diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/de.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/de.po
index 1661d7185..81ccbec27 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/de.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/de.po
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "erhöht den Umfang der Ausgabe. Dies kann mehrfach benutzt werden, um den "
 "Umfang weiter zu erhöhen."
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "Python 2.4 oder aktueller ist erforderlich."
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/es.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/es.po
index 659fdef44..b01008f04 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/es.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/es.po
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "Aumenta la verbosidad de la salida. Puede ser utilizado más de una vez para "
 "obtener aún más verbosidad"
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "Es necesario Python 2.4 o una versión más reciente."
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/fr.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/fr.po
index dc99e1051..25ee5b88e 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/fr.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/fr.po
@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "Augmente le nombre de messages informatifs. Peut être utilisé plus d'une "
 "fois pour avoir encore plus d'informations"
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "Python 2.4 ou plus récent est requis."
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/hi.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/hi.po
index 97a41974a..ae0e2dd4a 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/hi.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/hi.po
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "आउटपुट की क्वालिटी बढ़ाएँ। एक से ज़्यादा बरी इस्तेमाल से क्वालिटी और भी ज़्यादा बढ़ेगी। "
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "Python 2.4 या अधिक की ज़रूरत हे।"
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/hr.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/hr.po
index a0194af5d..893139a8f 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/hr.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/hr.po
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "Povećaj opširnost ispisa. Može se koristiti više od jednom kako bi dobili "
 "još veću opširnost"
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "Python 2.4 ili kasniji je potreban."
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/it.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/it.po
index ddb24f85b..7fc60ea6d 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/it.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/it.po
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "Accresci la verbosità dell'output. Può essere utilizzato più di una volta "
 "per ottenere maggiore verbosità"
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "E' richiesto python 2.4 o superiore."
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/ja.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/ja.po
index 60b823617..598556dd3 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/ja.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/ja.po
@@ -84,10 +84,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "スキャン結果の詳細さの数値を増やすことで、より多くの情報を得られるかもしれま"
 "せん。"
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "Python 2.4 もしくはそれ以降のバージョンが必要です"
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/pl.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/pl.po
index 32f7d8922..365ee90d5 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/pl.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/pl.po
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
 "Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "Wymagany jest Python w wersji 2.4 lub nowszej."
-
 #: zenmapCore/UmitDB.py:139
 msgid "No module named dbapi2.pysqlite2 or sqlite3"
 msgstr "Nie znaleziono modułu o nazwie dbapi2.pysqlite2 lub sqlite3"
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/pt_BR.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/pt_BR.po
index 2ccaebbb3..2a38fc667 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/pt_BR.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/pt_BR.po
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ msgid ""
 "more verbosity"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr ""
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/ru.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/ru.po
index a8d8becd0..726650125 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/ru.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/ru.po
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "Увеличение объема вывода. Может использоваться несколько раз для расширения "
 "вывода."
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:139
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "Требуется Python 2.4 или старше"
-
 #: zenmapGUI/ScriptInterface.py:262
 msgid ""
 "There was an error getting the list of scripts from Nmap. Try upgrading Nmap."
diff --git a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/zh.po b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/zh.po
index 79020b244..0f8b65f50 100644
--- a/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/zh.po
+++ b/zenmap/share/zenmap/locale/zh.po
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ msgstr ""
 "Language-Team: Chinese\n"
 "Language: zh\n"
 
-#: zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py:109
-msgid "Python 2.4 or later is required."
-msgstr "需要安装Python 2.4以上版本。"
-
 #: zenmapCore/UmitOptionParser.py:109
 #, python-format
 msgid "Use DIR as the user configuration directory. Default: %default"
diff --git a/zenmap/test/run_tests.py b/zenmap/test/run_tests.py
index 214df6dd3..486ffabe1 100644
--- a/zenmap/test/run_tests.py
+++ b/zenmap/test/run_tests.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     import glob
     import os
     if not hasattr(unittest.defaultTestLoader, "discover"):
-        print("Python unittest discovery missing. Requires Python 2.7 or newer.")  # noqa
+        print("Python unittest discovery missing. Requires Python 3.0 or newer.")  # noqa
         sys.exit(0)
 
     os.chdir("..")
diff --git a/zenmap/zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py b/zenmap/zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py
index 4daa4a0f3..6f016a990 100644
--- a/zenmap/zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py
+++ b/zenmap/zenmapCore/NmapCommand.py
@@ -70,10 +70,7 @@ import unittest
 
 import zenmapCore.I18N  # lgtm[py/unused-import]
 
-try:
-    import subprocess
-except ImportError as e:
-    raise ImportError(str(e) + ".\n" + _("Python 2.4 or later is required."))
+import subprocess
 
 import zenmapCore.Paths
 from zenmapCore.NmapOptions import NmapOptions