diff --git a/xadmin/plugins/themes.py b/xadmin/plugins/themes.py
index d83dd9cc3..9c07ae687 100644
--- a/xadmin/plugins/themes.py
+++ b/xadmin/plugins/themes.py
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ def block_top_navmenu(self, context, nodes):
                 try:
                     headers = {"Accept": "application/json", "User-Agent": self.request.META['HTTP_USER_AGENT']}
                     content = requests.get("https://bootswatch.com/api/3.json", headers=headers)
-                    if six.PY3:
-                        content = content.text.decode()
                     watch_themes = json.loads(content.text)['themes']
                     ex_themes.extend([{'name': t['name'], 'description': t['description'], 'css': t['cssMin'],
                                        'thumbnail': t['thumbnail']} for t in watch_themes])