diff --git a/hy/_compat.py b/hy/_compat.py
index 4b7d471..70a3187 100644
--- a/hy/_compat.py
+++ b/hy/_compat.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 import sys
 
-PY3 = sys.version_info[0] >= 3
 PY36 = sys.version_info >= (3, 6)
 PY37 = sys.version_info >= (3, 7)
 PY38 = sys.version_info >= (3, 8)