--- a/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py	Fri Jan 17 15:26:44 2020 +0100
+++ b/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py	Fri Jan 17 15:27:39 2020 +0100
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from sat.core.log import getLogger
-
-log = getLogger(__name__)
-
 from sat.core.i18n import _
 from sat.core import exceptions
 from sat.tools import trigger
@@ -38,14 +35,8 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import time
 
-try:
-    # FIXME: to be removed when an acceptable solution is here
-    str("")  # XXX: unicode doesn't exist in pyjamas
-except (
-    TypeError,
-    AttributeError,
-):  # Error raised is not the same depending on pyjsbuild options
-    str = str
+
+log = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ProfileManager(object):