diff --git a/docs/intro.rst b/docs/intro.rst
index 00562c1..064e5ad 100644
--- a/docs/intro.rst
+++ b/docs/intro.rst
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
 Pythons Supported
 -----------------
 
-Python 3.5+ are officially supported.
+Python 3.5+ is officially supported.
 
 Now, go :ref:`install Tablib <install>`.
 
diff --git a/src/tablib/packages/dbfpy/fields.py b/src/tablib/packages/dbfpy/fields.py
index c763e1e..c46037b 100644
--- a/src/tablib/packages/dbfpy/fields.py
+++ b/src/tablib/packages/dbfpy/fields.py
@@ -134,11 +134,7 @@ class DbfFieldDef:
             definition of this field.
 
         """
-        if sys.version_info < (2, 4):
-            # earlier versions did not support padding character
-            _name = self.name[:11] + "\0" * (11 - len(self.name))
-        else:
-            _name = self.name.ljust(11, '\0')
+        _name = self.name.ljust(11, '\0')
         return (
             _name +
             self.typeCode +