diff --git a/tools/pygrub/src/pygrub b/tools/pygrub/src/pygrub
index a759d90ade..0be6720ce0 100755
--- a/tools/pygrub/src/pygrub
+++ b/tools/pygrub/src/pygrub
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import os, sys, string, struct, tempfile, re, traceback, stat, errno
 import copy
 import logging
 import platform
-import xen.lowlevel.xc
 
 import curses, _curses, curses.textpad, curses.ascii
 import getopt
@@ -668,14 +667,6 @@ def run_grub(file, entry, fs, cfg_args):
 
     return grubcfg
 
-def supports64bitPVguest():
-    xc = xen.lowlevel.xc.xc()
-    caps = xc.xeninfo()['xen_caps'].split(" ")
-    for cap in caps:
-        if cap == "xen-3.0-x86_64":
-            return True
-    return False
-
 # If nothing has been specified, look for a Solaris domU. If found, perform the
 # necessary tweaks.
 def sniff_solaris(fs, cfg):
@@ -684,8 +675,7 @@ def sniff_solaris(fs, cfg):
         return cfg
 
     if not cfg["kernel"]:
-        if supports64bitPVguest() and \
-          fs.file_exists("/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix"):
+        if fs.file_exists("/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix"):
             cfg["kernel"] = "/platform/i86xpv/kernel/amd64/unix"
             cfg["ramdisk"] = "/platform/i86pc/amd64/boot_archive"
         elif fs.file_exists("/platform/i86xpv/kernel/unix"):