diff --git a/pythonforandroid/archs.py b/pythonforandroid/archs.py
index 4ab9d3c1c6..ec5a6fb3d5 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/archs.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/archs.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from os import environ
 from os.path import (exists, join, dirname, split)
 from glob import glob
-import sys
 
 from pythonforandroid.recipe import Recipe
 from pythonforandroid.util import BuildInterruptingException, build_platform
@@ -96,10 +95,6 @@ def get_env(self, with_flags_in_cc=True, clang=False):
         if self.ctx.ndk == 'crystax':
             env['LDFLAGS'] += ' -L{}/sources/crystax/libs/{} -lcrystax'.format(self.ctx.ndk_dir, self.arch)
 
-        py_platform = sys.platform
-        if py_platform in ['linux2', 'linux3']:
-            py_platform = 'linux'
-
         toolchain_prefix = self.ctx.toolchain_prefix
         toolchain_version = self.ctx.toolchain_version
         command_prefix = self.command_prefix