diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_api.py b/datalab/bigquery/_api.py
index 2a046933b..b173a5a77 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_api.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements BigQuery HTTP API wrapper."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from past.builtins import basestring
 from builtins import object
 
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_csv_options.py b/datalab/bigquery/_csv_options.py
index 30ea672b2..9f2d53cfa 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_csv_options.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_csv_options.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements CSV options for External Tables and Table loads from GCS."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_dataset.py b/datalab/bigquery/_dataset.py
index b70aa1f43..3b83e7690 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_dataset.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_dataset.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements Dataset, and related Dataset BigQuery APIs."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import datalab.context
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_federated_table.py b/datalab/bigquery/_federated_table.py
index 7e5a67c67..630ba9571 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_federated_table.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_federated_table.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements External Table functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 from . import _csv_options
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_job.py b/datalab/bigquery/_job.py
index 92ca0b999..7ce75c5fc 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_job.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_job.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements BigQuery Job functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from __future__ import division
 
 import datetime
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_parser.py b/datalab/bigquery/_parser.py
index 804e5ed06..831771ccb 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_parser.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_parser.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Implements BigQuery related data parsing helpers."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import zip
 from builtins import str
 from builtins import object
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_query.py b/datalab/bigquery/_query.py
index bb59a3288..e966fcedf 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_query.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_query.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements Query BigQuery API."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import datalab.context
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_query_job.py b/datalab/bigquery/_query_job.py
index b58e2c705..93c5451a6 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_query_job.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_query_job.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements BigQuery query job functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 
 from . import _job
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_query_results_table.py b/datalab/bigquery/_query_results_table.py
index e107be364..1fa3cd22d 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_query_results_table.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_query_results_table.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements BigQuery query job results table functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from . import _table
 
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_query_stats.py b/datalab/bigquery/_query_stats.py
index 9e62d1eb1..9253222ec 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_query_stats.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_query_stats.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 """Implements representation of BigQuery query job dry run results."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_sampling.py b/datalab/bigquery/_sampling.py
index 707f7ba3b..d89d70d7f 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_sampling.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_sampling.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Sampling for BigQuery."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_schema.py b/datalab/bigquery/_schema.py
index 1fe05b45f..950d17def 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_schema.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_schema.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements Table and View Schema APIs."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from builtins import range
 from past.builtins import basestring
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_table.py b/datalab/bigquery/_table.py
index 6467eb305..de332fc1a 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_table.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_table.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Implements Table, and related Table BigQuery APIs."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from past.utils import old_div
 from builtins import object
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_udf.py b/datalab/bigquery/_udf.py
index 5c3733859..538cb0ac3 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_udf.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_udf.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Google Cloud Platform library - BigQuery UDF Functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from builtins import object
 
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_utils.py b/datalab/bigquery/_utils.py
index edefab9b5..96b466e19 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_utils.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Useful common utility functions."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from past.builtins import basestring
 
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/_view.py b/datalab/bigquery/_view.py
index c0df7b726..552135a9b 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/_view.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/_view.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements BigQuery Views."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from builtins import object
 
diff --git a/datalab/bigquery/commands/_bigquery.py b/datalab/bigquery/commands/_bigquery.py
index 032f1e56c..fe7816c33 100644
--- a/datalab/bigquery/commands/_bigquery.py
+++ b/datalab/bigquery/commands/_bigquery.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Google Cloud Platform library - BigQuery IPython Functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import zip
 from builtins import str
 from past.builtins import basestring
diff --git a/datalab/context/_api.py b/datalab/context/_api.py
index 0b811eb5b..d2a68d83f 100644
--- a/datalab/context/_api.py
+++ b/datalab/context/_api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements HTTP API wrapper."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import datalab.utils
diff --git a/datalab/context/_context.py b/datalab/context/_context.py
index 687fa733f..419cc1c6e 100644
--- a/datalab/context/_context.py
+++ b/datalab/context/_context.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 """Implements Context functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 from . import _project
diff --git a/datalab/context/_project.py b/datalab/context/_project.py
index 498b5ab0e..3eb21e4ab 100644
--- a/datalab/context/_project.py
+++ b/datalab/context/_project.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements Projects functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import datalab.utils
diff --git a/datalab/context/_utils.py b/datalab/context/_utils.py
index 01d958ee3..0e21bd9bd 100644
--- a/datalab/context/_utils.py
+++ b/datalab/context/_utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 """ Support for getting gcloud credentials. """
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import oauth2client.client
 import json
 import os
diff --git a/datalab/context/commands/_projects.py b/datalab/context/commands/_projects.py
index 807e59fa2..ee7f59a8a 100644
--- a/datalab/context/commands/_projects.py
+++ b/datalab/context/commands/_projects.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Implements listing projects and setting default project."""
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 try:
   import IPython
   import IPython.core.magic
diff --git a/datalab/data/__init__.py b/datalab/data/__init__.py
index 83a27bede..a09acce3d 100644
--- a/datalab/data/__init__.py
+++ b/datalab/data/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Google Cloud Platform library - Generic SQL Helpers."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from ._csv import Csv
 from ._sql_module import SqlModule
diff --git a/datalab/data/_csv.py b/datalab/data/_csv.py
index 5a60be19d..0a526da5c 100644
--- a/datalab/data/_csv.py
+++ b/datalab/data/_csv.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements usefule CSV utilities."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import next
 from builtins import str as newstr
 from builtins import range
diff --git a/datalab/data/_sql_module.py b/datalab/data/_sql_module.py
index 926cec3da..9ff988b86 100644
--- a/datalab/data/_sql_module.py
+++ b/datalab/data/_sql_module.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Helper functions for %%sql modules."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from past.builtins import basestring
 from builtins import object
diff --git a/datalab/data/_sql_statement.py b/datalab/data/_sql_statement.py
index 9a2eb29d6..32954282c 100644
--- a/datalab/data/_sql_statement.py
+++ b/datalab/data/_sql_statement.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements SQL statement helper functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from builtins import object
 from past.builtins import basestring
diff --git a/datalab/data/_utils.py b/datalab/data/_utils.py
index b77208bf1..6c7f87775 100644
--- a/datalab/data/_utils.py
+++ b/datalab/data/_utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Google Cloud Platform library - Generic SQL Helpers."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import types
 
 
diff --git a/datalab/data/commands/_sql.py b/datalab/data/commands/_sql.py
index 71828695d..d8d20172d 100644
--- a/datalab/data/commands/_sql.py
+++ b/datalab/data/commands/_sql.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Google Cloud Platform library - %%arguments IPython Cell Magic Functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from past.builtins import basestring
 
diff --git a/datalab/stackdriver/monitoring/_group.py b/datalab/stackdriver/monitoring/_group.py
index 2ce4d9a1f..1dd41a935 100644
--- a/datalab/stackdriver/monitoring/_group.py
+++ b/datalab/stackdriver/monitoring/_group.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Groups for the Google Monitoring API."""
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import collections
diff --git a/datalab/stackdriver/monitoring/_query_metadata.py b/datalab/stackdriver/monitoring/_query_metadata.py
index b78be767b..e9f17ce5b 100644
--- a/datalab/stackdriver/monitoring/_query_metadata.py
+++ b/datalab/stackdriver/monitoring/_query_metadata.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import google.cloud.monitoring
diff --git a/datalab/storage/_api.py b/datalab/storage/_api.py
index d1712ceba..d63e8a163 100644
--- a/datalab/storage/_api.py
+++ b/datalab/storage/_api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements Storage HTTP API wrapper."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from future import standard_library
 standard_library.install_aliases()
 from builtins import object
diff --git a/datalab/storage/_bucket.py b/datalab/storage/_bucket.py
index c4d291607..1f1517d8b 100644
--- a/datalab/storage/_bucket.py
+++ b/datalab/storage/_bucket.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements Bucket-related Cloud Storage APIs."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import dateutil.parser
diff --git a/datalab/storage/_item.py b/datalab/storage/_item.py
index dba54b619..2104edbf8 100644
--- a/datalab/storage/_item.py
+++ b/datalab/storage/_item.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements Object-related Cloud Storage APIs."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import dateutil.parser
diff --git a/datalab/storage/commands/_storage.py b/datalab/storage/commands/_storage.py
index 22033fe01..5bac90029 100644
--- a/datalab/storage/commands/_storage.py
+++ b/datalab/storage/commands/_storage.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Google Cloud Platform library - BigQuery IPython Functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from past.builtins import basestring
 
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_async.py b/datalab/utils/_async.py
index 510b68f93..b580aed87 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_async.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_async.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Decorators for async methods and functions to dispatch on threads and support chained calls."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 import abc
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_gcp_job.py b/datalab/utils/_gcp_job.py
index 3bffd61c4..4480bf373 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_gcp_job.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_gcp_job.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements GCP Job functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import datalab.context
 from . import _job
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_http.py b/datalab/utils/_http.py
index a161da14c..451b8ca49 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_http.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_http.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements HTTP client helper functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from future import standard_library
 standard_library.install_aliases()
 from builtins import str
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_iterator.py b/datalab/utils/_iterator.py
index 0db29485c..193854263 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_iterator.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_iterator.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Iterator class for iterable cloud lists."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import object
 
 
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_job.py b/datalab/utils/_job.py
index 3c50ab6d0..1b06c39f8 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_job.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_job.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements Job functionality for async tasks."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from builtins import object
 
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_json_encoder.py b/datalab/utils/_json_encoder.py
index ec10fbc35..07ee203e4 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_json_encoder.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_json_encoder.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """ JSON encoder that can handle Python datetime objects. """
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import datetime
 import json
 
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_lambda_job.py b/datalab/utils/_lambda_job.py
index 6adba9156..cdc81d328 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_lambda_job.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_lambda_job.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements OS shell Job functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from . import _async
 from . import _job
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_lru_cache.py b/datalab/utils/_lru_cache.py
index 6279f7ae7..9ff768332 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_lru_cache.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_lru_cache.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """A simple LRU cache."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from past.builtins import basestring
 from builtins import object
diff --git a/datalab/utils/_utils.py b/datalab/utils/_utils.py
index 53ba94409..55a52873e 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/_utils.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/_utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Miscellaneous simple utility functions."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 
 try:
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/__init__.py b/datalab/utils/commands/__init__.py
index 432536dbb..220ebcd0e 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/__init__.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 # Support functions for magics and display help.
 from ._commands import CommandParser
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_chart.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_chart.py
index 914ed74a0..895e427f1 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_chart.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_chart.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Google Cloud Platform library - Chart cell magic."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 try:
   import IPython
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_chart_data.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_chart_data.py
index f9601f392..18c3eb845 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_chart_data.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_chart_data.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Google Cloud Platform library - chart_data cell magic."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 try:
   import IPython
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_commands.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_commands.py
index 5eac09ae0..c33ec29c3 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_commands.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_commands.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Implementation of command parsing and handling within magics."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 try:
   import IPython
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_csv.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_csv.py
index 1721491be..cdf4901ec 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_csv.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_csv.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements CSV file exploration"""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 
 try:
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_extension.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_extension.py
index 362af48d7..7654f3e3c 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_extension.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_extension.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Google Cloud Platform library - Extension cell magic."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 try:
   import IPython
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_html.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_html.py
index a5fb08d94..cbeed0519 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_html.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_html.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Google Cloud Platform library - IPython HTML display Functionality."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from builtins import range
 from past.builtins import basestring
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_job.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_job.py
index 4d90a06cd..8074caa5b 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_job.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_job.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implements job view"""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 
 
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_modules.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_modules.py
index c3b067eac..4df1965e9 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_modules.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_modules.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 """Implementation of various module magics"""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 try:
   import IPython
diff --git a/datalab/utils/commands/_utils.py b/datalab/utils/commands/_utils.py
index 95b11f26f..f582c7350 100644
--- a/datalab/utils/commands/_utils.py
+++ b/datalab/utils/commands/_utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 """Utility functions."""
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import division
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from past.builtins import basestring
 
diff --git a/tests/_util/http_tests.py b/tests/_util/http_tests.py
index 371a1e8a4..2df422094 100644
--- a/tests/_util/http_tests.py
+++ b/tests/_util/http_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/tests/_util/lru_cache_tests.py b/tests/_util/lru_cache_tests.py
index aa5fb393c..5fc8f0a95 100644
--- a/tests/_util/lru_cache_tests.py
+++ b/tests/_util/lru_cache_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 
 from datalab.utils._lru_cache import LRUCache
diff --git a/tests/_util/util_tests.py b/tests/_util/util_tests.py
index ef1c8162d..bc441e059 100644
--- a/tests/_util/util_tests.py
+++ b/tests/_util/util_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import imp
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/api_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/api_tests.py
index be3fb35f8..81f97b7d6 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/api_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/api_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/dataset_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/dataset_tests.py
index 83bb0b6b4..365a0215d 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/dataset_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/dataset_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/federated_table_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/federated_table_tests.py
index bd0f943cc..077195bfe 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/federated_table_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/federated_table_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import collections
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/jobs_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/jobs_tests.py
index b58d08b8d..99741da36 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/jobs_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/jobs_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
 import unittest
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/parser_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/parser_tests.py
index 19b4c79ab..ea1603f6e 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/parser_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/parser_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 import datalab.bigquery as bq
 
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/query_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/query_tests.py
index ddb0355fd..a12937b59 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/query_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/query_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/sampling_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/sampling_tests.py
index 65844b987..e5ff6775a 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/sampling_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/sampling_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 from datalab.bigquery import Sampling
 
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/schema_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/schema_tests.py
index 164cc234a..4d749381c 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/schema_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/schema_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import collections
 import pandas
 import sys
@@ -64,30 +63,17 @@ def test_schema_from_data(self):
 
     with self.assertRaises(Exception) as error1:
       _ = datalab.bigquery.Schema.from_data(variant1)
-    if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
-      self.assertEquals('Cannot create a schema from heterogeneous list [3, 2.0, True, ' +
-                        '[\'cow\', \'horse\', [0, []]]]; perhaps you meant to use ' +
-                        'Schema.from_record?', str(error1.exception))
-    else:
-      self.assertEquals('Cannot create a schema from heterogeneous list [3, 2.0, True, ' +
-                        '[u\'cow\', u\'horse\', [0, []]]]; perhaps you meant to use ' +
-                        'Schema.from_record?', str(error1.exception))
+    self.assertEquals('Cannot create a schema from heterogeneous list [3, 2.0, True, ' +
+                      '[\'cow\', \'horse\', [0, []]]]; perhaps you meant to use ' +
+                      'Schema.from_record?', str(error1.exception))
     with self.assertRaises(Exception) as error2:
       _ = datalab.bigquery.Schema.from_data(variant2)
-    if sys.version_info[0] == 3:
-      self.assertEquals('Cannot create a schema from dict OrderedDict([(\'Column1\', 3), ' +
-                        '(\'Column2\', 2.0), (\'Column3\', True), (\'Column4\', ' +
-                        'OrderedDict([(\'Column1\', \'cow\'), (\'Column2\', \'horse\'), ' +
-                        '(\'Column3\', OrderedDict([(\'Column1\', 0), (\'Column2\', ' +
-                        'OrderedDict())]))]))]); perhaps you meant to use Schema.from_record?',
-                        str(error2.exception))
-    else:
-      self.assertEquals('Cannot create a schema from dict OrderedDict([(u\'Column1\', 3), ' +
-                        '(u\'Column2\', 2.0), (u\'Column3\', True), (u\'Column4\', ' +
-                        'OrderedDict([(u\'Column1\', u\'cow\'), (u\'Column2\', u\'horse\'), ' +
-                        '(u\'Column3\', OrderedDict([(u\'Column1\', 0), (u\'Column2\', ' +
-                        'OrderedDict())]))]))]); perhaps you meant to use Schema.from_record?',
-                        str(error2.exception))
+    self.assertEquals('Cannot create a schema from dict OrderedDict([(\'Column1\', 3), ' +
+                      '(\'Column2\', 2.0), (\'Column3\', True), (\'Column4\', ' +
+                      'OrderedDict([(\'Column1\', \'cow\'), (\'Column2\', \'horse\'), ' +
+                      '(\'Column3\', OrderedDict([(\'Column1\', 0), (\'Column2\', ' +
+                      'OrderedDict())]))]))]); perhaps you meant to use Schema.from_record?',
+                      str(error2.exception))
     schema3 = datalab.bigquery.Schema.from_data([variant1])
     schema4 = datalab.bigquery.Schema.from_data([variant2])
     schema5 = datalab.bigquery.Schema.from_data(master)
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/table_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/table_tests.py
index 332918e3a..23c9c2845 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/table_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/table_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 from builtins import object
 import calendar
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/udf_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/udf_tests.py
index 394d0a95c..7b836b374 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/udf_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/udf_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/tests/bigquery/view_tests.py b/tests/bigquery/view_tests.py
index 6e7d86557..3bb92c6fb 100644
--- a/tests/bigquery/view_tests.py
+++ b/tests/bigquery/view_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import str
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
diff --git a/tests/data/sql_tests.py b/tests/data/sql_tests.py
index 0a319a534..aba568bd4 100644
--- a/tests/data/sql_tests.py
+++ b/tests/data/sql_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import imp
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/bigquery_tests.py b/tests/kernel/bigquery_tests.py
index d43415cdf..c6e7ae245 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/bigquery_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/bigquery_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
 import unittest
diff --git a/tests/kernel/chart_data_tests.py b/tests/kernel/chart_data_tests.py
index 52f34562d..4144a3e92 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/chart_data_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/chart_data_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import json
 import mock
 import unittest
diff --git a/tests/kernel/chart_tests.py b/tests/kernel/chart_tests.py
index 0f6a16dc3..80bb2ec7a 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/chart_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/chart_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 
 # import Python so we can mock the parts we need to here.
diff --git a/tests/kernel/commands_tests.py b/tests/kernel/commands_tests.py
index b6087b4d2..3883bed94 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/commands_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/commands_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/html_tests.py b/tests/kernel/html_tests.py
index a290bcfd5..9d25a0d4c 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/html_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/html_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/tests/kernel/module_tests.py b/tests/kernel/module_tests.py
index 499e1b907..a4c316831 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/module_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/module_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 import sys
 import unittest
diff --git a/tests/kernel/sql_tests.py b/tests/kernel/sql_tests.py
index d9fcc5e0f..51459ff55 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/sql_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/sql_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import imp
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
diff --git a/tests/kernel/storage_tests.py b/tests/kernel/storage_tests.py
index 6f66a0e7f..761e6675a 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/storage_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/storage_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
 import unittest
diff --git a/tests/kernel/utils_tests.py b/tests/kernel/utils_tests.py
index 3ab622ae5..b7c2b69ed 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/utils_tests.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/utils_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from builtins import range
 import datetime as dt
 import collections
diff --git a/tests/main.py b/tests/main.py
index 6905481c2..77f6244d2 100644
--- a/tests/main.py
+++ b/tests/main.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import sys
 import unittest
diff --git a/tests/storage/api_tests.py b/tests/storage/api_tests.py
index fe523de6c..97b91f818 100644
--- a/tests/storage/api_tests.py
+++ b/tests/storage/api_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
diff --git a/tests/storage/bucket_tests.py b/tests/storage/bucket_tests.py
index a98c1dcf3..1200c9865 100644
--- a/tests/storage/bucket_tests.py
+++ b/tests/storage/bucket_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
 import unittest
diff --git a/tests/storage/item_tests.py b/tests/storage/item_tests.py
index bccfcef27..282a82e20 100644
--- a/tests/storage/item_tests.py
+++ b/tests/storage/item_tests.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # the License.
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenCredentials
 import unittest