diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index 59a2f64..b738fde 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2013, OpenStack QA Team'
+copyright = '2013, OpenStack QA Team'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass
 # [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
-    ('index', 'doc-tempest.tex', u'Tempest Testing Project',
-     u'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
+    ('index', 'doc-tempest.tex', 'Tempest Testing Project',
+     'OpenStack Foundation', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 latex_use_xindy = False
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 9a9de43..b353a18 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2016, tempest Developers'
+copyright = '2016, tempest Developers'
 
 # Release do not need a version number in the title, they
 # cover multiple versions.
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
     ('index', 'olso.configReleaseNotes.tex',
-     u'olso.config Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'tempest Developers', 'manual'),
+     'olso.config Release Notes Documentation',
+     'tempest Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -225,8 +225,8 @@
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
     ('index', 'olso.configreleasenotes',
-     u'tempest Release Notes Documentation',
-     [u'tempest Developers'], 1)
+     'tempest Release Notes Documentation',
+     ['tempest Developers'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
     ('index', 'tempestReleaseNotes',
-     u'tempest Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'tempest Developers', 'olso.configReleaseNotes',
+     'tempest Release Notes Documentation',
+     'tempest Developers', 'olso.configReleaseNotes',
      'An OpenStack library for parsing configuration options from the command'
      ' line and configuration files.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
index cc013e3..1c839eb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
         server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_server, server['id'])
         # Update instance name with non-ASCII characters
-        prefix_name = u'\u00CD\u00F1st\u00E1\u00F1c\u00E9'
+        prefix_name = '\u00CD\u00F1st\u00E1\u00F1c\u00E9'
         self._update_server_name(server['id'], 'ACTIVE', prefix_name)
 
         # stop server and check server name update again
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_cleanup_services.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_cleanup_services.py
index fc44793..2301be6 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_cleanup_services.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_cleanup_services.py
@@ -143,40 +143,40 @@
 
     saved_state = {
         # Static list to ensure global service saved items are not deleted
-        "users": {u'32rwef64245tgr20121qw324bgg': u'Lightning'},
-        "flavors": {u'42': u'm1.tiny'},
-        "images": {u'34yhwr-4t3q': u'stratus-0.3.2-x86_64-disk'},
-        "roles": {u'3efrt74r45hn': u'president'},
-        "projects": {u'f38ohgp93jj032': u'manhattan'},
-        "domains": {u'default': u'Default'},
+        "users": {'32rwef64245tgr20121qw324bgg': 'Lightning'},
+        "flavors": {'42': 'm1.tiny'},
+        "images": {'34yhwr-4t3q': 'stratus-0.3.2-x86_64-disk'},
+        "roles": {'3efrt74r45hn': 'president'},
+        "projects": {'f38ohgp93jj032': 'manhattan'},
+        "domains": {'default': 'Default'},
         # Static list to ensure project service saved items are not deleted
-        "snapshots": {u'1ad4c789-7e8w-4dwg-afc5': u'saved-snapshot'},
-        "servers": {u'7a6d4v7w-36ds-4216': u'saved-server'},
-        "server_groups": {u'as6d5f7g-46ca-475e': u'saved-server-group'},
-        "keypairs": {u'saved-key-pair': {
-            u'fingerprint': u'7e:eb:ab:24',
-            u'name': u'saved-key-pair'
+        "snapshots": {'1ad4c789-7e8w-4dwg-afc5': 'saved-snapshot'},
+        "servers": {'7a6d4v7w-36ds-4216': 'saved-server'},
+        "server_groups": {'as6d5f7g-46ca-475e': 'saved-server-group'},
+        "keypairs": {'saved-key-pair': {
+            'fingerprint': '7e:eb:ab:24',
+            'name': 'saved-key-pair'
         }},
-        "volumes": {u'aa77asdf-1234': u'saved-volume'},
-        "networks": {u'6722fc13-4319': {
-            u'id': u'6722fc13-4319',
-            u'name': u'saved-network'
+        "volumes": {'aa77asdf-1234': 'saved-volume'},
+        "networks": {'6722fc13-4319': {
+            'id': '6722fc13-4319',
+            'name': 'saved-network'
         }},
-        "floatingips": {u'9e82d248-408a': {
-            u'id': u'9e82d248-408a',
-            u'status': u'ACTIVE'
+        "floatingips": {'9e82d248-408a': {
+            'id': '9e82d248-408a',
+            'status': 'ACTIVE'
         }},
-        "routers": {u'4s5w34hj-id44': u'saved-router'},
-        "metering_label_rules": {u'93a973ce-4dc5': {
-            u'direction': u'ingress',
-            u'id': u'93a973ce-4dc5'
+        "routers": {'4s5w34hj-id44': 'saved-router'},
+        "metering_label_rules": {'93a973ce-4dc5': {
+            'direction': 'ingress',
+            'id': '93a973ce-4dc5'
         }},
-        "metering_labels": {u'723b346ce866-4c7q': u'saved-label'},
-        "ports": {u'aa74aa4v-741a': u'saved-port'},
-        "security_groups": {u'7q844add-3697': u'saved-sec-group'},
-        "subnets": {u'55ttda4a-2584': u'saved-subnet'},
-        "subnetpools": {u'8acf64c1-43fc': u'saved-subnet-pool'},
-        "regions": {u'RegionOne': {}}
+        "metering_labels": {'723b346ce866-4c7q': 'saved-label'},
+        "ports": {'aa74aa4v-741a': 'saved-port'},
+        "security_groups": {'7q844add-3697': 'saved-sec-group'},
+        "subnets": {'55ttda4a-2584': 'saved-subnet'},
+        "subnetpools": {'8acf64c1-43fc': 'saved-subnet-pool'},
+        "regions": {'RegionOne': {}}
     }
     # Mocked methods
     get_method = 'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get'
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_aggregates_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_aggregates_client.py
index 674d92a..1448a4d 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_aggregates_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_aggregates_client.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     FAKE_CREATE_AGGREGATE = {
         "aggregate":
         {
-            "name": u'\xf4',
+            "name": '\xf4',
             "availability_zone": None,
             "deleted": False,
             "created_at": "2015-07-21T04:11:18.000000",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     FAKE_UPDATE_AGGREGATE = {
         "aggregate":
         {
-            "name": u'\xe9',
+            "name": '\xe9',
             "availability_zone": None,
             "deleted": False,
             "created_at": "2015-07-16T03:07:32.000000",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         "metadata": {
             "availability_zone": "nova"
         },
-        "name": u'\xe9',
+        "name": '\xe9',
         "updated_at": None
     }
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_availability_zone_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_availability_zone_client.py
index 6608592..aef98fc 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_availability_zone_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_availability_zone_client.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                     "available": True
                 },
                 "hosts": None,
-                "zoneName": u'\xf4'
+                "zoneName": '\xf4'
             }
         ]
     }
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_extensions_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_extensions_client.py
index d7e217e..053b84c 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_extensions_client.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
             "namespace":
             "http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/multinic/api/v1.1",
             "alias": "NMN",
-            "description": u'\u2740(*\xb4\u25e1`*)\u2740'
+            "description": '\u2740(*\xb4\u25e1`*)\u2740'
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_floating_ip_pools_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_floating_ip_pools_client.py
index b0c00f0..6278df4 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_floating_ip_pools_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_floating_ip_pools_client.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     FAKE_FLOATING_IP_POOLS = {
         "floating_ip_pools":
         [
-            {"name": u'\u3042'},
-            {"name": u'\u3044'}
+            {"name": '\u3042'},
+            {"name": '\u3044'}
         ]
     }
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_keypairs_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_keypairs_client.py
index ed3b9dd..214d0e5 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_keypairs_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_keypairs_client.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
     FAKE_KEYPAIR = {"keypair": {
         "public_key": "ssh-rsa foo Generated-by-Nova",
-        "name": u'\u2740(*\xb4\u25e1`*)\u2740',
+        "name": '\u2740(*\xb4\u25e1`*)\u2740',
         "user_id": "525d55f98980415ba98e634972fa4a10",
         "fingerprint": "76:24:66:49:d7:ca:6e:5c:77:ea:8e:bb:9c:15:5f:98"
         }}
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_networks_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_networks_client.py
index 1908b57..5a88671 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_networks_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_networks_client.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "deleted_at": None,
         "gateway": None,
         "rxtx_base": None,
-        "label": u'30d7',
+        "label": '30d7',
         "priority": None,
         "project_id": None,
         "vpn_private_address": None,
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_quota_classes_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_quota_classes_client.py
index 22d8b91..6921365 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_quota_classes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_quota_classes_client.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         "ram": 51200,
         "floating_ips": 10,
         "key_pairs": 100,
-        "id": u'\u2740(*\xb4\u25e1`*)\u2740',
+        "id": '\u2740(*\xb4\u25e1`*)\u2740',
         "instances": 10,
         "security_group_rules": 20,
         "security_groups": 10,
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_tenant_networks_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_tenant_networks_client.py
index f71aad9..a042a1a 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_tenant_networks_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_tenant_networks_client.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     FAKE_NETWORK = {
         "cidr": "None",
         "id": "c2329eb4-cc8e-4439-ac4c-932369309e36",
-        "label": u'\u30d7'
+        "label": '\u30d7'
         }
 
     FAKE_NETWORKS = [FAKE_NETWORK]