diff -r 1e75ab9fd760 Lib/configparser.py
--- a/Lib/configparser.py	Mon Jan 20 01:11:18 2014 -0800
+++ b/Lib/configparser.py	Mon Jan 20 20:45:39 2014 +0200
@@ -144,23 +144,6 @@
 class Error(Exception):
     """Base class for ConfigParser exceptions."""
 
-    def _get_message(self):
-        """Getter for 'message'; needed only to override deprecation in
-        BaseException.
-        """
-        return self.__message
-
-    def _set_message(self, value):
-        """Setter for 'message'; needed only to override deprecation in
-        BaseException.
-        """
-        self.__message = value
-
-    # BaseException.message has been deprecated since Python 2.6.  To prevent
-    # DeprecationWarning from popping up over this pre-existing attribute, use
-    # a new property that takes lookup precedence.
-    message = property(_get_message, _set_message)
-
     def __init__(self, msg=''):
         self.message = msg
         Exception.__init__(self, msg)
diff -r 1e75ab9fd760 Lib/modulefinder.py
--- a/Lib/modulefinder.py	Mon Jan 20 01:11:18 2014 -0800
+++ b/Lib/modulefinder.py	Mon Jan 20 20:45:39 2014 +0200
@@ -390,10 +390,7 @@
 
     def scan_code(self, co, m):
         code = co.co_code
-        if sys.version_info >= (2, 5):
-            scanner = self.scan_opcodes_25
-        else:
-            scanner = self.scan_opcodes
+        scanner = self.scan_opcodes_25
         for what, args in scanner(co):
             if what == "store":
                 name, = args
diff -r 1e75ab9fd760 Lib/optparse.py
--- a/Lib/optparse.py	Mon Jan 20 01:11:18 2014 -0800
+++ b/Lib/optparse.py	Mon Jan 20 20:45:39 2014 +0200
@@ -645,14 +645,8 @@
                     self.type = "string"
         else:
             # Allow type objects or builtin type conversion functions
-            # (int, str, etc.) as an alternative to their names.  (The
-            # complicated check of builtins is only necessary for
-            # Python 2.1 and earlier, and is short-circuited by the
-            # first check on modern Pythons.)
-            import builtins
-            if ( isinstance(self.type, type) or
-                 (hasattr(self.type, "__name__") and
-                  getattr(builtins, self.type.__name__, None) is self.type) ):
+            # (int, str, etc.) as an alternative to their names.
+            if isinstance(self.type, type):
                 self.type = self.type.__name__
 
             if self.type == "str":
diff -r 1e75ab9fd760 Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py
--- a/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py	Mon Jan 20 01:11:18 2014 -0800
+++ b/Lib/test/_test_multiprocessing.py	Mon Jan 20 20:45:39 2014 +0200
@@ -695,9 +695,6 @@
     def test_task_done(self):
         queue = self.JoinableQueue()
 
-        if sys.version_info < (2, 5) and not hasattr(queue, 'task_done'):
-            self.skipTest("requires 'queue.task_done()' method")
-
         workers = [self.Process(target=self._test_task_done, args=(queue,))
                    for i in range(4)]
 
diff -r 1e75ab9fd760 Modules/_cursesmodule.c
--- a/Modules/_cursesmodule.c	Mon Jan 20 01:11:18 2014 -0800
+++ b/Modules/_cursesmodule.c	Mon Jan 20 20:45:39 2014 +0200
@@ -2087,8 +2087,6 @@
     {"nodelay",         (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_nodelay, METH_VARARGS},
     {"notimeout",       (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_notimeout, METH_VARARGS},
     {"noutrefresh",     (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_NoOutRefresh, METH_VARARGS},
-    /* Backward compatibility alias -- remove in Python 2.3 */
-    {"nooutrefresh",    (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_NoOutRefresh, METH_VARARGS},
     {"overlay",         (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_Overlay, METH_VARARGS},
     {"overwrite",       (PyCFunction)PyCursesWindow_Overwrite,
      METH_VARARGS},
diff -r 1e75ab9fd760 Modules/_lsprof.c
--- a/Modules/_lsprof.c	Mon Jan 20 01:11:18 2014 -0800
+++ b/Modules/_lsprof.c	Mon Jan 20 20:45:39 2014 +0200
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@
         PyTrace_RETURN event will be generated, so we don't need to
         handle it. */
 
-#ifdef PyTrace_C_CALL   /* not defined in Python <= 2.3 */
     /* the Python function 'frame' is issuing a call to the built-in
        function 'arg' */
     case PyTrace_C_CALL:
@@ -473,7 +472,6 @@
                               ((PyCFunctionObject *)arg)->m_ml);
         }
         break;
-#endif
 
     default:
         break;
@@ -663,13 +661,7 @@
     if (nvalue == 0)
         pObj->flags &= ~POF_BUILTINS;
     else if (nvalue > 0) {
-#ifndef PyTrace_C_CALL
-        PyErr_SetString(PyExc_ValueError,
-                        "builtins=True requires Python >= 2.4");
-        return -1;
-#else
         pObj->flags |=  POF_BUILTINS;
-#endif
     }
     return 0;
 }
diff -r 1e75ab9fd760 Modules/_tkinter.c
--- a/Modules/_tkinter.c	Mon Jan 20 01:11:18 2014 -0800
+++ b/Modules/_tkinter.c	Mon Jan 20 20:45:39 2014 +0200
@@ -33,20 +33,6 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
-/* Allow using this code in Python 2.[12] */
-#ifndef PyDoc_STRVAR
-#define PyDoc_STRVAR(name,str) static char name[] = str
-#endif
-
-#ifndef PyMODINIT_FUNC
-#define PyMODINIT_FUNC void
-#endif
-
-#ifndef PyBool_Check
-#define PyBool_Check(o)       0
-#define PyBool_FromLong       PyLong_FromLong
-#endif
-
 #define CHECK_SIZE(size, elemsize) \
     ((size_t)(size) <= Py_MAX((size_t)INT_MAX, UINT_MAX / (size_t)(elemsize)))
 
diff -r 1e75ab9fd760 Modules/gcmodule.c
--- a/Modules/gcmodule.c	Mon Jan 20 01:11:18 2014 -0800
+++ b/Modules/gcmodule.c	Mon Jan 20 20:45:39 2014 +0200
@@ -1693,13 +1693,6 @@
     _PyObject_GC_TRACK(op);
 }
 
-/* for binary compatibility with 2.2 */
-void
-_PyObject_GC_Track(PyObject *op)
-{
-    PyObject_GC_Track(op);
-}
-
 void
 PyObject_GC_UnTrack(void *op)
 {
@@ -1710,13 +1703,6 @@
         _PyObject_GC_UNTRACK(op);
 }
 
-/* for binary compatibility with 2.2 */
-void
-_PyObject_GC_UnTrack(PyObject *op)
-{
-    PyObject_GC_UnTrack(op);
-}
-
 PyObject *
 _PyObject_GC_Malloc(size_t basicsize)
 {