diff --git a/rhodecode/__init__.py b/rhodecode/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/__init__.py
@@ -19,10 +19,8 @@
 # and proprietary license terms, please see https://rhodecode.com/licenses/
 
 import os
-import platform
 import datetime
-
-from collections import OrderedDict
+import collections
 
 now = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f")
 
@@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ print(f'{now} Starting RhodeCode imports
 VERSION = tuple(open(os.path.join(
     os.path.dirname(__file__), 'VERSION')).read().split('.'))
 
-BACKENDS = OrderedDict()
+BACKENDS = collections.OrderedDict()
 
 BACKENDS['hg'] = 'Mercurial repository'
 BACKENDS['git'] = 'Git repository'
@@ -53,12 +51,9 @@ EXTENSIONS = {}
 
 __version__ = ('.'.join((str(each) for each in VERSION[:3])))
 __dbversion__ = 114  # defines current db version for migrations
-__platform__ = platform.system()
 __license__ = 'AGPLv3, and Commercial License'
 __author__ = 'RhodeCode GmbH'
 __url__ = 'https://code.rhodecode.com'
 
-is_windows = __platform__ in ['Windows']
-is_unix = not is_windows
 is_test = False
 disable_error_handler = False