diff --git a/x.py b/x.py
index 4f64ea9fae8b8..38c84629ff5a6 100755
--- a/x.py
+++ b/x.py
@@ -1,25 +1,10 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 # This file is only a "symlink" to bootstrap.py, all logic should go there.
 
 import os
 import sys
 
-# If this is python2, check if python3 is available and re-execute with that
-# interpreter.
-if sys.version_info.major < 3:
-    try:
-        # On Windows, `py -3` sometimes works.
-        # Try this first, because 'python3' sometimes tries to launch the app
-        # store on Windows
-        os.execvp("py", ["py", "-3"] + sys.argv)
-    except OSError:
-        try:
-            os.execvp("python3", ["python3"] + sys.argv)
-        except OSError:
-            # Python 3 isn't available, fall back to python 2
-            pass
-
 rust_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 sys.path.append(os.path.join(rust_dir, "src", "bootstrap"))