diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 24d0b05..33290d6 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ source_suffix = ".rst"
 master_doc = "index"
 
 # General information about the project.
-project = u"python-escpos"
-copyright = u"2016, Manuel F Martinez and others"
+project = "python-escpos"
+copyright = "2016, Manuel F Martinez and others"
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ latex_documents = [
     (
         "index",
         "python-escpos.tex",
-        u"python-escpos Documentation",
-        u"Manuel F Martinez and others",
+        "python-escpos Documentation",
+        "Manuel F Martinez and others",
         "manual",
     ),
 ]
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ man_pages = [
     (
         "index",
         "python-escpos",
-        u"python-escpos Documentation",
-        [u"Manuel F Martinez and others"],
+        "python-escpos Documentation",
+        ["Manuel F Martinez and others"],
         1,
     )
 ]
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ texinfo_documents = [
     (
         "index",
         "python-escpos",
-        u"python-escpos Documentation",
-        u"Manuel F Martinez and others",
+        "python-escpos Documentation",
+        "Manuel F Martinez and others",
         "python-escpos",
         "One line description of project.",
         "Miscellaneous",
diff --git a/examples/weather.py b/examples/weather.py
index 2584a4d..033f3b9 100644
--- a/examples/weather.py
+++ b/examples/weather.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def forecast(idx):
     printer.text(deg)
     printer.text("\n")
     # take care of pesky unicode dash
-    printer.text(cond.replace(u"\u2013", "-").encode("utf-8"))
+    printer.text(cond.replace("\u2013", "-").encode("utf-8"))
     printer.text("\n \n")
 
 
diff --git a/src/escpos/escpos.py b/src/escpos/escpos.py
index c714d31..4ee6026 100644
--- a/src/escpos/escpos.py
+++ b/src/escpos/escpos.py
@@ -1078,7 +1078,7 @@ class EscposIO(object):
         for line in lines:
             self.printer.set(**params)
             if isinstance(text, six.text_type):
-                self.printer.text(u"{0}\n".format(line))
+                self.printer.text("{0}\n".format(line))
             else:
                 self.printer.text("{0}\n".format(line))
 
diff --git a/src/escpos/magicencode.py b/src/escpos/magicencode.py
index 3e37f03..4b6f9cb 100644
--- a/src/escpos/magicencode.py
+++ b/src/escpos/magicencode.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Encoder(object):
             assert len(encodable_chars) == 128
             return encodable_chars
         elif "python_encode" in codepage:
-            encodable_chars = [u" "] * 128
+            encodable_chars = [" "] * 128
             for i in range(0, 128):
                 codepoint = i + 128
                 try:
diff --git a/test/test_magicencode.py b/test/test_magicencode.py
index f45e1f0..5debbbe 100644
--- a/test/test_magicencode.py
+++ b/test/test_magicencode.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ class TestEncoder:
     """
 
     def test_can_encode(self):
-        assert not Encoder({"CP437": 1}).can_encode("CP437", u"€")
-        assert Encoder({"CP437": 1}).can_encode("CP437", u"á")
+        assert not Encoder({"CP437": 1}).can_encode("CP437", "€")
+        assert Encoder({"CP437": 1}).can_encode("CP437", "á")
         assert not Encoder({"foobar": 1}).can_encode("foobar", "a")
 
     def test_find_suitable_encoding(self):
-        assert not Encoder({"CP437": 1}).find_suitable_encoding(u"€")
-        assert Encoder({"CP858": 1}).find_suitable_encoding(u"€") == "CP858"
+        assert not Encoder({"CP437": 1}).find_suitable_encoding("€")
+        assert Encoder({"CP858": 1}).find_suitable_encoding("€") == "CP858"
 
     @raises(ValueError)
     def test_get_encoding(self):
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class TestMagicEncode:
                 encoder=Encoder({"CP437": 1}),
                 encoding="CP437",
             )
-            encode.write(u"€ ist teuro.")
+            encode.write("€ ist teuro.")
             assert driver.output == b"_ ist teuro."
 
     class TestForceEncoding: