diff --git a/oxdata/cover/models.py b/oxdata/cover/models.py
index 1c8cad5..8cec1ee 100644
--- a/oxdata/cover/models.py
+++ b/oxdata/cover/models.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
 
 import os.path
 import hashlib
+import urllib
 
-from six.moves import urllib
 from django.db import models
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 
diff --git a/oxdata/lookup/models.py b/oxdata/lookup/models.py
index eac406c..a980c3b 100644
--- a/oxdata/lookup/models.py
+++ b/oxdata/lookup/models.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
 
 import os
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import quote
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
 from django.db import models
 
diff --git a/oxdata/movie/models.py b/oxdata/movie/models.py
index df6b50a..2a084be 100644
--- a/oxdata/movie/models.py
+++ b/oxdata/movie/models.py
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
 import re
 import os
 import unicodedata
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import quote
-from six import string_types
+from urllib.parse import quote
 import hashlib
 import base64
 import binascii
 import json
 
-from six import string_types
 from django.db import models
 from django.conf import settings
 import ox
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ from poster.models import getPosters
 def normalize_value(value):
     if isinstance(value, bytes):
         value = value.decode('utf-8')
-    if isinstance(value, string_types):
+    if isinstance(value, str):
         value = unicodedata.normalize('NFD', value)
     return value
 
@@ -39,12 +37,12 @@ def find(info, guess=True):
     else:
         for key in Imdb.keys:
             if key in info and info[key]:
-                if isinstance(info[key], string_types):
-                    fkey = '%s__iexact'%key
+                if isinstance(info[key], str):
+                    fkey = '%s__iexact' % key
                 else:
                     fkey = key
                 if isinstance(info[key], list):
-                    fkey = '%s__iexact'%key
+                    fkey = '%s__iexact' % key
                     value = normalize_value('\n'.join(info[key]) + '\n')
                 else:
                     value = normalize_value(info[key])
@@ -121,7 +119,7 @@ class Imdb(models.Model):
                     value = info[key]
                     if isinstance(value, list):
                         value = '\n'.join(value) + '\n'
-                    if isinstance(value, string_types):
+                    if isinstance(value, str):
                         value = normalize_value(value)
                     setattr(self, key, value)
             if self.season and self.season < 0:
@@ -230,7 +228,7 @@ class Imdb(models.Model):
         for key in list(j):
             if not j[key]:
                 del j[key]
-        if 'year' in j and isinstance(j['year'], string_types) and j['year'].isdigit():
+        if 'year' in j and isinstance(j['year'], str) and j['year'].isdigit():
             j['year'] = int(j['year'])
         return j
 
diff --git a/oxdata/oxdjango/fields.py b/oxdata/oxdjango/fields.py
index fdb5722..275b068 100644
--- a/oxdata/oxdjango/fields.py
+++ b/oxdata/oxdjango/fields.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import copy
 
 from django.db import models
 from django.utils import datetime_safe
-from six import string_types
 
 from ox.utils import json
 
@@ -73,7 +72,7 @@ class DictField(models.TextField):
         if isinstance(value, self._type):
             value = self.dumps(value)
         if value is not None:
-            assert isinstance(value, string_types)
+            assert isinstance(value, str)
         value = models.TextField.get_prep_value(self, value)
         return value
 
diff --git a/oxdata/oxdjango/http.py b/oxdata/oxdjango/http.py
index aa76a65..d687ce0 100644
--- a/oxdata/oxdjango/http.py
+++ b/oxdata/oxdjango/http.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import mimetypes
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from six.moves.urllib.parse import quote
+from urllib.parse import quote
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse, Http404
 from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/oxdata/poster/models.py b/oxdata/poster/models.py
index accda1f..fd75c9e 100644
--- a/oxdata/poster/models.py
+++ b/oxdata/poster/models.py
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 # vi:si:et:sw=4:sts=4:ts=4
 from __future__ import division, print_function, absolute_import
 
-import os.path
 import hashlib
+import os.path
 import socket
+import urllib
 
-from six.moves import urllib
 from django.db import models
 
 import ox