diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/bootstrap.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/bootstrap.py
index 5a8e0e044a..8c0e7e00d7 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/bootstrap.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/bootstrap.py
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ import itertools
 
 from pyparsing import *
 
-try:
-    from functools import reduce
-except:
-    pass
+from functools import reduce
 
 
 class Expression:
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/codegen.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/codegen.py
index dfcf5083c8..1d2b2b1262 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/codegen.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/codegen.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import itertools
 import functools
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 def indent(n, s):
@@ -36,15 +37,4 @@ class Base:
     """
 
     def emit(self):
-        import platform
-
-        if tuple(map(int, platform.python_version_tuple())) < (2, 8):
-            from io import open as unicode_open
-
-            unicode_type = unicode
-        else:
-            unicode_open = open
-            unicode_type = lambda x, *args, **kwargs: x
-        f = unicode_open(self.file_name, "w", encoding="utf-8")
-        f.write(unicode_type(repr(self), encoding="utf-8", errors="ignore"))
-        f.close()
+        Path(self.file_name).write_text(repr(self), encoding="utf-8")
diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/schema.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/schema.py
index 315db817b6..bd2e12d95f 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/schema.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/express/schema.py
@@ -18,15 +18,9 @@
 
 
 import nodes
-import platform
 import collections
 import pyparsing
 
-if tuple(map(int, platform.python_version_tuple())) < (2, 7):
-    import ordereddict
-
-    collections.OrderedDict = ordereddict.OrderedDict
-
 
 # According to ISO 10303-11 7.1.2: Letters: "... The case of
 # letters is significant only within explicit string literals."