diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 1c11a34d..309b66e1 100755
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2017-2019, OpenStack Foundation'
+copyright = '2017-2019, OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # If true, '()' will be appended to :func: etc. cross-reference text.
 add_function_parentheses = True
@@ -143,8 +143,8 @@ smartquotes_excludes = {'builders': ['latex']}
 latex_documents = [(
     'index',
     'doc-octavia-dashboard.tex',
-    u'Octavia Dashboard Documentation',
-    u'OpenStack Octavia Team',
+    'Octavia Dashboard Documentation',
+    'OpenStack Octavia Team',
     'manual'
 )]
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 3967eccc..e0d7b1c9 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2017, Octavia Developers'
-author = u'Octavia Developers'
+copyright = '2017, Octavia Developers'
+author = 'Octavia Developers'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'OctaviaDashboardReleaseNotesdoc'
 # (source start file, target name, title,
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
-    (master_doc, 'octavia-dashboard.tex', u'octavia-dashboard Documentation',
-     u'Octavia Developers', 'manual'),
+    (master_doc, 'octavia-dashboard.tex', 'octavia-dashboard Documentation',
+     'Octavia Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    (master_doc, 'octavia-dashboard', u'octavia-dashboard Documentation',
+    (master_doc, 'octavia-dashboard', 'octavia-dashboard Documentation',
      [author], 1)
 ]
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    (master_doc, 'octavia-dashboard', u'octavia-dashboard Documentation',
+    (master_doc, 'octavia-dashboard', 'octavia-dashboard Documentation',
      author, 'octavia-dashboard', 'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]