diff --git a/xdist/remote.py b/xdist/remote.py
index b35a9a7..554117b 100644
--- a/xdist/remote.py
+++ b/xdist/remote.py
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ def remote_initconfig(option_dict, args):
 
 if __name__ == '__channelexec__':
     channel = channel  # noqa
-    # python3.2 is not concurrent import safe, so let's play it safe
-    # https://bitbucket.org/hpk42/pytest/issue/347/pytest-xdist-and-python-32
-    if sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 2):
-        os.environ["PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE"] = "1"
     slaveinput, args, option_dict = channel.receive()
     importpath = os.getcwd()
     sys.path.insert(0, importpath)  # XXX only for remote situations