diff --git a/helios/models.py b/helios/models.py
index a4583cccb19d98c9cd7546702030e4546c3772b5..e532f92b38a5f51bb84ffa91591b63b6d63f7ddc 100644
--- a/helios/models.py
+++ b/helios/models.py
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ class VoterFile(models.Model):
       else:
         content = self.voter_file_content
 
-      voter_stream = io.BytesIO(content, newline=None)
+      voter_stream = io.BytesIO(content)
     else:
       voter_stream = open(self.voter_file.path, "rU")