diff --git a/api-ref/source/conf.py b/api-ref/source/conf.py
index aa00aaa1f..6989eff66 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/conf.py
+++ b/api-ref/source/conf.py
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Placement API Reference'
-copyright = u'2010-present, OpenStack Foundation'
+project = 'Placement API Reference'
+copyright = '2010-present, OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # openstackdocstheme options
 openstackdocs_repo_name = 'openstack/placement'
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ html_theme_options = {
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass
 # [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'Placement.tex', u'OpenStack Placement API Documentation',
-     u'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'Placement.tex', 'OpenStack Placement API Documentation',
+     'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # -- Options for openstackdocstheme -------------------------------------------
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index ed2f78264..ffe86d02f 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2010-present, OpenStack Foundation'
+copyright = '2010-present, OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # If true, the current module name will be prepended to all description
 # unit titles (such as .. function::).
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ html_extra_path = ['_extra']
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass
 # [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'doc-placement.tex', u'Placement Documentation',
-     u'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'doc-placement.tex', 'Placement Documentation',
+     'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
 ]
 latex_domain_indices = False
 
diff --git a/placement/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py b/placement/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
index fdd19f771..229c55403 100644
--- a/placement/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
+++ b/placement/tests/functional/db/test_resource_provider.py
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ class ResourceProviderListTestCase(tb.PlacementDbBaseTestCase):
         expected_rps = ['rp_1', 'rp_2']
         self._run_get_all_by_filters(expected_rps)
 
-        filters = {'name': u'rp_1'}
+        filters = {'name': 'rp_1'}
         expected_rps = ['rp_1']
         self._run_get_all_by_filters(expected_rps, filters=filters)
 
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ class ResourceProviderListTestCase(tb.PlacementDbBaseTestCase):
 
         # We also want to verify that asking for a specific RP can also be
         # checking the resource usage.
-        filters = {'name': u'rp_1', 'resources': {orc.VCPU: 1}}
+        filters = {'name': 'rp_1', 'resources': {orc.VCPU: 1}}
         expected_rps = ['rp_1']
         self._run_get_all_by_filters(expected_rps, filters=filters)
 
@@ -990,13 +990,13 @@ class ResourceProviderListTestCase(tb.PlacementDbBaseTestCase):
 
         # Validate rps in "agg_a" or "agg_b" and named "rp_1"
         filters = {'member_of': [[uuidsentinel.agg_a, uuidsentinel.agg_b]],
-                   'name': u'rp_1'}
+                   'name': 'rp_1'}
         expected_rps = ['rp_1']
         self._run_get_all_by_filters(expected_rps, filters=filters)
 
         # Validate rps in "agg_a" or "agg_b" and named "barnabas"
         filters = {'member_of': [[uuidsentinel.agg_a, uuidsentinel.agg_b]],
-                   'name': u'barnabas'}
+                   'name': 'barnabas'}
         expected_rps = []
         self._run_get_all_by_filters(expected_rps, filters=filters)
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index d0fe917b1..d5527d7cb 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 # Keep these empty so that releasesnotes do not display an associated
 # version.
 # The short X.Y version
-version = u''
+version = ''
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags
-release = u''
+release = ''
 
 
 # -- General configuration ---------------------------------------------------
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ extensions = [
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Placement Release Notes'
-copyright = u'2018, Placement developers'
-author = u'OpenStack'
+project = 'Placement Release Notes'
+copyright = '2018, Placement developers'
+author = 'OpenStack'
 # openstackdocstheme options
 openstackdocs_repo_name = 'openstack/placement'
 openstackdocs_auto_name = False