diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2854391..eb04d44 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@
 cmd2<0.9.0
 pbr>=1.6
 cliff>=1.4.5
-future
diff --git a/trsync/cmd/cli.py b/trsync/cmd/cli.py
index 983d5d2..d283f42 100644
--- a/trsync/cmd/cli.py
+++ b/trsync/cmd/cli.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
                 report[server]['success'] = True
             except Exception as e:
                 report[server]['success'] = False
-                report[server]['log'] = e
+                report[server]['log'] = e.message
                 exitcode = 1
 
         for srv, msg in report.items():
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
                 report[server]['success'] = True
             except Exception as e:
                 report[server]['success'] = False
-                report[server]['log'] = e
+                report[server]['log'] = e.message
                 exitcode = 1
 
         for srv, msg in report.items():
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
                 report[server]['success'] = True
             except Exception as e:
                 report[server]['success'] = False
-                report[server]['log'] = e
+                report[server]['log'] = e.message
                 exitcode = 1
 
         for srv, msg in report.items():
diff --git a/trsync/cmd/trsync_push.py b/trsync/cmd/trsync_push.py
index b730983..453d207 100755
--- a/trsync/cmd/trsync_push.py
+++ b/trsync/cmd/trsync_push.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
         try:
             remote.push(source_dir, mirror_name, symlinks=symlinks)
         except Exception as e:
-            print(e)
+            print(e.message)
             failed.append(server)
 
     if failed:
diff --git a/trsync/cmd/trsync_remove.py b/trsync/cmd/trsync_remove.py
index 7c91fdf..95af858 100755
--- a/trsync/cmd/trsync_remove.py
+++ b/trsync/cmd/trsync_remove.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
             print("Removing items {}".format(str(path)))
             remote.rm_all(path)
         except Exception as e:
-            print(e)
+            print(e.message)
             failed.append(server)
 
     if failed:
diff --git a/trsync/objects/rsync_mirror.py b/trsync/objects/rsync_mirror.py
index d37bf9b..599500d 100644
--- a/trsync/objects/rsync_mirror.py
+++ b/trsync/objects/rsync_mirror.py
@@ -189,12 +189,12 @@
         new_snapshots = list()
         for s in snapshots:
             s_date = datetime.datetime.strptime(
-                s.decode('utf8'),
+                s,
                 '{}-{}'.format(repo_name,
                                self.timestamp.snapshot_stamp_format)
             )
             s_date = datetime.datetime.combine(s_date, datetime.time(0))
-            s_path = self.url.a_file(self._snapshots_dir, s.decode('utf8'))
+            s_path = self.url.a_file(self._snapshots_dir, s)
             if s_date < warn_date:
                 s_links = [_[0] for _ in links
                            if _[1] == s
diff --git a/trsync/objects/rsync_ops.py b/trsync/objects/rsync_ops.py
index 616020b..ff79eb4 100644
--- a/trsync/objects/rsync_ops.py
+++ b/trsync/objects/rsync_ops.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         pattern = re.compile(pattern)
         out = [_ for _ in out.splitlines()
                if (_.split()[-1] != '.') and
-               (pattern.match(_.split()[-1].decode('utf8')) is not None)]
+               (pattern.match(_.split()[-1]) is not None)]
         return out
 
     def ls(self, path=None, pattern=r'.*'):
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@
 
     def ls_dirs(self, path=None, pattern=r'.*'):
         out = self._ls(path, pattern=pattern)
-        out = [_.split()[-1] for _ in out if _.startswith(b'd')]
+        out = [_.split()[-1] for _ in out if _.startswith('d')]
         return out
 
     def ls_symlinks(self, path=None, pattern=r'.*'):
         out = self._ls(path, pattern=pattern, opts='-l')
-        out = [_.split()[-3:] for _ in out if _.startswith(b'l')]
+        out = [_.split()[-3:] for _ in out if _.startswith('l')]
         out = [[_[0], _[-1]] for _ in out]
         return out
 
diff --git a/trsync/objects/rsync_url.py b/trsync/objects/rsync_url.py
index eb41091..5a1919a 100644
--- a/trsync/objects/rsync_url.py
+++ b/trsync/objects/rsync_url.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import re
 
 from trsync.utils import utils as utils
-from builtins import range as xrange
 
 
 logger = utils.logger.getChild('RsyncUrl')
diff --git a/trsync/tests/functional/rsync_remotes/rsync2.py b/trsync/tests/functional/rsync_remotes/rsync2.py
index 86acb5b..d6f6082 100644
--- a/trsync/tests/functional/rsync_remotes/rsync2.py
+++ b/trsync/tests/functional/rsync_remotes/rsync2.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 from trsync.utils import shell as shell
 from trsync.utils.utils import bunch as bunch
-from builtins import range as xrange
 
 
 logging.basicConfig()
diff --git a/trsync/tests/functional/test_utils.py b/trsync/tests/functional/test_utils.py
index fca1b05..8ee12d6 100644
--- a/trsync/tests/functional/test_utils.py
+++ b/trsync/tests/functional/test_utils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import unittest
 
 from trsync.utils import utils as utils
-from builtins import range as xrange
 
 
 logger = utils.logger.getChild('TestUtils')