diff --git a/gramps/gen/db/generic.py b/gramps/gen/db/generic.py
index f9b286f31..8cea16e90 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/db/generic.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/db/generic.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import ast
 import sys
 import datetime
 import glob
+from pathlib import Path
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
@@ -67,17 +68,6 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(DBLOGNAME)
 SIGBASE = ('person', 'family', 'source', 'event', 'media',
            'place', 'repository', 'reference', 'note', 'tag', 'citation')
 
-def touch(fname, mode=0o666, dir_fd=None, **kwargs):
-    ## After http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1158076/implement-touch-using-python
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 3, 0):
-        with open(fname, 'a'):
-            os.utime(fname, None) # set to now
-    else:
-        flags = os.O_CREAT | os.O_APPEND
-        with os.fdopen(os.open(fname, flags=flags, mode=mode, dir_fd=dir_fd)) as f:
-            os.utime(f.fileno() if os.utime in os.supports_fd else fname,
-                     dir_fd=None if os.supports_fd else dir_fd, **kwargs)
-
 class DbGenericUndo(DbUndo):
     def __init__(self, grampsdb, path):
         super(DbGenericUndo, self).__init__(grampsdb)
@@ -691,7 +681,7 @@ class DbGeneric(DbWriteBase, DbReadBase, UpdateCallback, Callback):
                 # This is just a dummy file to indicate last modified time of
                 # the database for gramps.cli.clidbman:
                 filename = os.path.join(self._directory, "meta_data.db")
-                touch(filename)
+                Path(filename).touch()
 
                 # Save metadata
                 self._set_metadata('name_formats', self.name_formats)
diff --git a/gramps/gui/display.py b/gramps/gui/display.py
index 1388bc092..46f2288bd 100644
--- a/gramps/gui/display.py
+++ b/gramps/gui/display.py
@@ -75,9 +75,4 @@ def display_url(link, uistate=None):
     """
     Open the specified URL in a browser.
     """
-    if (mac() and sys.version_info.major == 3 and sys.version_info.minor < 5):
-        import subprocess
-        proc = subprocess.call(['/usr/bin/open', link],
-                               stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    else:
-        webbrowser.open_new_tab(link)
+    webbrowser.open_new_tab(link)