diff --git a/bazarr.py b/bazarr.py
index 390b0ec80..1d88e8306 100644
--- a/bazarr.py
+++ b/bazarr.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 bazarr_version = '0.1.4'
 
 from bottle import route, run, template, static_file, request, redirect
diff --git a/check_update.py b/check_update.py
index 501e6d869..6c32ebd7c 100644
--- a/check_update.py
+++ b/check_update.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from get_general_settings import *
 
 import os
diff --git a/get_episodes.py b/get_episodes.py
index ee9f5750e..f8ad5ab34 100644
--- a/get_episodes.py
+++ b/get_episodes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import sqlite3
 import requests
diff --git a/get_general_settings.py b/get_general_settings.py
index a517e63cb..c8c770e0e 100644
--- a/get_general_settings.py
+++ b/get_general_settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sqlite3
 import os
 import ast
diff --git a/get_languages.py b/get_languages.py
index 8a81cb1cf..efb7cc4b0 100644
--- a/get_languages.py
+++ b/get_languages.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sqlite3
 import pycountry
 import os
diff --git a/get_providers.py b/get_providers.py
index cfdf109ed..c02e5c126 100644
--- a/get_providers.py
+++ b/get_providers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sqlite3
 import os
 from subliminal import *
diff --git a/get_series.py b/get_series.py
index 61f89d080..07c52f924 100644
--- a/get_series.py
+++ b/get_series.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import sqlite3
 import requests
diff --git a/get_sonarr_settings.py b/get_sonarr_settings.py
index 93a02f1cc..bf64883b4 100644
--- a/get_sonarr_settings.py
+++ b/get_sonarr_settings.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sqlite3
 import os
 import ast
diff --git a/get_subtitle.py b/get_subtitle.py
index f1e72c88e..f9adef8bb 100644
--- a/get_subtitle.py
+++ b/get_subtitle.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import sqlite3
 import ast
diff --git a/init_db.py b/init_db.py
index 9db99101b..1b6393284 100644
--- a/init_db.py
+++ b/init_db.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import sqlite3
 
diff --git a/list_subtitles.py b/list_subtitles.py
index 5e482805d..6eeb92940 100644
--- a/list_subtitles.py
+++ b/list_subtitles.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from get_general_settings import *
 def list_subtitles(file):
     languages = []
     actual_subtitles = []
-    if os.path.exists(unicode(file)):
+    if os.path.exists(file):
         if os.path.splitext(file)[1] == '.mkv':
             try:
                 with open(file, 'rb') as f:
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ def list_subtitles(file):
 def store_subtitles(file):
     languages = []
     actual_subtitles = []
-    print type(file)
-    if os.path.exists(unicode(file)):
+    if os.path.exists(file):
         if os.path.splitext(file)[1] == '.mkv':
             try:
                 with open(file, 'rb') as f:
diff --git a/scheduler.py b/scheduler.py
index 656b05c4b..d57e108e3 100644
--- a/scheduler.py
+++ b/scheduler.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from get_general_settings import *
 from get_series import *
 from get_episodes import *
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 8cc932785..68adf89ad 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# coding: utf-8 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import sqlite3
 import time