diff --git a/IPython/core/oinspect.py b/IPython/core/oinspect.py
index c27d8b3..ab25eee 100644
--- a/IPython/core/oinspect.py
+++ b/IPython/core/oinspect.py
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ def is_simple_callable(obj):
 
 @undoc
 def getargspec(obj):
-    """Wrapper around :func:`inspect.getfullargspec` on Python 3, and
-    :func:inspect.getargspec` on Python 2.
+    """Wrapper around :func:`inspect.getfullargspec`
 
     In addition to functions and methods, this can also handle objects with a
     ``__call__`` attribute.
diff --git a/IPython/lib/deepreload.py b/IPython/lib/deepreload.py
index 37dd21a..bd8c01b 100644
--- a/IPython/lib/deepreload.py
+++ b/IPython/lib/deepreload.py
@@ -7,13 +7,7 @@ passed. The :func:`reload` function in this module also reloads everything
 imported from that module, which is useful when you're changing files deep
 inside a package.
 
-To use this as your default reload function, type this for Python 2::
-
-    import __builtin__
-    from IPython.lib import deepreload
-    __builtin__.reload = deepreload.reload
-
-Or this for Python 3::
+To use this as your default reload function, type this::
 
     import builtins
     from IPython.lib import deepreload
diff --git a/IPython/lib/lexers.py b/IPython/lib/lexers.py
index 1677054..4494da5 100644
--- a/IPython/lib/lexers.py
+++ b/IPython/lib/lexers.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class IPythonPartialTracebackLexer(RegexLexer):
     """
     Partial lexer for IPython tracebacks.
 
-    Handles all the non-python output. This works for both Python 2.x and 3.x.
+    Handles all the non-python output.
 
     """
     name = 'IPython Partial Traceback'
diff --git a/IPython/lib/pretty.py b/IPython/lib/pretty.py
index 50cec70..cc68781 100644
--- a/IPython/lib/pretty.py
+++ b/IPython/lib/pretty.py
@@ -263,18 +263,7 @@ class PrettyPrinter(_PrettyPrinterBase):
 
     def begin_group(self, indent=0, open=''):
         """
-        Begin a group.  If you want support for python < 2.5 which doesn't has
-        the with statement this is the preferred way:
-
-            p.begin_group(1, '{')
-            ...
-            p.end_group(1, '}')
-
-        The python 2.5 expression would be this:
-
-            with p.group(1, '{', '}'):
-                ...
-
+        Begin a group.
         The first parameter specifies the indentation for the next line (usually
         the width of the opening text), the second the opening text.  All
         parameters are optional.
diff --git a/IPython/utils/encoding.py b/IPython/utils/encoding.py
index 387a247..69a319e 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/encoding.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/encoding.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def getdefaultencoding(prefer_stream=True):
     Then fall back on locale.getpreferredencoding(),
     which should be a sensible platform default (that respects LANG environment),
     and finally to sys.getdefaultencoding() which is the most conservative option,
-    and usually ASCII on Python 2 or UTF8 on Python 3.
+    and usually UTF8 as of Python 3.
     """
     enc = None
     if prefer_stream:
diff --git a/IPython/utils/openpy.py b/IPython/utils/openpy.py
index 3046c31..c90d2b5 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/openpy.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/openpy.py
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ def read_py_file(filename, skip_encoding_cookie=True):
       The path to the file to read.
     skip_encoding_cookie : bool
       If True (the default), and the encoding declaration is found in the first
-      two lines, that line will be excluded from the output - compiling a
-      unicode string with an encoding declaration is a SyntaxError in Python 2.
+      two lines, that line will be excluded from the output.
     
     Returns
     -------
@@ -91,8 +90,7 @@ def read_py_url(url, errors='replace', skip_encoding_cookie=True):
       bytes.decode(), but here 'replace' is the default.
     skip_encoding_cookie : bool
       If True (the default), and the encoding declaration is found in the first
-      two lines, that line will be excluded from the output - compiling a
-      unicode string with an encoding declaration is a SyntaxError in Python 2.
+      two lines, that line will be excluded from the output.
     
     Returns
     -------