diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index e6aa35bad2b3bb50b48187269159e3f18ccbb87f..415a9ce2a2e57c918f711f9bbfb7ff018e7c1e9a 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'python-magnumclient'
-copyright = u'2013, OpenStack Foundation'
+project = 'python-magnumclient'
+copyright = '2013, OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # If true, '()' will be appended to :func: etc. cross-reference text.
 add_function_parentheses = True
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = '%sdoc' % project
 latex_documents = [
     ('index',
      '%s.tex' % project,
-     u'%s Documentation' % project,
-     u'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
+     '%s Documentation' % project,
+     'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # Example configuration for intersphinx: refer to the Python standard library.
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index b2cf0a055ec7747633df7ee8cb160bbe27ca7582..7957864c1500935eadde96a653cf88b0b311e44d 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'MagnumClientReleaseNotes'
-copyright = u'2016, OpenStack Foundation'
+project = 'MagnumClientReleaseNotes'
+copyright = '2016, OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # Release notes are version independent.
 # The short X.Y version.
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ latex_elements = {}
 # author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
     ('index', 'MagnumClientReleaseNotes.tex',
-     u'MagnumClient ReleaseNotes Documentation',
-     u'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
+     'MagnumClient ReleaseNotes Documentation',
+     'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ latex_documents = [
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
     ('index', 'MagnumClientReleaseNotes',
-     u'MagnumClient ReleaseNotes Documentation',
-     [u'OpenStack Foundation'], 1)
+     'MagnumClient ReleaseNotes Documentation',
+     ['OpenStack Foundation'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
     ('index', 'MagnumClientReleaseNotes',
-     u'MagnumClient ReleaseNotes Documentation',
-     u'OpenStack Foundation', 'MagnumClientReleaseNotes',
+     'MagnumClient ReleaseNotes Documentation',
+     'OpenStack Foundation', 'MagnumClientReleaseNotes',
      'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]