diff --git a/Objects/stringlib/formatter.h b/Objects/stringlib/formatter.h
index c722460472c..f4a3ea3d581 100644
--- a/Objects/stringlib/formatter.h
+++ b/Objects/stringlib/formatter.h
@@ -937,13 +937,6 @@ format_float_internal(PyObject *value,
            format the result. We take care of that later. */
         type = 'g';
 
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x0301000
-    /* 'F' is the same as 'f', per the PEP */
-    /* This is no longer the case in 3.x */
-    if (type == 'F')
-        type = 'f';
-#endif
-
     val = PyFloat_AsDouble(value);
     if (val == -1.0 && PyErr_Occurred())
         goto done;
@@ -957,12 +950,6 @@ format_float_internal(PyObject *value,
     if (precision < 0)
         precision = default_precision;
 
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03010000
-    /* 3.1 no longer converts large 'f' to 'g'. */
-    if ((type == 'f' || type == 'F') && fabs(val) >= 1e50)
-        type = 'g';
-#endif
-
     /* Cast "type", because if we're in unicode we need to pass a
        8-bit char. This is safe, because we've restricted what "type"
        can be. */
@@ -1134,13 +1121,6 @@ format_complex_internal(PyObject *value,
            format the result. We take care of that later. */
         type = 'g';
 
-#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x03010000
-    /* This is no longer the case in 3.x */
-    /* 'F' is the same as 'f', per the PEP */
-    if (type == 'F')
-        type = 'f';
-#endif
-
     if (precision < 0)
         precision = default_precision;