1 files changed, 0 insertions, 21 deletions
diff --git a/rsa/_compat.py b/rsa/_compat.py
index deef1fc..6824bdb 100644
--- a/rsa/_compat.py
+++ b/rsa/_compat.py
@@ -37,21 +37,6 @@ else:
     # Else we just assume 64-bit processor keeping up with modern times.
     MACHINE_WORD_SIZE = 64
 
-try:
-    # < Python3
-    unicode_type = unicode
-except NameError:
-    # Python3.
-    unicode_type = str
-
-# Fake byte literals.
-if str is unicode_type:
-    def byte_literal(s):
-        return s.encode('latin1')
-else:
-    def byte_literal(s):
-        return s
-
 # Range generator.
 try:
     # < Python3
@@ -66,12 +51,6 @@ try:
 except NameError:
     integer_types = (int,)
 
-b = byte_literal
-
-# To avoid calling b() multiple times in tight loops.
-ZERO_BYTE = b('\x00')
-EMPTY_BYTE = b('')
-
 
 def is_bytes(obj):
     """