cleanup

diff --git a/Cython/Compiler/Optimize.py b/Cython/Compiler/Optimize.py
index 612cc8f0215dc46db4b31806de6fbe4ba0b27ad9..2d21584b6f21f66e2f5357fed34390964021d196 100644 (file)
--- a/Cython/Compiler/Optimize.py
+++ b/Cython/Compiler/Optimize.py
@@ -897,12 +897,6 @@ class OptimizeBuiltinCalls(Visitor.VisitorTransform):
                         self.PyUnicode_AsXyzString_func_type,
                         'encode', is_unbound_method, [string_node])
 
-            return self._substitute_method_call(
-                node, "PyUnicode_AsEncodedString",
-                self.PyUnicode_AsEncodedString_func_type,
-                'encode', is_unbound_method,
-                [string_node, encoding_node, null_node])
-
         return self._substitute_method_call(
             node, "PyUnicode_AsEncodedString",
             self.PyUnicode_AsEncodedString_func_type,