diff --git a/platformio/commands/home/command.py b/platformio/commands/home/command.py
index 81764a54..b656fc07 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/home/command.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/home/command.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import click
 
 from platformio.commands.home.helpers import is_port_used
 from platformio.commands.home.run import run_server
-from platformio.compat import ensure_python3
 
 
 @click.command("home", short_help="GUI to manage PlatformIO")
@@ -49,8 +48,6 @@ from platformio.compat import ensure_python3
     ),
 )
 def cli(port, host, no_open, shutdown_timeout, session_id):
-    ensure_python3()
-
     # Ensure PIO Home mimetypes are known
     mimetypes.add_type("text/html", ".html")
     mimetypes.add_type("text/css", ".css")
diff --git a/platformio/commands/package.py b/platformio/commands/package.py
index 0013d158..3ac3a2dc 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/package.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/package.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import click
 
 from platformio import fs
 from platformio.clients.registry import RegistryClient
-from platformio.compat import ensure_python3
 from platformio.package.meta import PackageSpec, PackageType
 from platformio.package.pack import PackagePacker
 from platformio.package.unpack import FileUnpacker, TARArchiver
@@ -81,8 +80,6 @@ def package_pack(package, output):
     help="Notify by email when package is processed",
 )
 def package_publish(package, owner, released_at, private, notify):
-    assert ensure_python3()
-
     # publish .tar.gz instantly without repacking
     if not os.path.isdir(package) and isinstance(
         FileUnpacker.new_archiver(package), TARArchiver
diff --git a/platformio/commands/remote/command.py b/platformio/commands/remote/command.py
index 1a2c8ee2..edf6b077 100644
--- a/platformio/commands/remote/command.py
+++ b/platformio/commands/remote/command.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ from platformio.commands.device import helpers as device_helpers
 from platformio.commands.device.command import device_monitor as cmd_device_monitor
 from platformio.commands.run.command import cli as cmd_run
 from platformio.commands.test.command import cli as cmd_test
-from platformio.compat import ensure_python3
 from platformio.package.manager.core import inject_contrib_pysite
 from platformio.project.exception import NotPlatformIOProjectError
 
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ from platformio.project.exception import NotPlatformIOProjectError
 @click.option("-a", "--agent", multiple=True)
 @click.pass_context
 def cli(ctx, agent):
-    assert ensure_python3()
     ctx.obj = agent
     inject_contrib_pysite(verify_openssl=True)
 
diff --git a/platformio/package/pack.py b/platformio/package/pack.py
index fb0d222f..6644311c 100644
--- a/platformio/package/pack.py
+++ b/platformio/package/pack.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import tarfile
 import tempfile
 
 from platformio import fs
-from platformio.compat import IS_WINDOWS, ensure_python3
+from platformio.compat import IS_WINDOWS
 from platformio.package.exception import PackageException, UserSideException
 from platformio.package.manifest.parser import ManifestFileType, ManifestParserFactory
 from platformio.package.manifest.schema import ManifestSchema
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ class PackagePacker(object):
     ]
 
     def __init__(self, package, manifest_uri=None):
-        assert ensure_python3()
         self.package = package
         self.manifest_uri = manifest_uri
 
diff --git a/platformio/util.py b/platformio/util.py
index cba128ec..b81c57d6 100644
--- a/platformio/util.py
+++ b/platformio/util.py
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ from functools import wraps
 from glob import glob
 
 import click
+import zeroconf
 
-from platformio import __version__, compat, exception, proc
+from platformio import __version__, exception, proc
 from platformio.compat import IS_MACOS, IS_WINDOWS
 from platformio.fs import cd, load_json  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from platformio.proc import exec_command  # pylint: disable=unused-import
@@ -156,11 +157,6 @@ def get_logical_devices():
 
 
 def get_mdns_services():
-    compat.ensure_python3()
-
-    # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
-    import zeroconf
-
     class mDNSListener(object):
         def __init__(self):
             self._zc = zeroconf.Zeroconf(interfaces=zeroconf.InterfaceChoice.All)