diff --git a/beetsplug/discogs.py b/beetsplug/discogs.py
index 9c7a40058..bb8d37146 100644
--- a/beetsplug/discogs.py
+++ b/beetsplug/discogs.py
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ class DiscogsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
         # cause a query to return no results, even if they match the artist or
         # album title. Use `re.UNICODE` flag to avoid stripping non-english
         # word characters.
-        query = re.sub(r'\W+', ' ', query, re.UNICODE)
+        query = re.sub(r'(?u)\W+', ' ', query)
         # Strip medium information from query, Things like "CD1" and "disk 1"
         # can also negate an otherwise positive result.
-        query = re.sub(r'\b(CD|disc)\s*\d+', '', query, re.I)
+        query = re.sub(r'(?i)\b(CD|disc)\s*\d+', '', query)
         albums = []
         for result in Search(query).results():
             if isinstance(result, Release):
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class DiscogsPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             # Strip disambiguation number.
             name = re.sub(r' \(\d+\)$', '', name)
             # Move articles to the front.
-            name = re.sub(r'^(.*?), (a|an|the)$', r'\2 \1', name, flags=re.I)
+            name = re.sub(r'(?i)^(.*?), (a|an|the)$', r'\2 \1', name)
             bits.append(name)
             if artist['join']:
                 bits.append(artist['join'])