diff --git a/api-ref/source/conf.py b/api-ref/source/conf.py
index 0e3898f3da..98de456273 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/conf.py
+++ b/api-ref/source/conf.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Ironic API Reference'
-copyright = u'OpenStack Foundation'
+project = 'Ironic API Reference'
+copyright = 'OpenStack Foundation'
 
 # html_context allows us to pass arbitrary values into the html template
 html_context = {"bug_tag": "api-ref",
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pygments_style = 'native'
 # -- Options for man page output ----------------------------------------------
 
 # Grouping the document tree for man pages.
-# List of tuples 'sourcefile', 'target', u'title', u'Authors name', 'manual'
+# List of tuples 'sourcefile', 'target', 'title', 'Authors name', 'manual'
 
 
 # -- Options for HTML output --------------------------------------------------
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'ironicdoc'
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass
 # [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'Ironic.tex', u'OpenStack Bare Metal API Documentation',
-     u'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'Ironic.tex', 'OpenStack Bare Metal API Documentation',
+     'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 2746ac9345..a5b2edcfab 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'OpenStack Foundation'
+copyright = 'OpenStack Foundation'
 
 config_generator_config_file = '../../tools/config/ironic-config-generator.conf'
 sample_config_basename = '_static/ironic'
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ latex_documents = [
     (
         'index',
         'doc-ironic.tex',
-        u'Ironic Documentation',
-        u'OpenStack Foundation',
+        'Ironic Documentation',
+        'OpenStack Foundation',
         'manual'
     ),
 ]
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 9fd61cf7a8..ada491a3cd 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u'Ironic Release Notes'
-copyright = u'2015, Ironic Developers'
+project = 'Ironic Release Notes'
+copyright = '2015, Ironic Developers'
 
 # Release notes do not need a version number in the title, they
 # cover multiple releases.
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ latex_elements = {
 # (source start file, target name, title,
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'IronicReleaseNotes.tex', u'Ironic Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Ironic Developers', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'IronicReleaseNotes.tex', 'Ironic Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Ironic Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ latex_documents = [
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    ('index', 'ironicreleasenotes', u'Ironic Release Notes Documentation',
-     [u'Ironic Developers'], 1)
+    ('index', 'ironicreleasenotes', 'Ironic Release Notes Documentation',
+     ['Ironic Developers'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-    ('index', 'IronicReleaseNotes', u'Ironic Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Ironic Developers', 'IronicReleaseNotes',
+    ('index', 'IronicReleaseNotes', 'Ironic Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Ironic Developers', 'IronicReleaseNotes',
      'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]