--- a/eric6/Toolbox/PyQt4ImportHook.py	Sat Aug 31 12:29:57 2019 +0200
+++ b/eric6/Toolbox/PyQt4ImportHook.py	Sat Aug 31 12:58:11 2019 +0200
@@ -94,12 +94,3 @@
     import PyQt5    # __IGNORE_WARNING__
 except ImportError:
     sys.meta_path.insert(0, PyQt4Importer())
-    
-    if sys.version_info[0] == 2:
-        try:
-            from PyQt5 import sip
-        except ImportError:
-            import sip
-        sip.setapi('QString', 2)
-        sip.setapi('QVariant', 2)
-        sip.setapi('QTextStream', 2)