diff --git a/Lib/site.py b/Lib/site.py
index c4e0d514a41..ba8603c9307 100644
--- a/Lib/site.py
+++ b/Lib/site.py
@@ -414,9 +414,7 @@ def installnewio():
         def __new__(cls, *args, **kwds):
             return io.open(*args, **kwds)
     __builtin__.classic_open = __builtin__.open
-    __builtin__.classic_file = __builtin__.file
     __builtin__.open = open
-    __builtin__.file = open
     sys.stdin = io.open(0, "r")
     sys.stdout = io.open(1, "w")
     sys.stderr = io.open(2, "w")
diff --git a/Lib/types.py b/Lib/types.py
index 3c1c9390d7e..1d90012d9ed 100644
--- a/Lib/types.py
+++ b/Lib/types.py
@@ -22,17 +22,6 @@ try:
 except NameError:
     pass
 
-StringType = str
-
-# StringTypes is already outdated.  Instead of writing "type(x) in
-# types.StringTypes", you should use "isinstance(x, basestring)".  But
-# we keep around for compatibility with Python 2.2.
-try:
-    UnicodeType = str
-    StringTypes = (StringType, UnicodeType)
-except NameError:
-    StringTypes = (StringType,)
-
 BufferType = buffer
 
 TupleType = tuple
@@ -62,7 +51,6 @@ BuiltinFunctionType = type(len)
 BuiltinMethodType = type([].append)     # Same as BuiltinFunctionType
 
 ModuleType = type(sys)
-FileType = file
 
 try:
     raise TypeError
diff --git a/Python/bltinmodule.c b/Python/bltinmodule.c
index 46fbf777f4f..264470b1c69 100644
--- a/Python/bltinmodule.c
+++ b/Python/bltinmodule.c
@@ -2040,7 +2040,6 @@ _PyBuiltin_Init(void)
 #endif
 	SETBUILTIN("dict",		&PyDict_Type);
  	SETBUILTIN("enumerate",		&PyEnum_Type);
-	SETBUILTIN("file",		&PyFile_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("float",		&PyFloat_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("frozenset",		&PyFrozenSet_Type);
 	SETBUILTIN("property",		&PyProperty_Type);