diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 331f015e..f5cb9848 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'neutron-dynamic-routing'
-copyright = u'2013, OpenStack Foundation'
+project = 'neutron-dynamic-routing'
+copyright = '2013, OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # If true, '()' will be appended to :func: etc. cross-reference text.
 add_function_parentheses = True
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ 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',
      # Specify toctree_only=True for a better document structure of
      # the generated PDF file.
      True),
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index cf6458ae..2edbe9fb 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Neutron Dynamic Routing Release Notes'
-copyright = u'2015, Neutron Dynamic Routing Developers'
+project = 'Neutron Dynamic Routing Release Notes'
+copyright = '2015, Neutron Dynamic Routing 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', 'NeutronDynamicRoutingReleaseNotes.tex',
-     u'Neutron Dynamic Routing Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Neutron Dynamic Routing Developers', 'manual'),
+     'Neutron Dynamic Routing Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Neutron Dynamic Routing 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', 'neutrondynamicroutingreleasenotes', u'Neutron Dynamic Routing',
-     ' Release Notes Documentation', [u'Neutron Dynamic Routing Developers'],
+    ('index', 'neutrondynamicroutingreleasenotes', 'Neutron Dynamic Routing',
+     ' Release Notes Documentation', ['Neutron Dynamic Routing Developers'],
      1)
 ]
 
@@ -252,8 +252,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    ('index', 'NeutronDynamicRoutingReleaseNotes', u'Neutron Dynamic Routing',
-     ' Release Notes Documentation', u'Neutron Dynamic Routing Developers',
+    ('index', 'NeutronDynamicRoutingReleaseNotes', 'Neutron Dynamic Routing',
+     ' Release Notes Documentation', 'Neutron Dynamic Routing Developers',
      'NeutronDynamicRoutingReleaseNotes', 'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]