1 files changed, 21 insertions, 47 deletions
diff --git a/coverage/backward.py b/coverage/backward.py
index 779cd661..da839d71 100644
--- a/coverage/backward.py
+++ b/coverage/backward.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import sys
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from coverage import env
-
 
 # Pythons 2 and 3 differ on where to get StringIO.
 try:
@@ -119,51 +117,27 @@ else:
         return iter(seq).next
 
 # Python 3.x is picky about bytes and strings, so provide methods to
-# get them right, and make them no-ops in 2.x
-if env.PY3:
-    def to_bytes(s):
-        """Convert string `s` to bytes."""
-        return s.encode('utf8')
-
-    def to_string(b):
-        """Convert bytes `b` to string."""
-        return b.decode('utf8')
-
-    def binary_bytes(byte_values):
-        """Produce a byte string with the ints from `byte_values`."""
-        return bytes(byte_values)
-
-    def byte_to_int(byte):
-        """Turn a byte indexed from a bytes object into an int."""
-        return byte
-
-    def bytes_to_ints(bytes_value):
-        """Turn a bytes object into a sequence of ints."""
-        # In Python 3, iterating bytes gives ints.
-        return bytes_value
-
-else:
-    def to_bytes(s):
-        """Convert string `s` to bytes (no-op in 2.x)."""
-        return s
-
-    def to_string(b):
-        """Convert bytes `b` to string."""
-        return b
-
-    def binary_bytes(byte_values):
-        """Produce a byte string with the ints from `byte_values`."""
-        return "".join(chr(b) for b in byte_values)
-
-    def byte_to_int(byte):
-        """Turn a byte indexed from a bytes object into an int."""
-        return ord(byte)
-
-    def bytes_to_ints(bytes_value):
-        """Turn a bytes object into a sequence of ints."""
-        for byte in bytes_value:
-            yield ord(byte)
-
+# get them right.
+def to_bytes(s):
+    """Convert string `s` to bytes."""
+    return s.encode('utf8')
+
+def to_string(b):
+    """Convert bytes `b` to string."""
+    return b.decode('utf8')
+
+def binary_bytes(byte_values):
+    """Produce a byte string with the ints from `byte_values`."""
+    return bytes(byte_values)
+
+def byte_to_int(byte):
+    """Turn a byte indexed from a bytes object into an int."""
+    return byte
+
+def bytes_to_ints(bytes_value):
+    """Turn a bytes object into a sequence of ints."""
+    # In Python 3, iterating bytes gives ints.
+    return bytes_value
 
 try:
     # In Python 2.x, the builtins were in __builtin__