diff --git a/hy/models/string.py b/hy/models/string.py
index ec64504..8e6f82e 100644
--- a/hy/models/string.py
+++ b/hy/models/string.py
@@ -34,7 +34,3 @@ class HyString(HyObject, _str_type):
     scripts. It's either a ``str`` or a ``unicode``, depending on the
     Python version.
     """
-
-    def __new__(cls, value):
-        obj = _str_type.__new__(cls, value)
-        return obj