diff --git a/beets/util/confit.py b/beets/util/confit.py
index 88f7c516c..ac1cb7023 100644
--- a/beets/util/confit.py
+++ b/beets/util/confit.py
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ def iter_first(sequence):
     """
     it = iter(sequence)
     try:
-        if PY3:
-            return next(it)
-        else:
-            return it.next()
+        return next(it)
     except StopIteration:
         raise ValueError()