diff --git a/lesscpy/lessc/color.py b/lesscpy/lessc/color.py
index cde21b3..91100e9 100644
--- a/lesscpy/lessc/color.py
+++ b/lesscpy/lessc/color.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
     See LICENSE for details.
 .. moduleauthor:: Johann T. Mariusson <jtm@robot.is>
 """
+
+import operator
+
 import colorsys
 from . import utility
 from lesscpy.lib import colors
@@ -44,12 +47,12 @@ class Color():
             str
         """
         operation = {
-            '+': '__add__',
-            '-': '__sub__',
-            '*': '__mul__',
-            '/': '__truediv__'
+            '+': operator.add,
+            '-': operator.sub,
+            '*': operator.mul,
+            '/': operator.truediv
         }.get(operation)
-        return getattr(left, operation)(right)
+        return operation(left, right)
 
     def rgb(self, *args):
         """ Translate rgb(...) to color string
@@ -184,7 +187,7 @@ class Color():
             str
         """
         if color and diff:
-            return self._ophsl(color, diff, 1, '__add__')
+            return self._ophsl(color, diff, 1, operator.add)
         raise ValueError('Illegal color values')
 
     def darken(self, color, diff, *args):
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ class Color():
             str
         """
         if color and diff:
-            return self._ophsl(color, diff, 1, '__sub__')
+            return self._ophsl(color, diff, 1, operator.sub)
         raise ValueError('Illegal color values')
 
     def saturate(self, color, diff, *args):
@@ -208,7 +211,7 @@ class Color():
             str
         """
         if color and diff:
-            return self._ophsl(color, diff, 2, '__add__')
+            return self._ophsl(color, diff, 2, operator.add)
         raise ValueError('Illegal color values')
 
     def desaturate(self, color, diff, *args):
@@ -220,7 +223,7 @@ class Color():
             str
         """
         if color and diff:
-            return self._ophsl(color, diff, 2, '__sub__')
+            return self._ophsl(color, diff, 2, operator.sub)
         raise ValueError('Illegal color values')
 
     def _clamp(self, value):
@@ -358,11 +361,11 @@ class Color():
         rgb = self._hextorgb(hex)
         return colorsys.rgb_to_hls(*[c / 255.0 for c in rgb])
 
-    def _ophsl(self, color, diff, idx, op):
+    def _ophsl(self, color, diff, idx, operation):
         if isinstance(diff, str):
             diff = int(diff.strip('%'))
         hls = list(self._hextohls(color))
-        hls[idx] = self._clamp(getattr(hls[idx], op)(diff / 100.0))
+        hls[idx] = self._clamp(operation(hls[idx], diff / 100.0))
         rgb = colorsys.hls_to_rgb(*hls)
         color = (utility.away_from_zero_round(c * 255) for c in rgb)
         return self._rgbatohex(color)
diff --git a/lesscpy/plib/expression.py b/lesscpy/plib/expression.py
index d758db1..b995aa5 100644
--- a/lesscpy/plib/expression.py
+++ b/lesscpy/plib/expression.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@
     See LICENSE for details.
 .. moduleauthor:: Johann T. Mariusson <jtm@robot.is>
 """
+
+import operator
 import sys
+
 from .node import Node
 from lesscpy.lessc import utility
 from lesscpy.lessc import color
@@ -108,51 +111,21 @@ class Expression(Node):
             mixed
         """
         operation = {
-            '+': '__add__',
-            '-': '__sub__',
-            '*': '__mul__',
-            '/': '__truediv__',
-            '=': '__eq__',
-            '>': '__gt__',
-            '<': '__lt__',
-            '>=': '__ge__',
-            '<=': '__le__',
-            '!=': '__ne__',
-            '<>': '__ne__',
+            '+': operator.add,
+            '-': operator.sub,
+            '*': operator.mul,
+            '/': operator.truediv,
+            '=': operator.eq,
+            '>': operator.gt,
+            '<': operator.lt,
+            '>=': operator.ge,
+            '<=': operator.le,
+            '!=': operator.ne,
+            '<>': operator.ne,
         }.get(oper)
-        if sys.version_info[0] < 3:
-            ret = self.py2op(vala, operation, valb)
-        else:
-            ret = getattr(vala, operation)(valb)
-        if ret is NotImplemented:
-            # __truediv__(int, float) isn't implemented, but __truediv__(float, float) is.
-            # __add__(int, float) is similar. Simply cast vala to float:
-            ret = getattr(float(vala), operation)(valb)
-        if oper in '+-*/':
-            try:
-                if int(ret) == ret:
-                    return int(ret)
-            except ValueError:
-                pass
-        return ret
-
-    def py2op(self, vala, operation, valb):
-        """ Python2 operators
-        """
-        if operation == '__lt__':
-            ret = (vala < valb)
-        elif operation == '__gt__':
-            ret = (vala > valb)
-        elif operation == '__eq__':
-            ret = (vala == valb)
-        elif operation == '__ge__':
-            ret = (vala >= valb)
-        elif operation == '__le__':
-            ret = (vala <= valb)
-        elif operation == '__ne__':
-            ret = (vala != valb)
-        else:
-            ret = getattr(vala, operation)(valb)
+        ret = operation(vala, valb)
+        if oper in '+-*/' and int(ret) == ret:
+            ret = int(ret)
         return ret
 
     def expression(self):