diff --git a/plugins/geoip.py b/plugins/geoip.py
index 207c22c..86e1829 100644
--- a/plugins/geoip.py
+++ b/plugins/geoip.py
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ def geoip(inp):
     data["cc"] = record["country_code"] or "N/A"
     data["country"] = record["country_name"] or "Unknown"
     data["city"] = record["city"] or "Unknown"
-    return u"\x02Country:\x02 {country} ({cc}), \x02City:\x02 {city}{region}".format(**data)
+    return "\x02Country:\x02 {country} ({cc}), \x02City:\x02 {city}{region}".format(**data)
diff --git a/plugins/lastfm.py b/plugins/lastfm.py
index e51bcad..36e2889 100644
--- a/plugins/lastfm.py
+++ b/plugins/lastfm.py
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ def lastfm(inp, nick='', db=None, bot=None, notice=None):
                              api_key=api_key, user=user, limit=1)
 
     if 'error' in response:
-        return u"Error: {}.".format(response["message"])
+        return "Error: {}.".format(response["message"])
 
     if not "track" in response["recenttracks"] or len(response["recenttracks"]["track"]) == 0:
-        return u'No recent tracks for user "{}" found.'.format(user)
+        return 'No recent tracks for user "{}" found.'.format(user)
 
     tracks = response["recenttracks"]["track"]
 
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ def lastfm(inp, nick='', db=None, bot=None, notice=None):
     album = track["album"]["#text"]
     artist = track["artist"]["#text"]
 
-    out = u'{} {} "{}"'.format(user, status, title)
+    out = '{} {} "{}"'.format(user, status, title)
     if artist:
-        out += u" by \x02{}\x0f".format(artist)
+        out += " by \x02{}\x0f".format(artist)
     if album:
-        out += u" from the album \x02{}\x0f".format(album)
+        out += " from the album \x02{}\x0f".format(album)
 
     # append ending based on what type it was
     out += ending