diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 74120628..79d5b809 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Magnum UI'
-copyright = u'2015, Cisco Systems, Inc.'
+project = 'Magnum UI'
+copyright = '2015, Cisco Systems, Inc.'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ latex_use_xindy = False
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass
 # [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'doc-magnum-ui.tex', u'Magnum UI Documentation',
-     u'OpenStack Foundation', 'howto', True),
+    ('index', 'doc-magnum-ui.tex', 'Magnum UI Documentation',
+     'OpenStack Foundation', 'howto', True),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -260,10 +260,10 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    ('index', u'Magnum UI Documentation',
+    ('index', 'Magnum UI Documentation',
      'Documentation for the Magnum UI plugin to the Openstack\
       Dashboard (Horizon)',
-     [u'OpenStack'], 1)
+     ['OpenStack'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    ('index', 'Horizon', u'Horizon Documentation', u'OpenStack',
+    ('index', 'Horizon', 'Horizon Documentation', 'OpenStack',
      'Horizon', 'One line description of project.', 'Miscellaneous'),
 ]
 
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ texinfo_documents = [
 # -- Options for Epub output --------------------------------------------------
 
 # Bibliographic Dublin Core info.
-epub_title = u'Horizon'
-epub_author = u'OpenStack'
-epub_publisher = u'OpenStack'
-epub_copyright = u'2012, OpenStack'
+epub_title = 'Horizon'
+epub_author = 'OpenStack'
+epub_publisher = 'OpenStack'
+epub_copyright = '2012, OpenStack'
 
 # The language of the text. It defaults to the language option
 # or en if the language is not set.
diff --git a/magnum_ui/test/api_tests/test_rest_api.py b/magnum_ui/test/api_tests/test_rest_api.py
index 5e602c10..292f4840 100644
--- a/magnum_ui/test/api_tests/test_rest_api.py
+++ b/magnum_ui/test/api_tests/test_rest_api.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class MagnumRestTestCase(test.RestAPITestCase):
         self.assertStatusCode(response, 204)
         client.cluster_template_delete.assert_called_once_with(
             request,
-            u'cluster_template_id')
+            'cluster_template_id')
 
     # Clusters
     @mock.patch.object(magnum, 'magnum')
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ class MagnumRestTestCase(test.RestAPITestCase):
         self.assertStatusCode(response, 204)
         client.cluster_delete.assert_called_once_with(
             request,
-            u'cluster_id')
+            'cluster_id')
 
     # Certificates
     @mock.patch.object(magnum, 'magnum')
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 7e47b547..d18cab90 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Magnum UI Release Notes'
-copyright = u'2016, Magnum UI Developers'
+project = 'Magnum UI Release Notes'
+copyright = '2016, Magnum UI Developers'
 
 # Release notes are version independent
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
@@ -205,8 +205,8 @@ latex_elements = {
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
     ('index', 'MagnumUIReleaseNotes.tex',
-     u'Magnum UI Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Magnum UI Developers', 'manual'),
+     'Magnum UI Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Magnum UI Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -236,8 +236,8 @@ latex_documents = [
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
     ('index', 'MagnumUIReleaseNotes',
-     u'Magnum UI Release Notes Documentation',
-     [u'Magnum UI Developers'], 1)
+     'Magnum UI Release Notes Documentation',
+     ['Magnum UI Developers'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ man_pages = [
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
     ('index', 'MagnumUIReleaseNotes',
-     u'Magnum UI Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Magnum UI Developers', 'MagnumUIReleaseNotes',
+     'Magnum UI Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Magnum UI Developers', 'MagnumUIReleaseNotes',
      'User Interface for Magnum.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]