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-rw-r--r--sphinx/application.py4
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/sphinx/application.py b/sphinx/application.py
index 29ebd454a..321916c1b 100644
--- a/sphinx/application.py
+++ b/sphinx/application.py
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ from sphinx.util.console import bold, lightgray, darkgray, darkred, darkgreen, \
term_width_line
from sphinx.util.i18n import find_catalog_source_files
-if hasattr(sys, 'intern'):
- intern = sys.intern
-
# List of all known core events. Maps name to arguments description.
events = {
'builder-inited': '',
@@ -557,7 +554,6 @@ class Sphinx(object):
# event interface
def _validate_event(self, event):
- event = intern(event)
if event not in self._events:
raise ExtensionError('Unknown event name: %s' % event)