2 files changed, 3 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/examples/custom_stanzas/custom_stanza_provider.py b/examples/custom_stanzas/custom_stanza_provider.py
index 0356b973..5782b671 100755
--- a/examples/custom_stanzas/custom_stanza_provider.py
+++ b/examples/custom_stanzas/custom_stanza_provider.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     See the file LICENSE for copying permission.
 """
 
-import sys
 import logging
 import getpass
 from optparse import OptionParser
@@ -23,16 +22,6 @@ from slixmpp.xmlstream.handler import Callback
 from slixmpp.xmlstream.matcher import StanzaPath
 from stanza import Action
 
-# Python versions before 3.0 do not use UTF-8 encoding
-# by default. To ensure that Unicode is handled properly
-# throughout Slixmpp, we will set the default encoding
-# ourselves to UTF-8.
-if sys.version_info < (3, 0):
-    from slixmpp.util.misc_ops import setdefaultencoding
-    setdefaultencoding('utf8')
-else:
-    raw_input = input
-
 
 class ActionBot(slixmpp.ClientXMPP):
 
@@ -138,7 +127,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         format='%(levelname)-8s %(message)s')
 
     if opts.jid is None:
-        opts.jid = raw_input("Username: ")
+        opts.jid = input("Username: ")
     if opts.password is None:
         opts.password = getpass.getpass("Password: ")
 
diff --git a/examples/custom_stanzas/custom_stanza_user.py b/examples/custom_stanzas/custom_stanza_user.py
index a7388cff..21722196 100755
--- a/examples/custom_stanzas/custom_stanza_user.py
+++ b/examples/custom_stanzas/custom_stanza_user.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     See the file LICENSE for copying permission.
 """
 
-import sys
 import logging
 import getpass
 from optparse import OptionParser
@@ -21,16 +20,6 @@ from slixmpp.xmlstream import register_stanza_plugin
 
 from stanza import Action
 
-# Python versions before 3.0 do not use UTF-8 encoding
-# by default. To ensure that Unicode is handled properly
-# throughout Slixmpp, we will set the default encoding
-# ourselves to UTF-8.
-if sys.version_info < (3, 0):
-    from slixmpp.util.misc_ops import setdefaultencoding
-    setdefaultencoding('utf8')
-else:
-    raw_input = input
-
 
 class ActionUserBot(slixmpp.ClientXMPP):
 
@@ -139,11 +128,11 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                         format='%(levelname)-8s %(message)s')
 
     if opts.jid is None:
-        opts.jid = raw_input("Username: ")
+        opts.jid = input("Username: ")
     if opts.password is None:
         opts.password = getpass.getpass("Password: ")
     if opts.other is None:
-        opts.other = raw_input("JID Providing custom stanza: ")
+        opts.other = input("JID Providing custom stanza: ")
 
     # Setup the CommandBot and register plugins. Note that while plugins may
     # have interdependencies, the order in which you register them does