diff --git a/byobu/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants b/byobu/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
index f9c2368..07c35bf 100755
--- a/byobu/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
+++ b/byobu/usr/lib/byobu/include/constants
@@ -59,13 +59,7 @@ eval $BYOBU_TEST ulimit >/dev/null 2>&1 && export BYOBU_ULIMIT="ulimit" || expor
 
 # Find a suitable python interpreter, if undefined
 if [ -z "$BYOBU_PYTHON" ]; then
-	if python3 -c "import snack" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		export BYOBU_PYTHON="python3"
-	elif python2 -c "import snack" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		export BYOBU_PYTHON="python2"
-	elif python -c "import snack" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-		export BYOBU_PYTHON="python"
-	fi
+	export BYOBU_PYTHON="python3"
 fi
 
 export BYOBU_WINDOW_NAME="-"