5 files changed, 3 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py b/test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py
index ac7cc068bd..ee070981ed 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/mininode.py
@@ -218,10 +218,7 @@ class P2PConnection(asyncio.Protocol):
         def maybe_write():
             if not self._transport:
                 return
-            # Python <3.4.4 does not have is_closing, so we have to check for
-            # its existence explicitly as long as Bitcoin Core supports all
-            # Python 3.4 versions.
-            if hasattr(self._transport, 'is_closing') and self._transport.is_closing():
+            if self._transport.is_closing():
                 return
             self._transport.write(raw_message_bytes)
         NetworkThread.network_event_loop.call_soon_threadsafe(maybe_write)
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/script.py b/test/functional/test_framework/script.py
index f7df7d23f5..0661367a45 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/script.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/script.py
@@ -449,10 +449,6 @@ class CScript(bytes):
         # join makes no sense for a CScript()
         raise NotImplementedError
 
-    # Python 3.4 compatibility
-    def hex(self):
-        return self.hex()
-
     def __new__(cls, value=b''):
         if isinstance(value, bytes) or isinstance(value, bytearray):
             return super(CScript, cls).__new__(cls, value)
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
index 37fd2a8744..9d8560c4d8 100755
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/test_node.py
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ from .util import (
     p2p_port,
 )
 
-# For Python 3.4 compatibility
-JSONDecodeError = getattr(json, "JSONDecodeError", ValueError)
-
 BITCOIND_PROC_WAIT_TIMEOUT = 60
 
 
@@ -565,5 +562,5 @@ class TestNodeCLI():
             raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(returncode, self.binary, output=cli_stderr)
         try:
             return json.loads(cli_stdout, parse_float=decimal.Decimal)
-        except JSONDecodeError:
+        except json.JSONDecodeError:
             return cli_stdout.rstrip("\n")
diff --git a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
index fb2ee8e90c..f7f1b277e4 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_framework/util.py
@@ -182,9 +182,6 @@ def check_json_precision():
 def count_bytes(hex_string):
     return len(bytearray.fromhex(hex_string))
 
-def b_2_x(byte_str):
-    return byte_str.hex()
-
 def hash256(byte_str):
     sha256 = hashlib.sha256()
     sha256.update(byte_str)
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-python-dead-code.sh b/test/lint/lint-python-dead-code.sh
index 2ec7574718..863caa9d5c 100755
--- a/test/lint/lint-python-dead-code.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-python-dead-code.sh
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ fi
 
 vulture \
     --min-confidence 60 \
-    --ignore-names "b_2_x,argtypes,connection_lost,connection_made,converter,data_received,daemon,errcheck,get_ecdh_key,get_privkey,is_compressed,is_fullyvalid,msg_generic,on_*,optionxform,restype,set_privkey,profile_with_perf" \
+    --ignore-names "argtypes,connection_lost,connection_made,converter,data_received,daemon,errcheck,get_ecdh_key,get_privkey,is_compressed,is_fullyvalid,msg_generic,on_*,optionxform,restype,set_privkey,profile_with_perf" \
     $(git ls-files -- "*.py" ":(exclude)contrib/" ":(exclude)test/functional/data/invalid_txs.py")