diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py b/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
index 360998e..076de4a 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cfgparser.py
@@ -247,13 +247,8 @@
         cf.set("sect", "option1", mystr("splat"))
         cf.set("sect", "option2", "splat")
         cf.set("sect", "option2", mystr("splat"))
-        try:
-            str
-        except NameError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            cf.set("sect", "option1", str("splat"))
-            cf.set("sect", "option2", str("splat"))
+        cf.set("sect", "option1", "splat")
+        cf.set("sect", "option2", "splat")
 
     def test_read_returns_file_list(self):
         file1 = test_support.findfile("cfgparser.1")