diff --git a/os_ken/utils.py b/os_ken/utils.py
index 068272a8..d5957539 100644
--- a/os_ken/utils.py
+++ b/os_ken/utils.py
@@ -27,19 +27,12 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger('os_ken.utils')
 
 def load_source(name, pathname):
     """
-    This function provides the backward compatibility for 'imp.load_source'
-    in Python 2.
-
     :param name: Name used to create or access a module object.
     :param pathname: Path pointing to the source file.
     :return: Loaded and initialized module.
     """
-    if six.PY2:
-        import imp
-        return imp.load_source(name, pathname)
-    else:
-        loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(name, pathname)
-        return loader.load_module(name)
+    loader = importlib.machinery.SourceFileLoader(name, pathname)
+    return loader.load_module(name)
 
 
 def chop_py_suffix(p):