headers, x509 = self.get_host_info(host)
-                conn = TimeoutProxyHTTPS(host, **self.proxy_config)
-                conn.set_timeout(self.timeout)
-                CONNECTION_LOCK.release()
-                return conn
-
-        if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 7):
+            CONNECTION_LOCK.acquire()
             host, extra_headers, x509 = self.get_host_info(host)
-            conn = TimeoutHTTP(host)
+            conn = TimeoutProxyHTTPS(host, **self.proxy_config)
             conn.set_timeout(self.timeout)
-            return conn
-        else:
-            CONNECTION_LOCK.acquire()
-            self._connection = (None, None) # this disables connection caching which causes a race condition when running in threads
-            conn = xmlrpclib.Transport.make_connection(self, host)
             CONNECTION_LOCK.release()
-            if self.timeout:
-                conn.timeout = self.timeout
             return conn
 
+        CONNECTION_LOCK.acquire()
+        self._connection = (None, None) # this disables connection caching which causes a race condition when running in threads
+        conn = xmlrpclib.Transport.make_connection(self, host)
+        CONNECTION_LOCK.release()
+        if self.timeout:
+            conn.timeout = self.timeout
+        return conn
+
     def send_cookies(self, connection, cookie_request):
         """Add cookies to the header."""
         self.cookiejar.add_cookie_header(cookie_request)
@@ -535,14 +523,7 @@ def _single_request3(self, host, handler, request_body, verbose=False):
         raise xmlrpclib.ProtocolError(host + handler, response.status, response.reason, response.msg)
 
     # override the appropriate request method
-    if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
         single_request = _single_request3
-    elif hasattr(xmlrpclib.Transport, "single_request"):
-        # python 2.7+
-        single_request = _single_request
-    else:
-        # python 2.6-
-        request = _request
 
     def send_headers(self, connection, headers):
         headers.extend(self._cookie_headers)
@@ -578,33 +559,21 @@ def make_connection(self, host):
             host_ = "%s:%s" % (host, TimeoutHTTPSProxyConnection.default_port)
 
         if self.proxy_config["proxy"] and host not in self.no_proxy and host_ not in self.no_proxy:
-            if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 7):
-                host, extra_headers, x509 = self.get_host_info(host)
-                conn = TimeoutProxyHTTPS(host, **self.proxy_config)
-                conn.set_timeout(self.timeout)
-                return conn
-            else:
-                CONNECTION_LOCK.acquire()
-                host, extra_headers, x509 = self.get_host_info(host)
-                conn = TimeoutProxyHTTPS(host, **self.proxy_config)
-                conn.set_timeout(self.timeout)
-                CONNECTION_LOCK.release()
-                return conn
-
-        if sys.version_info[:2] < (2, 7):
+            CONNECTION_LOCK.acquire()
             host, extra_headers, x509 = self.get_host_info(host)
-            conn = TimeoutHTTPS(host, None, **(x509 or {}))
+            conn = TimeoutProxyHTTPS(host, **self.proxy_config)
             conn.set_timeout(self.timeout)
-            return conn
-        else:
-            CONNECTION_LOCK.acquire()
-            self._connection = (None, None) # this disables connection caching which causes a race condition when running in threads
-            conn = xmlrpclib.SafeTransport.make_connection(self, host)
-            if self.timeout:
-                conn.timeout = self.timeout
             CONNECTION_LOCK.release()
             return conn
 
+        CONNECTION_LOCK.acquire()
+        self._connection = (None, None) # this disables connection caching which causes a race condition when running in threads
+        conn = xmlrpclib.SafeTransport.make_connection(self, host)
+        if self.timeout:
+            conn.timeout = self.timeout
+        CONNECTION_LOCK.release()
+        return conn
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         self.context = kwargs.pop('context', None)
         xmlrpclib.SafeTransport.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/test_hubproxy.py b/tests/test_hubproxy.py
index 2f973f8c..4605a126 100644
--- a/tests/test_hubproxy.py
+++ b/tests/test_hubproxy.py
@@ -27,11 +27,7 @@ class FakeTransport(SafeCookieTransport):
     Subclasses the real SafeCookieTransport so we get a real CookieJar.
     """
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        # note: py2 transport classes do not subclass object
-        if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
-            SafeCookieTransport.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        else:
-            super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         self.fake_transport_calls = []