diff --git a/src/Mod/OpenSCAD/OpenSCADUtils.py b/src/Mod/OpenSCAD/OpenSCADUtils.py
index 5ed6710f56..9cdbfa80dc 100644
--- a/src/Mod/OpenSCAD/OpenSCADUtils.py
+++ b/src/Mod/OpenSCAD/OpenSCADUtils.py
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ def searchforopenscadexe():
         p1 = subprocess.Popen(['which','openscad'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
         if p1.wait() == 0:
             output = p1.stdout.read()
-            if sys.version_info.major >= 3:
-                output = output.decode("utf-8")
+            output = output.decode("utf-8")
             opath = output.split('\n')[0]
             return opath