diff --git a/native-messaging/app/ping_pong.py b/native-messaging/app/ping_pong.py
index 895d5e5..39e3d11 100755
--- a/native-messaging/app/ping_pong.py
+++ b/native-messaging/app/ping_pong.py
@@ -4,70 +4,33 @@ import sys
 import json
 import struct
 
-try:
-    # Python 3.x version
-    # Read a message from stdin and decode it.
-    def getMessage():
-        rawLength = sys.stdin.buffer.read(4)
-        if len(rawLength) == 0:
-            sys.exit(0)
-        messageLength = struct.unpack('@I', rawLength)[0]
-        message = sys.stdin.buffer.read(messageLength).decode('utf-8')
-        return json.loads(message)
+# Read a message from stdin and decode it.
+def getMessage():
+    rawLength = sys.stdin.buffer.read(4)
+    if len(rawLength) == 0:
+        sys.exit(0)
+    messageLength = struct.unpack('@I', rawLength)[0]
+    message = sys.stdin.buffer.read(messageLength).decode('utf-8')
+    return json.loads(message)
 
-    # Encode a message for transmission,
-    # given its content.
-    def encodeMessage(messageContent):
-        # https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html#basic-usage
-        # To get the most compact JSON representation, you should specify
-        # (',', ':') to eliminate whitespace.
-        # We want the most compact representation because the browser rejects
-        # messages that exceed 1 MB.
-        encodedContent = json.dumps(messageContent, separators=(',', ':')).encode('utf-8')
-        encodedLength = struct.pack('@I', len(encodedContent))
-        return {'length': encodedLength, 'content': encodedContent}
+# Encode a message for transmission, given its content.
+def encodeMessage(messageContent):
+    # https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html#basic-usage
+    # To get the most compact JSON representation, you should specify
+    # (',', ':') to eliminate whitespace.
+    # We want the most compact representation because the browser rejects
+    # messages that exceed 1 MB.
+    encodedContent = json.dumps(messageContent, separators=(',', ':')).encode('utf-8')
+    encodedLength = struct.pack('@I', len(encodedContent))
+    return {'length': encodedLength, 'content': encodedContent}
 
-    # Send an encoded message to stdout
-    def sendMessage(encodedMessage):
-        sys.stdout.buffer.write(encodedMessage['length'])
-        sys.stdout.buffer.write(encodedMessage['content'])
-        sys.stdout.buffer.flush()
+# Send an encoded message to stdout
+def sendMessage(encodedMessage):
+    sys.stdout.buffer.write(encodedMessage['length'])
+    sys.stdout.buffer.write(encodedMessage['content'])
+    sys.stdout.buffer.flush()
 
-    while True:
-        receivedMessage = getMessage()
-        if receivedMessage == "ping":
-            sendMessage(encodeMessage("pong3"))
-
-except AttributeError:
-    # Python 2.x version (if sys.stdin.buffer is not defined)
-    # Read a message from stdin and decode it.
-    def getMessage():
-        rawLength = sys.stdin.read(4)
-        if len(rawLength) == 0:
-            sys.exit(0)
-        messageLength = struct.unpack('@I', rawLength)[0]
-        message = sys.stdin.read(messageLength)
-        return json.loads(message)
-
-    # Encode a message for transmission,
-    # given its content.
-    def encodeMessage(messageContent):
-        # https://docs.python.org/3/library/json.html#basic-usage
-        # To get the most compact JSON representation, you should specify
-        # (',', ':') to eliminate whitespace.
-        # We want the most compact representation because the browser rejects
-        # messages that exceed 1 MB.
-        encodedContent = json.dumps(messageContent, separators=(',', ':'))
-        encodedLength = struct.pack('@I', len(encodedContent))
-        return {'length': encodedLength, 'content': encodedContent}
-
-    # Send an encoded message to stdout
-    def sendMessage(encodedMessage):
-        sys.stdout.write(encodedMessage['length'])
-        sys.stdout.write(encodedMessage['content'])
-        sys.stdout.flush()
-
-    while True:
-        receivedMessage = getMessage()
-        if receivedMessage == "ping":
-            sendMessage(encodeMessage("pong2"))
+while True:
+    receivedMessage = getMessage()
+    if receivedMessage == "ping":
+        sendMessage(encodeMessage("pong"))