diff --git a/test/base.py b/test/base.py
index c9affeb4..09959898 100644
--- a/test/base.py
+++ b/test/base.py
@@ -61,6 +61,3 @@ def cwd_at(path):
                 os.chdir(oldcwd)
         return wrapper
     return decorator
-
-py3_only = pytest.mark.skipif("sys.hexversion < 0x03000000")
-py2_only = pytest.mark.skipif("sys.hexversion >= 0x03000000")