diff --git a/doc/source/conf.py b/doc/source/conf.py
index ee7a9cd..7949253 100644
--- a/doc/source/conf.py
+++ b/doc/source/conf.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2015, Sahara team'
+copyright = '2015, Sahara team'
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'saharaambariplugin-testsdoc'
 # Grouping the document tree into LaTeX files. List of tuples
 # (source start file, target name, title, author, documentclass [howto/manual]).
 latex_documents = [
-  ('index', 'doc-sahara-plugin-ambari.tex', u'Sahara Ambari Plugin Documentation',
-   u'Sahara team', 'manual'),
+  ('index', 'doc-sahara-plugin-ambari.tex', 'Sahara Ambari Plugin Documentation',
+   'Sahara team', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ smartquotes_excludes = {'builders': ['latex']}
 # One entry per manual page. List of tuples
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
-    ('index', 'sahara-plugin-ambari', u'sahara-plugin-ambari Documentation',
-     [u'Sahara team'], 1)
+    ('index', 'sahara-plugin-ambari', 'sahara-plugin-ambari Documentation',
+     ['Sahara team'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@ man_pages = [
 # (source start file, target name, title, author,
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
-  ('index', 'sahara-plugin-ambari', u'sahara-plugin-ambari Documentation',
-   u'Sahara team', 'sahara-plugin-ambari', 'One line description of project.',
+  ('index', 'sahara-plugin-ambari', 'sahara-plugin-ambari Documentation',
+   'Sahara team', 'sahara-plugin-ambari', 'One line description of project.',
    'Miscellaneous'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index edc7560..b41ebb5 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ source_suffix = '.rst'
 master_doc = 'index'
 
 # General information about the project.
-copyright = u'2015, Sahara Developers'
+copyright = '2015, Sahara Developers'
 
 # Release do not need a version number in the title, they
 # cover multiple versions.
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ htmlhelp_basename = 'SaharaAmbariReleaseNotesdoc'
 #  author, documentclass [howto, manual, or own class]).
 latex_documents = [
     ('index', 'SaharaAmbariReleaseNotes.tex',
-     u'Sahara Ambari Plugin Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Sahara Developers', 'manual'),
+     'Sahara Ambari Plugin Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Sahara Developers', 'manual'),
 ]
 
 # The name of an image file (relative to this directory) to place at the top of
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ latex_documents = [
 # (source start file, name, description, authors, manual section).
 man_pages = [
     ('index', 'saharaambarireleasenotes',
-     u'Sahara Ambari Plugin Release Notes Documentation',
-     [u'Sahara Developers'], 1)
+     'Sahara Ambari Plugin Release Notes Documentation',
+     ['Sahara Developers'], 1)
 ]
 
 # If true, show URL addresses after external links.
@@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ man_pages = [
 #  dir menu entry, description, category)
 texinfo_documents = [
     ('index', 'SaharaAmbariReleaseNotes',
-     u'Sahara Ambari Plugin Release Notes Documentation',
-     u'Sahara Developers', 'SaharaAmbariReleaseNotes',
+     'Sahara Ambari Plugin Release Notes Documentation',
+     'Sahara Developers', 'SaharaAmbariReleaseNotes',
      'One line description of project.',
      'Miscellaneous'),
 ]
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 434ca8b..45195a5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ oslo.serialization!=2.19.1,>=2.18.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0
 requests>=2.14.2 # Apache-2.0
 sahara>=10.0.0.0b1
-six>=1.10.0 # MIT
diff --git a/sahara_plugin_ambari/plugins/ambari/configs.py b/sahara_plugin_ambari/plugins/ambari/configs.py
index 2ef559e..ec63256 100644
--- a/sahara_plugin_ambari/plugins/ambari/configs.py
+++ b/sahara_plugin_ambari/plugins/ambari/configs.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
-import six
 
 from sahara.plugins import provisioning
 from sahara.plugins import swift_helper
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ def get_service_to_configs_map():
     if SERVICES_TO_CONFIGS_MAP:
         return SERVICES_TO_CONFIGS_MAP
     data = {}
-    for (key, item) in six.iteritems(CFG_PROCESS_MAP):
+    for (key, item) in CFG_PROCESS_MAP.items():
         if item not in data:
             data[item] = []
         data[item].append(key)
@@ -140,7 +139,7 @@ def _get_service_name(service):
 def _get_config_group(group, param, plugin_version):
     if not CONFIGS or plugin_version not in CONFIGS:
         load_configs(plugin_version)
-    for section, process in six.iteritems(CFG_PROCESS_MAP):
+    for section, process in CFG_PROCESS_MAP.items():
         if process == group and param in CONFIGS[plugin_version][section]:
             return section
 
@@ -239,12 +238,12 @@ def _serialize_ambari_configs(configs):
 
 def _create_ambari_configs(sahara_configs, plugin_version):
     configs = {}
-    for service, params in six.iteritems(sahara_configs):
+    for service, params in sahara_configs.items():
         if service == "general" or service == "Kerberos":
             # General and Kerberos configs are designed for Sahara, not for
             # the plugin
             continue
-        for k, v in six.iteritems(params):
+        for k, v in params.items():
             group = _get_config_group(service, k, plugin_version)
             configs.setdefault(group, {})
             configs[group].update({k: v})
@@ -303,7 +302,7 @@ def get_cluster_params(cluster):
 def get_config_group(instance):
     params = get_instance_params_mapping(instance)
     groups = []
-    for (service, targets) in six.iteritems(get_service_to_configs_map()):
+    for (service, targets) in get_service_to_configs_map().items():
         current_group = {
             'cluster_name': instance.cluster.name,
             'group_name': "%s:%s" % (
diff --git a/sahara_plugin_ambari/plugins/ambari/health.py b/sahara_plugin_ambari/plugins/ambari/health.py
index 49072d2..8bdc523 100644
--- a/sahara_plugin_ambari/plugins/ambari/health.py
+++ b/sahara_plugin_ambari/plugins/ambari/health.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import collections
 import functools
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-import six
 
 from sahara.plugins import health_check_base
 from sahara.plugins import utils as plugin_utils
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ class AlertsProvider(object):
         except Exception as e:
             prefix = _("Can't get response from Ambari Monitor")
             msg = _("%(problem)s: %(description)s") % {
-                'problem': prefix, 'description': six.text_type(e)}
+                'problem': prefix, 'description': str(e)}
             # don't put in exception to logs, it will be done by log.exception
             LOG.exception(prefix)
             self._exception_store = msg
diff --git a/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_client.py b/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_client.py
index b4d4a04..e5d415c 100644
--- a/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_client.py
+++ b/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_client.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class AmbariClientTestCase(base.SaharaTestCase):
                           resp, True)
 
         resp.status_code = 200
-        resp.text = u'{"json": "example"}'
+        resp.text = '{"json": "example"}'
         resp.raise_for_status = mock.Mock()
 
         res = ambari_client.AmbariClient.check_response(resp)
@@ -186,15 +186,15 @@ class AmbariClientTestCase(base.SaharaTestCase):
         self.assertRaises(p_exc.HadoopProvisionError,
                           ambari_client.AmbariClient.req_id, resp)
 
-        resp.text = u'{"text" : "example"}'
+        resp.text = '{"text" : "example"}'
         self.assertRaises(p_exc.HadoopProvisionError,
                           ambari_client.AmbariClient.req_id, resp)
 
-        resp.text = u'{"Requests": {"example" : "text"}}'
+        resp.text = '{"Requests": {"example" : "text"}}'
         self.assertRaises(p_exc.HadoopProvisionError,
                           ambari_client.AmbariClient.req_id, resp)
 
-        resp.text = u'{"Requests" : {"id" : "test_id"}}'
+        resp.text = '{"Requests" : {"id" : "test_id"}}'
         res = ambari_client.AmbariClient.req_id(resp)
         self.assertEqual(res, "test_id")
 
diff --git a/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_configs.py b/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_configs.py
index b175e26..58ded60 100644
--- a/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_configs.py
+++ b/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_configs.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import collections
 from unittest import mock
 
-import six
 
 from sahara_plugin_ambari.plugins.ambari import configs
 from sahara_plugin_ambari.tests.unit import base
@@ -77,9 +76,9 @@ class AmbariConfigsTestCase(base.SaharaTestCase):
             'Falcon': ['falcon-startup.properties',
                        'falcon-runtime.properties', 'falcon-env']
         }
-        for (key, item) in six.iteritems(configs_map):
+        for (key, item) in configs_map.items():
             item.sort()
-        for (key, item) in six.iteritems(configs_expected):
+        for (key, item) in configs_expected.items():
             item.sort()
         self.assertEqual(configs_map, configs_expected)
         self.assertIsNotNone(configs.SERVICES_TO_CONFIGS_MAP)
diff --git a/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_health.py b/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_health.py
index 89f8f51..365a9a0 100644
--- a/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_health.py
+++ b/sahara_plugin_ambari/tests/unit/plugins/ambari/test_health.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 from unittest import mock
 
-import six
 import testtools
 
 from sahara.plugins import health_check_base
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class TestAmbariHealthCheck(base.SaharaTestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(
                     "Cluster health is %s. Reason: "
                     "Ambari Monitor has responded that cluster "
-                    "has %s alert(s)" % (col, count), six.text_type(e))
+                    "has %s alert(s)" % (col, count), str(e))
                 raise
 
     @mock.patch('sahara_plugin_ambari.plugins.ambari.client.AmbariClient.'
@@ -119,5 +118,5 @@ class TestAmbariHealthCheck(base.SaharaTestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(
                     "Cluster health is RED. Reason: "
                     "Can't get response from Ambari Monitor: OOUCH!",
-                    six.text_type(e))
+                    str(e))
                 raise