diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 049e907..290f58b 100755
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'bashate'
-copyright = u'2017, Bashate Authors'
+project = 'bashate'
+copyright = '2017, Bashate Authors'
 
 # If true, '()' will be appended to :func: etc. cross-reference text.
 add_function_parentheses = True
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ openstackdocs_bug_tag = ''
 openstackdocs_pdf_link = True
 
 # Grouping the document tree for man pages.
-# List of tuples 'sourcefile', 'target', u'title', u'Authors name', 'manual'
+# List of tuples 'sourcefile', 'target', 'title', 'Authors name', 'manual'
 man_pages = [
-    ('man/bashate', 'bashate', u'Style checker for bash scripts',
-     [u'OpenStack Foundation'], 1),
+    ('man/bashate', 'bashate', 'Style checker for bash scripts',
+     ['OpenStack Foundation'], 1),
 ]
 
 
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = '%sdoc' % project
 latex_documents = [
     ('index',
      'doc-%s.tex' % project,
-     u'Bashate Documentation',
-     u'Bashate Authors', 'manual'),
+     'Bashate Documentation',
+     'Bashate Authors', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 5eed97b..149f296 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Bashate Release Notes'
-copyright = u'2017, Bashate Developers'
+project = 'Bashate Release Notes'
+copyright = '2017, Bashate Developers'
 
 # Release notes are version independent
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ latex_elements = {
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
     ('index', 'BashateReleaseNotes.tex',
-     u'Bashate Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Bashate Developers', 'manual'),
+     'Bashate Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Bashate Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    ('index', 'bashatereleasenotes', u'Bashate Release Notes Documentation',
-     [u'Bashate Developers'], 1)
+    ('index', 'bashatereleasenotes', 'Bashate Release Notes Documentation',
+     ['Bashate Developers'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    ('index', 'BashateReleaseNotes', u'Bashate Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Bashate Developers', 'BashateReleaseNotes',
+    ('index', 'BashateReleaseNotes', 'Bashate Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Bashate Developers', 'BashateReleaseNotes',
      'Style Checker for Bash.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]