diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 047daa84..678cc3a6 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'hacking'
-copyright = u'2013, OpenStack Foundation'
+project = 'hacking'
+copyright = '2013, OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # If true, '()' will be appended to :func: etc. cross-reference text.
 add_function_parentheses = True
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ htmlhelp_basename = '%sdoc' % project
 latex_documents = [
         ('index',
          'doc-%s.tex' % project,
-         u'%s Documentation' % project,
-         u'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
+         '%s Documentation' % project,
+         'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
 ]
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index ce107f75..61b34fa9 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Hacking Release Notes'
-copyright = u'2015, Hacking Developers'
+project = 'Hacking Release Notes'
+copyright = '2015, Hacking Developers'
 
 # Release notes are version independent
 # The short X.Y version.
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ latex_elements = {
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
     ('index', 'HackingReleaseNotes.tex',
-     u'Hacking Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Hacking Developers', 'manual'),
+     'Hacking Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Hacking Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    ('index', 'hackingreleasenotes', u'Hacking Release Notes Documentation',
-     [u'Hacking Developers'], 1)
+    ('index', 'hackingreleasenotes', 'Hacking Release Notes Documentation',
+     ['Hacking Developers'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    ('index', 'HackingReleaseNotes', u'Hacking Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Hacking Developers', 'HackingReleaseNotes',
+    ('index', 'HackingReleaseNotes', 'Hacking Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Hacking Developers', 'HackingReleaseNotes',
      'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]