1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/runtest.py b/runtest.py
index 1cac45b83..697b872e2 100755
--- a/runtest.py
+++ b/runtest.py
@@ -95,10 +95,8 @@ import time
 import threading
 try:                        # python3
     from queue import Queue
-    PY3=True
 except ImportError as e:    # python2
     from Queue import Queue
-    PY3=False
 import subprocess
 
 cwd = os.getcwd()
@@ -771,7 +769,8 @@ os.environ["python_executable"] = python
 # but time.time() does a better job on Linux systems, so let that be
 # the non-Windows default.
 
-if PY3:
+#TODO: clean up when py2 support is dropped
+try:
     time_func = time.perf_counter
 else:
     if sys.platform == 'win32':