diff --git a/IPython/utils/py3compat.py b/IPython/utils/py3compat.py
index 7a57514..0d34735 100644
--- a/IPython/utils/py3compat.py
+++ b/IPython/utils/py3compat.py
@@ -189,30 +189,3 @@ def get_closure(f):
 PY2 = not PY3
 PYPY = platform.python_implementation() == "PyPy"
 
-
-
-
-# Parts below taken from six:
-# Copyright (c) 2010-2013 Benjamin Peterson
-#
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-# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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-# SOFTWARE.
-
-def with_metaclass(meta, *bases):
-    """Create a base class with a metaclass."""
-    return meta("_NewBase", bases, {})