diff --git a/test/test_art.py b/test/test_art.py
index 7902bb213..e1c22ad19 100644
--- a/test/test_art.py
+++ b/test/test_art.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 
 """Tests for the album art fetchers."""
 
-from __future__ import (division, absolute_import, print_function,
-                        unicode_literals)
+from __future__ import (division, absolute_import, print_function)
 
 import os
 import shutil
@@ -298,10 +297,10 @@ class ArtImporterTest(UseThePlugin):
         self.task.is_album = True
         self.task.album = self.album
         info = AlbumInfo(
-            album='some album',
-            album_id='albumid',
-            artist='some artist',
-            artist_id='artistid',
+            album=u'some album',
+            album_id=u'albumid',
+            artist=u'some artist',
+            artist_id=u'artistid',
             tracks=[],
         )
         self.task.set_choice(AlbumMatch(0, info, {}, set(), set()))
@@ -439,7 +438,7 @@ class ArtForAlbumTest(UseThePlugin):
         PIL (so comparisons and measurements are unavailable).
         """
         if ArtResizer.shared.method[0] == WEBPROXY:
-            self.skipTest("ArtResizer has no local imaging backend available")
+            self.skipTest(u"ArtResizer has no local imaging backend available")
 
     def test_respect_minwidth(self):
         self._require_backend()
diff --git a/test/test_autotag.py b/test/test_autotag.py
index 2aecfb559..f5f13d4a7 100644
--- a/test/test_autotag.py
+++ b/test/test_autotag.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@
 
 """Tests for autotagging functionality.
 """
-from __future__ import (division, absolute_import, print_function,
-                        unicode_literals)
+from __future__ import (division, absolute_import, print_function)
 
 import re
 import copy
@@ -636,7 +635,7 @@ class ApplyTest(_common.TestCase, ApplyTestUtil):
         trackinfo = []
         trackinfo.append(TrackInfo(
             u'oneNew',
-            'dfa939ec-118c-4d0f-84a0-60f3d1e6522c',
+            u'dfa939ec-118c-4d0f-84a0-60f3d1e6522c',
             medium=1,
             medium_index=1,
             medium_total=1,
@@ -646,7 +645,7 @@ class ApplyTest(_common.TestCase, ApplyTestUtil):
         ))
         trackinfo.append(TrackInfo(
             u'twoNew',
-            '40130ed1-a27c-42fd-a328-1ebefb6caef4',
+            u'40130ed1-a27c-42fd-a328-1ebefb6caef4',
             medium=2,
             medium_index=1,
             index=2,
@@ -808,16 +807,16 @@ class ApplyCompilationTest(_common.TestCase, ApplyTestUtil):
         trackinfo = []
         trackinfo.append(TrackInfo(
             u'oneNew',
-            'dfa939ec-118c-4d0f-84a0-60f3d1e6522c',
+            u'dfa939ec-118c-4d0f-84a0-60f3d1e6522c',
             u'artistOneNew',
-            'a05686fc-9db2-4c23-b99e-77f5db3e5282',
+            u'a05686fc-9db2-4c23-b99e-77f5db3e5282',
             index=1,
         ))
         trackinfo.append(TrackInfo(
             u'twoNew',
-            '40130ed1-a27c-42fd-a328-1ebefb6caef4',
+            u'40130ed1-a27c-42fd-a328-1ebefb6caef4',
             u'artistTwoNew',
-            '80b3cf5e-18fe-4c59-98c7-e5bb87210710',
+            u'80b3cf5e-18fe-4c59-98c7-e5bb87210710',
             index=2,
         ))
         self.info = AlbumInfo(