diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7916832e..e791c10a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 language: python
 sudo: false
 python:
-  - 2.6
   - 2.7
   - 3.3
   - 3.4
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d698bc7c..f9f16460 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ understands, see: `Features
 <https://jedi.readthedocs.org/en/latest/docs/features.html>`_. A list of
 caveats can be found on the same page.
 
-You can run Jedi on cPython 2.6, 2.7, 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 but it should also
+You can run Jedi on CPython 2.7 or 3.3+ but it should also
 understand/parse code older than those versions.
 
 Tips on how to use Jedi efficiently can be found `here
diff --git a/docs/docs/features.rst b/docs/docs/features.rst
index ad4e900c..c8f478ba 100644
--- a/docs/docs/features.rst
+++ b/docs/docs/features.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ make it work.
 General Features
 ----------------
 
-- python 2.6+ and 3.3+ support
+- Python 2.7 and 3.3+ support
 - ignores syntax errors and wrong indentation
 - can deal with complex module / function / class structures
 - virtualenv support
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Not yet implemented:
 
 - manipulations of instances outside the instance variables without using
   methods
-- implicit namespace packages (Python 3.3+, `PEP 420 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/>`_)
+- implicit namespace packages (Python 3.4+, `PEP 420 <https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0420/>`_)
 
 Will probably never be implemented:
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ etc.
 **Security**
 
 Security is an important issue for |jedi|. Therefore no Python code is
-executed.  As long as you write pure python, everything is evaluated
+executed.  As long as you write pure Python, everything is evaluated
 statically. But: If you use builtin modules (``c_builtin``) there is no other
 option than to execute those modules. However: Execute isn't that critical (as
 e.g. in pythoncomplete, which used to execute *every* import!), because it
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ one of the following docstring/annotation syntax styles:
 
 https://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0484/
 
-function annotations (python 3 only; python 2 function annotations with
+function annotations (Python 3 only; Python 2 function annotations with
 comments in planned but not yet implemented)
 
 ::
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ comments in planned but not yet implemented)
         node.| # complete here
 
 
-assignment, for-loop and with-statement type hints (all python versions).
+assignment, for-loop and with-statement type hints (all Python versions).
 Note that the type hints must be on the same line as the statement
 
 ::
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ Note that the type hints must be on the same line as the statement
         print(f + 3)
 
 Most of the features in PEP-0484 are supported including the typing module
-(for python < 3.5 you have to do ``pip install typing`` to use these),
+(for Python < 3.5 you have to do ``pip install typing`` to use these),
 and forward references.
 
 Things that are missing (and this is not an exhaustive list; some of these
diff --git a/jedi/_compatibility.py b/jedi/_compatibility.py
index 52a20fe2..7ee82160 100644
--- a/jedi/_compatibility.py
+++ b/jedi/_compatibility.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-To ensure compatibility from Python ``2.6`` - ``3.3``, a module has been
+To ensure compatibility from Python ``2.7`` - ``3.x``, a module has been
 created. Clearly there is huge need to use conforming syntax.
 """
 import sys
@@ -13,13 +13,10 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     pass
 
-# Cannot use sys.version.major and minor names, because in Python 2.6 it's not
-# a namedtuple.
 is_py3 = sys.version_info[0] >= 3
 is_py33 = is_py3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 3
 is_py34 = is_py3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 4
 is_py35 = is_py3 and sys.version_info[1] >= 5
-is_py26 = not is_py3 and sys.version_info[1] < 7
 py_version = int(str(sys.version_info[0]) + str(sys.version_info[1]))
 
 
@@ -127,14 +124,7 @@ def find_module_pre_py33(string, path=None, fullname=None):
                 if loader:
                     is_package = loader.is_package(string)
                     is_archive = hasattr(loader, 'archive')
-                    try:
-                        module_path = loader.get_filename(string)
-                    except AttributeError:
-                        # fallback for py26
-                        try:
-                            module_path = loader._get_filename(string)
-                        except AttributeError:
-                            continue
+                    module_path = loader.get_filename(string)
                     if is_package:
                         module_path = os.path.dirname(module_path)
                     if is_archive:
@@ -242,11 +232,6 @@ import ast
 
 
 def literal_eval(string):
-    # py3.0, py3.1 and py32 don't support unicode literals. Support those, I
-    # don't want to write two versions of the tokenizer.
-    if is_py3 and sys.version_info.minor < 3:
-        if re.match('[uU][\'"]', string):
-            string = string[1:]
     return ast.literal_eval(string)
 
 
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py b/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
index 259d6927..bcd8b622 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
@@ -256,13 +256,7 @@ def collections_namedtuple(evaluator, obj, arguments):
     This has to be done by processing the namedtuple class template and
     evaluating the result.
 
-    .. note:: |jedi| only supports namedtuples on Python >2.6.
-
     """
-    # Namedtuples are not supported on Python 2.6
-    if not hasattr(collections, '_class_template'):
-        return NO_CONTEXTS
-
     # Process arguments
     # TODO here we only use one of the types, we should use all.
     name = list(_follow_param(evaluator, arguments, 0))[0].obj
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3f3b7e54..81d69ba2 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ setup(name='jedi',
           'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
           'Operating System :: OS Independent',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 2',
-          'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.6',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3',
           'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.3',
diff --git a/test/completion/arrays.py b/test/completion/arrays.py
index 8be1cece..e44a0671 100644
--- a/test/completion/arrays.py
+++ b/test/completion/arrays.py
@@ -403,8 +403,6 @@ def test_func():
     x
 
 
-# python >= 2.7
-# Set literals are not valid in 2.6.
 #? int()
 tuple({1})[0]
 
diff --git a/test/completion/basic.py b/test/completion/basic.py
index 34e88100..d79a15ed 100644
--- a/test/completion/basic.py
+++ b/test/completion/basic.py
@@ -286,8 +286,6 @@ with open('') as f:
         #? str()
         line
 
-# Nested with statements don't exist in Python 2.6.
-# python >= 2.7
 with open('') as f1, open('') as f2:
     #? ['closed']
     f1.closed
diff --git a/test/completion/comprehensions.py b/test/completion/comprehensions.py
index 2894cf33..402ef753 100644
--- a/test/completion/comprehensions.py
+++ b/test/completion/comprehensions.py
@@ -210,6 +210,5 @@ d[2]
 next(iter({a for a in range(10)}))
 
 
-# with a set literal (also doesn't work in 2.6).
 #? int()
 [a for a in {1, 2, 3}][0]
diff --git a/test/completion/dynamic_arrays.py b/test/completion/dynamic_arrays.py
index 9be530fa..5cb52fc6 100644
--- a/test/completion/dynamic_arrays.py
+++ b/test/completion/dynamic_arrays.py
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ third()[0]
 # -----------------
 # set.add
 # -----------------
-# Set literals are not valid in 2.6.
-# python >= 2.7
 st = {1.0}
 for a in [1,2]:
     st.add(a)
diff --git a/test/completion/pep0484_comments.py b/test/completion/pep0484_comments.py
index 7d5f7c2e..7707fcc3 100644
--- a/test/completion/pep0484_comments.py
+++ b/test/completion/pep0484_comments.py
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ b
 class Employee:
     pass
 
-# The typing library is not installable for Python 2.6, therefore ignore the
-# following tests.
-# python >= 2.7
-
 from typing import List
 x = []   # type: List[Employee]
 #? Employee()
diff --git a/test/completion/pep0484_typing.py b/test/completion/pep0484_typing.py
index 75c1c0b0..7bee1e64 100644
--- a/test/completion/pep0484_typing.py
+++ b/test/completion/pep0484_typing.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ Test the typing library, with docstrings. This is needed since annotations
 are not supported in python 2.7 else then annotating by comment (and this is
 still TODO at 2016-01-23)
 """
-# There's no Python 2.6 typing module.
-# python >= 2.7
 import typing
 class B:
     pass
diff --git a/test/completion/types.py b/test/completion/types.py
index 2ef01f9a..8fd2c594 100644
--- a/test/completion/types.py
+++ b/test/completion/types.py
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ tup4.index
 # -----------------
 # set
 # -----------------
-# Set literals are not valid in 2.6.
-# python >= 2.7
 set_t = {1,2}
 
 #? ['clear', 'copy']
diff --git a/test/completion/usages.py b/test/completion/usages.py
index d7231b15..be27ae51 100644
--- a/test/completion/usages.py
+++ b/test/completion/usages.py
@@ -296,8 +296,6 @@ x = 32
 [x for x in something]
 
 x = 3
-# Not supported syntax in Python 2.6.
-# python >= 2.7
 #< 1 (0,1), (0,10)
 {x:1 for  x in something}
 #< 10 (0,1), (0,10)
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_imports.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_imports.py
index a41d4f0d..307b811c 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_imports.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_imports.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from jedi._compatibility import find_module_py33, find_module
 from ..helpers import cwd_at
 
 from jedi import Script
-from jedi._compatibility import is_py26
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif('sys.version_info < (3,3)')
@@ -47,7 +46,6 @@ def test_find_module_package_zipped():
     assert len(jedi.Script('import pkg; pkg.mod', 1, 19).completions()) == 1
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skipif('sys.version_info < (2,7)')
 def test_find_module_not_package_zipped():
     if 'zipped_imports/not_pkg.zip' not in sys.path:
       sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),
@@ -160,8 +158,7 @@ def test_complete_on_empty_import():
 
     wanted = set(['ImportError', 'import', 'ImportWarning'])
     assert set([c.name for c in Script("import").completions()]) == wanted
-    if not is_py26:  # python 2.6 doesn't always come with a library `import*`.
-        assert len(Script("import import", path='').completions()) > 0
+    assert len(Script("import import", path='').completions()) > 0
 
     # 111
     assert Script("from datetime import").completions()[0].name == 'import'
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_literals.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_literals.py
index 403020ac..4f30d109 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_literals.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_literals.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import jedi
-from jedi._compatibility import py_version, unicode
+from jedi._compatibility import py_version
 
 
 def _eval_literal(code):
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_pyc.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_pyc.py
index c101da13..057e9417 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_pyc.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_pyc.py
@@ -45,20 +45,5 @@ def generate_pyc():
             shutil.copy(os.path.join("dummy_package/__pycache__", f), dst)
 
 
-# Python 2.6 does not necessarily come with `compileall.compile_file`.
-@pytest.mark.skipif("sys.version_info > (2,6)")
-@cwd_at('test/test_evaluate')
-def test_pyc():
-    """
-    The list of completion must be greater than 2.
-    """
-    try:
-        generate_pyc()
-        s = jedi.Script("from dummy_package import dummy; dummy.", path='blub.py')
-        assert len(s.completions()) >= 2
-    finally:
-        shutil.rmtree("dummy_package")
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     test_pyc()
diff --git a/test/test_evaluate/test_stdlib.py b/test/test_evaluate/test_stdlib.py
index 7347d840..6b55224d 100644
--- a/test/test_evaluate/test_stdlib.py
+++ b/test/test_evaluate/test_stdlib.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ from textwrap import dedent
 
 import pytest
 from jedi import Script
-from jedi._compatibility import is_py26
 
 # The namedtuple is different for different Python2.7 versions. Some versions
 # are missing the attribute `_class_template`.
@@ -25,10 +24,7 @@ def test_namedtuple_str(letter, expected):
         dave.%s""") % letter
     result = Script(source).completions()
     completions = set(r.name for r in result)
-    if is_py26:
-        assert completions == set()
-    else:
-        assert completions == set(expected)
+    assert completions == set(expected)
 
 
 def test_namedtuple_list():
@@ -39,10 +35,7 @@ def test_namedtuple_list():
         garfield.l""")
     result = Script(source).completions()
     completions = set(r.name for r in result)
-    if is_py26:
-        assert completions == set()
-    else:
-        assert completions == set(['legs', 'length', 'large'])
+    assert completions == set(['legs', 'length', 'large'])
 
 
 def test_namedtuple_content():
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 7b0a537d..917ce3b9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ setenv =
     PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 commands =
     py.test {posargs:jedi test}
-[testenv:py26]
-deps =
-    unittest2
-    {[testenv]deps}
 [testenv:py27]
 deps =
 # for testing the typing module