diff --git a/src/if_py_both.h b/src/if_py_both.h
index c24e863..6e4f01a 100644
--- a/src/if_py_both.h
+++ b/src/if_py_both.h
@@ -2853,7 +2853,6 @@
 	tv->v_type = VAR_FUNC;
 	func_ref(tv->vval.v_string);
     }
-#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
     else if (PyBytes_Check(obj))
     {
 	char_u	*result;
@@ -2873,30 +2872,6 @@
 	PyObject	*bytes;
 	char_u	*result;
 
-	bytes = PyString_AsBytes(obj);
-	if (bytes == NULL)
-	    return -1;
-
-	if(PyString_AsStringAndSize(bytes, (char **) &result, NULL) == -1)
-	    return -1;
-	if (result == NULL)
-	    return -1;
-
-	if (set_string_copy(result, tv) == -1)
-	{
-	    Py_XDECREF(bytes);
-	    return -1;
-	}
-	Py_XDECREF(bytes);
-
-	tv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
-    }
-#else
-    else if (PyUnicode_Check(obj))
-    {
-	PyObject	*bytes;
-	char_u	*result;
-
 	bytes = PyUnicode_AsEncodedString(obj, (char *)ENC_OPT, NULL);
 	if (bytes == NULL)
 	    return -1;
@@ -2915,20 +2890,7 @@
 
 	tv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
     }
-    else if (PyString_Check(obj))
-    {
-	char_u	*result;
-
-	if(PyString_AsStringAndSize(obj, (char **) &result, NULL) == -1)
-	    return -1;
-	if (result == NULL)
-	    return -1;
-
-	if (set_string_copy(result, tv) == -1)
-	    return -1;
-
-	tv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
-    }
+#if PY_MAJOR_VERSION < 3
     else if (PyInt_Check(obj))
     {
 	tv->v_type = VAR_NUMBER;
diff --git a/src/if_python.c b/src/if_python.c
index b13e739..547df3a 100644
--- a/src/if_python.c
+++ b/src/if_python.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 static void init_structs(void);
 
 #define PyBytes_FromString PyString_FromString
+#define PyBytes_Check PyString_Check
 
 /* No-op conversion functions, use with care! */
 #define PyString_AsBytes(obj) (obj)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7a11a8f..95cd857 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -729,6 +729,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    910,
+/**/
     909,
 /**/
     908,