diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/main.py b/mitmproxy/tools/main.py
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index 84dfee1f3..000000000
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/main.py
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@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-"""
-This file must be kept in a python2.7 and python3.5 compatible syntax!
-DO NOT use type annotations or other modern features that makes this file unparsable by older interpreters!
-"""
-
-from __future__ import print_function  # this is here for the version check to work on Python 2.
-
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info < (3, 8):
-    # This must be before any mitmproxy imports, as they already break!
-    # Keep all other imports below with the 'noqa' magic comment.
-    print("#" * 76, file=sys.stderr)
-    print("# mitmproxy requires Python 3.8 or higher!                                  #", file=sys.stderr)
-    print("#" + " " * 74 + "#", file=sys.stderr)
-    print("# Please upgrade your Python interpreter or use our mitmproxy binaries from #", file=sys.stderr)
-    print("# https://mitmproxy.org. If your operating system does not include the      #", file=sys.stderr)
-    print("# required Python version, you can try using pyenv or similar tools.        #", file=sys.stderr)
-    print("#" * 76, file=sys.stderr)
-    sys.exit(1)
-else:
-    from ._main import *  # noqa