diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
index 9d901516d5..e58ef798fc 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Main JSON interface views
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.http import JsonResponse
diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/fields.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/fields.py
index b3d81d75a5..894b993e50 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/fields.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/fields.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 """ Custom fields used in InvenTree """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import sys
 
 from .validators import allowable_url_schemes
diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/forms.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/forms.py
index 8814c571dd..40e8509411 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/forms.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 Helper forms which subclass Django forms to provide additional functionality
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 import logging
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
index d3d0038cea..e16a4f1ba7 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/serializers.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Serializers used in various InvenTree apps
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import tablib
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
index 6291b321a8..56fd6be28f 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/views.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ In particular these views provide base functionality for rendering Django forms
 as JSON objects and passing them to modal forms (using jQuery / bootstrap).
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import json
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/build/api.py b/InvenTree/build/api.py
index 4453232823..c8c54b3a43 100644
--- a/InvenTree/build/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/build/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON API for the Build app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.urls import include, re_path
 
 from rest_framework import filters, generics
diff --git a/InvenTree/build/models.py b/InvenTree/build/models.py
index a1517d73dd..fdba0b2fd8 100644
--- a/InvenTree/build/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/build/models.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 Build database model definitions
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import decimal
 
 import os
diff --git a/InvenTree/build/serializers.py b/InvenTree/build/serializers.py
index 0f1703750c..ebd98fefc9 100644
--- a/InvenTree/build/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/build/serializers.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON serializers for Build API
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError as DjangoValidationError
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
diff --git a/InvenTree/build/views.py b/InvenTree/build/views.py
index c8ac4509b8..57d8f8bd37 100644
--- a/InvenTree/build/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/build/views.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django views for interacting with Build objects
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.views.generic import DetailView, ListView
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/common/api.py b/InvenTree/common/api.py
index 1996a4bdbf..646025ab2a 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Provides a JSON API for common components.
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import json
 
 from django.http.response import HttpResponse
diff --git a/InvenTree/common/forms.py b/InvenTree/common/forms.py
index 4a2a1601aa..7fcdf8535c 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/forms.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django forms for interacting with common objects
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/common/models.py b/InvenTree/common/models.py
index 8b50d05413..1824e9d335 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/models.py
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@ Common database model definitions.
 These models are 'generic' and do not fit a particular business logic object.
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import decimal
 import math
diff --git a/InvenTree/common/serializers.py b/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
index 8dd0f5bcee..7d0c8cc219 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/serializers.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON serializers for common components
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from InvenTree.serializers import InvenTreeModelSerializer
 from InvenTree.helpers import get_objectreference
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/common/settings.py b/InvenTree/common/settings.py
index 2dd7756eba..361284d831 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/settings.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 User-configurable settings for the common app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from moneyed import CURRENCIES
 from django.conf import settings
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/common/test_views.py b/InvenTree/common/test_views.py
index 7d7bfde87e..2394913c73 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/test_views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/test_views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
 """
 Unit tests for the views associated with the 'common' app
 """
-
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
diff --git a/InvenTree/common/views.py b/InvenTree/common/views.py
index 7fae6f3710..f9a6a4f82a 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/views.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django views for interacting with common models
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
diff --git a/InvenTree/company/api.py b/InvenTree/company/api.py
index b99fbd01fb..146a45f648 100644
--- a/InvenTree/company/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/company/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Provides a JSON API for the Company app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django_filters.rest_framework import DjangoFilterBackend
 from django_filters import rest_framework as rest_filters
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/company/forms.py b/InvenTree/company/forms.py
index 5549f66222..eaead82151 100644
--- a/InvenTree/company/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/company/forms.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django Forms for interacting with Company app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from InvenTree.forms import HelperForm
 from InvenTree.fields import RoundingDecimalFormField
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/company/models.py b/InvenTree/company/models.py
index 9b881c227e..5e93599d24 100644
--- a/InvenTree/company/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/company/models.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Company database model definitions
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
diff --git a/InvenTree/company/test_views.py b/InvenTree/company/test_views.py
index 258090ebdb..6d28e85d23 100644
--- a/InvenTree/company/test_views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/company/test_views.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 """ Unit tests for Company views (see views.py) """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
diff --git a/InvenTree/company/views.py b/InvenTree/company/views.py
index 6d8279558c..5f686e805e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/company/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/company/views.py
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 Django views for interacting with Company app
 """
 
-
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from django.views.generic import DetailView, ListView
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/label/models.py b/InvenTree/label/models.py
index 9094b957ff..7a52ed5d02 100644
--- a/InvenTree/label/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/label/models.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Label printing models
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sys
 import os
 import logging
diff --git a/InvenTree/label/test_api.py b/InvenTree/label/test_api.py
index a444cd47dc..807de5b63e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/label/test_api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/label/test_api.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Tests for labels
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.urls import reverse
 
 from InvenTree.api_tester import InvenTreeAPITestCase
diff --git a/InvenTree/label/tests.py b/InvenTree/label/tests.py
index ad1aaba9c8..9e066aa91e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/label/tests.py
+++ b/InvenTree/label/tests.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Tests for labels
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 
 from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/InvenTree/order/api.py b/InvenTree/order/api.py
index 7c8a93125f..f1f6780825 100644
--- a/InvenTree/order/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/order/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON API for the Order app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.urls import include, path, re_path
 from django.db.models import Q, F
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/order/forms.py b/InvenTree/order/forms.py
index a08cf81ab1..120d1e0923 100644
--- a/InvenTree/order/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/order/forms.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django Forms for interacting with Order objects
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/order/serializers.py b/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
index c97090e4f6..a58de213ea 100644
--- a/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/order/serializers.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON serializers for the Order API
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from decimal import Decimal
 
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
diff --git a/InvenTree/order/test_views.py b/InvenTree/order/test_views.py
index a0445e3dd6..e38ea7ecef 100644
--- a/InvenTree/order/test_views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/order/test_views.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 """ Unit tests for Order views (see views.py) """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
diff --git a/InvenTree/order/views.py b/InvenTree/order/views.py
index f8102908e9..77b5741c3e 100644
--- a/InvenTree/order/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/order/views.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django views for interacting with Order app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.db.utils import IntegrityError
 from django.http.response import JsonResponse
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/api.py b/InvenTree/part/api.py
index 622ca38669..b71fdcacfe 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Provides a JSON API for the Part app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import datetime
 
 from django.urls import include, path, re_path
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/forms.py b/InvenTree/part/forms.py
index 87210901d2..9a14d8ad25 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/forms.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django Forms for interacting with Part objects
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/models.py b/InvenTree/part/models.py
index 96ffa581f4..2ff3f60a83 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/models.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 Part database model definitions
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import decimal
 
 import os
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/settings.py b/InvenTree/part/settings.py
index e345a9d88d..41ecbb0d00 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/settings.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 User-configurable settings for the Part app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from common.models import InvenTreeSetting
 
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/test_param.py b/InvenTree/part/test_param.py
index fe3514d807..db617f6ffb 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/test_param.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/test_param.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 # Tests for Part Parameters
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.test import TestCase, TransactionTestCase
 import django.core.exceptions as django_exceptions
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/part/views.py b/InvenTree/part/views.py
index f1d587e206..9aac54e7d4 100644
--- a/InvenTree/part/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/part/views.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django views for interacting with Part app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.db import transaction
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/api.py b/InvenTree/plugin/api.py
index f3710e4835..85721a6770 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON API for the plugin app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.urls import include, re_path
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/base/event/events.py b/InvenTree/plugin/base/event/events.py
index 59dfdce86a..4b9c44521d 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/base/event/events.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/base/event/events.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Functions for triggering and responding to server side events
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import logging
 
 from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/models.py b/InvenTree/plugin/models.py
index 3d2d143eea..3caa69e709 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/models.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 Plugin model definitions
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import warnings
 
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
diff --git a/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py b/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
index b3c0471635..c80115342a 100644
--- a/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/plugin/serializers.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON serializers for plugin app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import subprocess
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/report/models.py b/InvenTree/report/models.py
index 32ba9077b1..8632189982 100644
--- a/InvenTree/report/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/report/models.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Report template model definitions
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import sys
 import logging
diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/api.py b/InvenTree/stock/api.py
index 96a893e914..ec204354bd 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON API for the Stock app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/forms.py b/InvenTree/stock/forms.py
index 7d419ab478..7e615b5eae 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/forms.py
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/forms.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django Forms for interacting with Stock app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from InvenTree.forms import HelperForm
 
 from .models import StockItem, StockItemTracking
diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/models.py b/InvenTree/stock/models.py
index a46d43b007..e5fac16355 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/models.py
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/models.py
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 Stock database model definitions
 """
 
-
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 
 from jinja2 import Template
diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/serializers.py b/InvenTree/stock/serializers.py
index 6b27b87f93..40303fc120 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/serializers.py
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/serializers.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 JSON serializers for Stock app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from decimal import Decimal
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from django.db import transaction
diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/test_api.py b/InvenTree/stock/test_api.py
index 1f040b008d..28a8e0de0b 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/test_api.py
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/test_api.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Unit testing for the Stock API
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import os
 import io
 import tablib
diff --git a/InvenTree/stock/views.py b/InvenTree/stock/views.py
index 168403d692..15191b5fb7 100644
--- a/InvenTree/stock/views.py
+++ b/InvenTree/stock/views.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Django views for interacting with Stock app
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from django.views.generic import DetailView, ListView
diff --git a/ci/check_api_endpoint.py b/ci/check_api_endpoint.py
index 2969c64792..0d110379ef 100644
--- a/ci/check_api_endpoint.py
+++ b/ci/check_api_endpoint.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 Test that the root API endpoint is available.
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import json
 import requests
 
diff --git a/ci/check_js_templates.py b/ci/check_js_templates.py
index 71b9912f3a..4f35e57eb4 100644
--- a/ci/check_js_templates.py
+++ b/ci/check_js_templates.py
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ This is because the "translated" javascript files are compiled into the "static"
 They should only contain template tags that render static information.
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sys
 import re
 import os
diff --git a/ci/check_locale_files.py b/ci/check_locale_files.py
index 06246cd923..d17fe27e3d 100644
--- a/ci/check_locale_files.py
+++ b/ci/check_locale_files.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 """ Check that there are no database migration files which have not been committed. """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sys
 import subprocess
 
diff --git a/ci/check_migration_files.py b/ci/check_migration_files.py
index 8ef0ada13d..16bd87485d 100644
--- a/ci/check_migration_files.py
+++ b/ci/check_migration_files.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 """ Check that there are no database migration files which have not been committed. """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sys
 import subprocess
 
diff --git a/ci/check_version_number.py b/ci/check_version_number.py
index 0514854407..b5ab7f65a2 100644
--- a/ci/check_version_number.py
+++ b/ci/check_version_number.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 On release, ensure that the release tag matches the InvenTree version number!
 """
 
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import sys
 import re
 import os