diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 83816050..2673d6c5 100644
--- 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'2013-2016 OpenStack, LLC.'
+copyright = '2013-2016 OpenStack, LLC.'
 
 # -- Options for openstackdocstheme -------------------------------------------
 openstackdocs_repo_name = 'openstack/python-swiftclient'
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'SwiftClientwebdoc'
 # Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass [howto/manual])
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'doc-python-swiftclient.tex', u'SwiftClient Documentation',
-     u'OpenStack, LLC.', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'doc-python-swiftclient.tex', 'SwiftClient Documentation',
+     'OpenStack, LLC.', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index a050a546..0945c81e 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'%d, OpenStack Foundation' % datetime.datetime.now().year
+copyright = '%d, OpenStack Foundation' % datetime.datetime.now().year
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ html_theme = 'openstackdocs'
 # The name for this set of Sphinx documents.
 # "<project> v<release> documentation" by default.
 #
-# html_title = u'swift v2.10.0'
+# html_title = 'swift v2.10.0'
 
 # A shorter title for the navigation bar.  Default is the same as html_title.
 #
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'SwiftClientReleaseNotesdoc'
 # (source start file, target name, title,
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 # latex_documents = [
-#     (master_doc, 'swift.tex', u'swift Documentation',
-#      u'swift', 'manual'),
+#     (master_doc, 'swift.tex', 'swift Documentation',
+#      'swift', 'manual'),
 # ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'SwiftClientReleaseNotesdoc'
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 # man_pages = [
-#     (master_doc, 'swift', u'swift Documentation',
+#     (master_doc, 'swift', 'swift Documentation',
 #      [author], 1)
 # ]
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'SwiftClientReleaseNotesdoc'
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 # texinfo_documents = [
-#     (master_doc, 'swift', u'swift Documentation',
+#     (master_doc, 'swift', 'swift Documentation',
 #      author, 'swift', 'One line description of project.',
 #      'Miscellaneous'),
 # ]