--- a/eric6/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/HgClient.py	Sat Aug 31 12:29:57 2019 +0200
+++ b/eric6/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/HgClient.py	Sat Aug 31 12:58:11 2019 +0200
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 Module implementing an interface to the Mercurial command server.
 """
 
-try:
-    str = unicode
-except NameError:
-    pass
-
 import struct
 import io