1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/searx/answerers/statistics/answerer.py b/searx/answerers/statistics/answerer.py
index 73dd25cfd..abd4be7f5 100644
--- a/searx/answerers/statistics/answerer.py
+++ b/searx/answerers/statistics/answerer.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-from sys import version_info
 from functools import reduce
 from operator import mul
 
 from flask_babel import gettext
 
-if version_info[0] == 3:
-    unicode = str
 
 keywords = ('min',
             'max',
@@ -30,21 +27,21 @@ def answer(query):
     func = parts[0]
     answer = None
 
-    if func == b'min':
+    if func == 'min':
         answer = min(args)
-    elif func == b'max':
+    elif func == 'max':
         answer = max(args)
-    elif func == b'avg':
+    elif func == 'avg':
         answer = sum(args) / len(args)
-    elif func == b'sum':
+    elif func == 'sum':
         answer = sum(args)
-    elif func == b'prod':
+    elif func == 'prod':
         answer = reduce(mul, args, 1)
 
     if answer is None:
         return []
 
-    return [{'answer': unicode(answer)}]
+    return [{'answer': str(answer)}]
 
 
 # required answerer function