diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index eb3e4f2da..2ef7cfa2b 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'zaqar'
-copyright = u'2010-present, OpenStack Foundation'
+project = 'zaqar'
+copyright = '2010-present, OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'zaqardoc'
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass
 # [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'Zaqar.tex', u'Zaqar Documentation',
-     u'Anso Labs, LLC', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'Zaqar.tex', 'Zaqar Documentation',
+     'Anso Labs, 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 83519d32b..7b10e6cb0 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Zaqar Release Notes'
-copyright = u'2015, Zaqar Developers'
+project = 'Zaqar Release Notes'
+copyright = '2015, Zaqar Developers'
 
 # Release notes are version independent.
 # The short X.Y version.
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'ZaqarReleaseNotesdoc'
 # (source start file, target name, title,
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'ZaqarReleaseNotes.tex', u'Zaqar Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Zaqar Developers', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'ZaqarReleaseNotes.tex', 'Zaqar Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Zaqar Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    ('index', 'zaqarreleasenotes', u'Zaqar Release Notes Documentation',
-     [u'Zaqar Developers'], 1)
+    ('index', 'zaqarreleasenotes', 'Zaqar Release Notes Documentation',
+     ['Zaqar Developers'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    ('index', 'ZaqarReleaseNotes', u'Zaqar Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Zaqar Developers', 'ZaqarReleaseNotes',
+    ('index', 'ZaqarReleaseNotes', 'Zaqar Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Zaqar Developers', 'ZaqarReleaseNotes',
      'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]