diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 46393d0dde..a3cad989a9 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2015, Manila Developers'
+copyright = '2015, Manila Developers'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ latex_elements = {
 # (source start file, target name, title,
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'ManilaReleaseNotes.tex', u'Manila Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Manila Developers', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'ManilaReleaseNotes.tex', 'Manila Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Manila Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    ('index', 'manilareleasenotes', u'Manila Release Notes Documentation',
-     [u'Manila Developers'], 1)
+    ('index', 'manilareleasenotes', 'Manila Release Notes Documentation',
+     ['Manila Developers'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -246,8 +246,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    ('index', 'ManilaReleaseNotes', u'Manila Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Manila Developers', 'ManilaReleaseNotes',
+    ('index', 'ManilaReleaseNotes', 'Manila Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Manila Developers', 'ManilaReleaseNotes',
      'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]