diff --git a/slapos/recipe/softwaretype.py b/slapos/recipe/softwaretype.py
index 085eb16b9c74b62cd4e8ac80f1a56f9d92626b26..3317118c4569fa3ed0f6d62ed51b613805590908 100644
--- a/slapos/recipe/softwaretype.py
+++ b/slapos/recipe/softwaretype.py
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ class SlapConfigParser(ConfigParser, object):
 
   def write(self, fp):
     """Write an .ini-format representation of the configuration state."""
-    if sys.version_info[0] > 2:
-      return super(SlapConfigParser, self).write(fp)
-
     regex = re.compile(r'^(.*)\s+([+-]{1})$')
     if self._defaults:
       fp.write("[%s]\n" % DEFAULTSECT)