diff --git a/plugins/Filter/plugin.py b/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
index 60cd73fa3..ad90f72d2 100644
--- a/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Filter/plugin.py
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ class Filter(callbacks.Plugin):
             if c in self._uniudMap:
                 tmp = self._uniudMap[c]
                 if not len(tmp):
-                    tmp = u'\ufffd'
+                    tmp = '\ufffd'
                 turned.append(tmp)
                 tlen += 1
             elif c == '\t':
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ class Filter(callbacks.Plugin):
             elif ord(c) >= 32:
                 turned.append(c)
                 tlen += 1
-        s = u'%s \x02 \x02' % u''.join(reversed(turned))
+        s = '%s \x02 \x02' % ''.join(reversed(turned))
         irc.reply(s)
     uniud = wrap(uniud, ['text'])
 Filter = internationalizeDocstring(Filter)
diff --git a/plugins/Filter/test.py b/plugins/Filter/test.py
index ab7785920..846cff21b 100644
--- a/plugins/Filter/test.py
+++ b/plugins/Filter/test.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import codecs
 
 import supybot.utils as utils
 import supybot.callbacks as callbacks
+from supybot.minisix import u
 
 class FilterTest(ChannelPluginTestCase):
     plugins = ('Filter', 'Utilities', 'Reply')
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ class FilterTest(ChannelPluginTestCase):
             self.assertResponse('rot13 [rot13 %s]' % s, s)
 
     def testRot13HandlesNonAsciiStuff(self):
-        self.assertNotError(u'rot13 é')
+        self.assertNotError(u('rot13 é'))
 
     def testHexlifyUnhexlify(self):
         for s in map(str, range(1000, 1010)):
diff --git a/plugins/Google/plugin.py b/plugins/Google/plugin.py
index 9b3cc7ebc..f454e5285 100644
--- a/plugins/Google/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Google/plugin.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Google(callbacks.PluginRegexp):
         elif onetoone:
             return results
         else:
-            return [u'; '.join(results)]
+            return [minisix.u('; ').join(results)]
 
     @internationalizeDocstring
     def lucky(self, irc, msg, args, opts, text):