diff --git a/bindings/python/src/encoding.rs b/bindings/python/src/encoding.rs
index 8dfa4954..62a9f6f8 100644
--- a/bindings/python/src/encoding.rs
+++ b/bindings/python/src/encoding.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 extern crate tokenizers as tk;
 
 use pyo3::prelude::*;
-use pyo3::PyObjectProtocol;
 
 #[pyclass(dict)]
 #[repr(transparent)]
@@ -15,16 +14,6 @@ impl Encoding {
     }
 }
 
-#[pyproto]
-impl PyObjectProtocol for Encoding {
-    fn __repr__(&self) -> PyResult<String> {
-        Ok(format!(
-            "Encoding {{ original: '{}', ... }}",
-            self.encoding.get_original()
-        ))
-    }
-}
-
 #[pymethods]
 impl Encoding {
     // #[getter]