diff --git a/bazarr.py b/bazarr.py
index ae5d88f13..53e36b002 100644
--- a/bazarr.py
+++ b/bazarr.py
@@ -4,33 +4,25 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
 
 import bazarr.libs
-from six import PY3
 import subprocess as sp
 import time
 import os
 import sys
-import platform
-import re
 
 from bazarr.get_args import args
 
 
 def check_python_version():
-    python_version = platform.python_version_tuple()
-    minimum_python_version_tuple = (2, 7, 13)
-    minimum_python3_version_tuple = (3, 6, 0)
-    minimum_python_version = ".".join(str(i) for i in minimum_python_version_tuple)
-    minimum_python3_version = ".".join(str(i) for i in minimum_python3_version_tuple)
+    python_version = (sys.version_info.major, sys.version_info.minor, sys.version_info.micro)
+    python_version_str = '.'.join(map(str, python_version))
+    minimum_python3_version = (3, 6, 0)
+    minimum_python3_version_str = '.'.join(map(str, minimum_python3_version))
 
-    if int(python_version[0]) == minimum_python3_version_tuple[0]:
-        if int(python_version[1]) >= minimum_python3_version_tuple[1]:
-            pass
-        else:
-            print("Python " + minimum_python3_version + " or greater required. Current version is " + platform.python_version() + ". Please upgrade Python.")
-            os._exit(0)
-
-    elif int(python_version[1]) < minimum_python_version_tuple[1] or int(re.search(r'\d+', python_version[2]).group()) < minimum_python_version_tuple[2]:
-        print("Python " + minimum_python_version + " or greater required. Current version is " + platform.python_version() + ". Please upgrade Python.")
+    if python_version >= minimum_python3_version:
+        pass
+    else:
+        print("Python " + minimum_python3_version_str + " or greater required. Current version is " +
+              python_version_str + ". Please upgrade Python.")
         os._exit(0)
 
 
@@ -49,10 +41,7 @@ def start_bazarr():
             line = ep.stdout.readline()
             if line == '' or not line:
                 break
-            if PY3:
-                sys.stdout.buffer.write(line)
-            else:
-                sys.stdout.write(line)
+            sys.stdout.buffer.write(line)
             sys.stdout.flush()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
         pass
diff --git a/views/menu.html b/views/menu.html
index 1cde53462..2acc03015 100644
--- a/views/menu.html
+++ b/views/menu.html
@@ -230,39 +230,7 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
         </div>
-    {% endif %}
-
-    % from six import PY2
-    % import datetime
-    % if PY2:
-    <div class='ui left aligned grid'>
-        <div class='fluid column'>
-            <div class="ui yellow icon message">
-                <i class="python icon"></i>
-                <div class="content">
-                    <div class="header">Python deprecation warning</div>
-                    Bazarr is now compatible with Python 3.6 and newer. You should upgrade Python as we'll drop support
-                    for Python 2.7.x by the end of 2019.
-                    <div class="ui bulleted list">
-                        % if os.name == 'posix':
-                        <div class="item">If you are running under Docker, don't worry, we'll take care of this for you.
-                            Just pull the new image.
-                        </div>
-                        % end
-                        % if os.name == 'nt':
-                        <div class="item">If you have installed using the Windows Installer, we'll provide a new
-                            installer soon.
-                        </div>
-                        % end
-                        <div class="item">If you are running from source, it's up to you to install Python 3 and use it
-                            to run Bazarr.
-                        </div>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-    % end
+    {% end %}
 </div>
 </body>
 </html>