diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 78f8f65..de4443d 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
 import pytest
 import os
 import time
@@ -19,7 +16,7 @@ def local_command(command, bg=False, redirect=''):
         elif OS == 'Linux':
             command.extend(['>', '/dev/null', '2>&1'])
         else:
-            print("OS not recognised, quitting.")
+            print "OS not recognised, quitting."
     elif redirect:
         command.extend(['>', redirect])
 
diff --git a/jmbase/jmbase/__init__.py b/jmbase/jmbase/__init__.py
index 91dbab6..240d925 100644
--- a/jmbase/jmbase/__init__.py
+++ b/jmbase/jmbase/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 from .support import (get_log, chunks, debug_silence, debug_dump_object,
                       joinmarket_alert, core_alert, get_password, _byteify,
diff --git a/jmbase/jmbase/bigstring.py b/jmbase/jmbase/bigstring.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6198f8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jmbase/jmbase/bigstring.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+try:
+    from cStringIO import StringIO
+except ImportError: #pragma: no cover
+    from StringIO import StringIO #pragma: no cover
+from itertools import count
+from twisted.protocols import amp
+
+CHUNK_MAX = 0xffff
+
+class BigString(amp.Argument):
+    """
+    A byte-string amp.Argument with no 65,535 length limit.
+
+    Each value for a key/value pair in an AMP box may not
+    exceed 65,535 bytes in length. So if we *really* want to
+    send potentially larger values, this class will implicitly
+    encode/decode them to/from an arbitrary additional
+    number of key/value pairs that are given automatic key
+    names by prefixing this Argument's key name to a counter.
+    """
+    def fromBox(self, name, strings, objects, proto):
+        value = StringIO()
+        value.write(strings.get(name))
+        for counter in count(2):
+            chunk = strings.get("%s.%d" % (name, counter))
+            if chunk is None:
+                break
+            value.write(chunk)
+        objects[name] = self.buildvalue(value.getvalue())
+
+    def buildvalue(self, value):
+        return value
+
+    def toBox(self, name, strings, objects, proto):
+        value = StringIO(self.fromvalue(objects[name]))
+        firstChunk = value.read(CHUNK_MAX)
+        strings[name] = firstChunk
+        counter = 2
+        while True:
+            nextChunk = value.read(CHUNK_MAX)
+            if not nextChunk:
+                break
+            strings["%s.%d" % (name, counter)] = nextChunk
+            counter += 1
+
+    def fromvalue(self, value):
+        return value
diff --git a/jmbase/jmbase/commands.py b/jmbase/jmbase/commands.py
index 7da527b..d136dc2 100644
--- a/jmbase/jmbase/commands.py
+++ b/jmbase/jmbase/commands.py
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+from __future__ import print_function
 """
 Commands defining client-server (daemon)
 messaging protocol (*not* Joinmarket p2p protocol).
 Used for AMP asynchronous messages.
 """
-from twisted.protocols.amp import Boolean, Command, Integer, Unicode
+from twisted.protocols.amp import Boolean, Command, Integer, String
+from bigstring import BigString
 
 class DaemonNotReady(Exception):
     pass
 
 class JMCommand(Command):
     #a default response type
-    response = [(b'accepted', Boolean())]
+    response = [('accepted', Boolean())]
 
 """COMMANDS FROM CLIENT TO DAEMON
 =================================
@@ -28,44 +27,44 @@ class JMInit(JMCommand):
     Blockchain source is communicated only as a naming
     tag for messagechannels (currently IRC 'realname' field).
     """
-    arguments = [(b'bcsource', Unicode()),
-                 (b'network', Unicode()),
-                 (b'irc_configs', Unicode()),
-                 (b'minmakers', Integer()),
-                 (b'maker_timeout_sec', Integer())]
-    errors = {DaemonNotReady: b'daemon is not ready'}
+    arguments = [('bcsource', String()),
+                 ('network', String()),
+                 ('irc_configs', String()),
+                 ('minmakers', Integer()),
+                 ('maker_timeout_sec', Integer())]
+    errors = {DaemonNotReady: 'daemon is not ready'}
 
 class JMStartMC(JMCommand):
     """Will restart message channel connections if config
     has changed; otherwise will only change nym/nick on MCs.
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String())]
 
 class JMSetup(JMCommand):
     """Communicates which of "MAKER" or "TAKER"
     roles are to be taken by this client; for MAKER
     role, passes initial offers for announcement (for TAKER, this data is "none")
     """
-    arguments = [(b'role', Unicode()),
-                 (b'initdata', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('role', String()),
+                 ('initdata', String())]
 
 class JMMsgSignature(JMCommand):
     """A response to a request for a bitcoin signature
     on a message-channel layer message from the daemon
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'cmd', Unicode()),
-                 (b'msg_to_return', Unicode()),
-                 (b'hostid', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String()),
+                 ('cmd', String()),
+                 ('msg_to_return', String()),
+                 ('hostid', String())]
 
 class JMMsgSignatureVerify(JMCommand):
     """A response to a request to verify the bitcoin signature
     of a message-channel layer message from the daemon
     """
-    arguments = [(b'verif_result', Boolean()),
-                 (b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'fullmsg', Unicode()),
-                 (b'hostid', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('verif_result', Boolean()),
+                 ('nick', String()),
+                 ('fullmsg', String()),
+                 ('hostid', String())]
 
 """TAKER specific commands
 """
@@ -78,24 +77,24 @@ class JMRequestOffers(JMCommand):
 class JMFill(JMCommand):
     """Fill an offer/order
     """
-    arguments = [(b'amount', Integer()),
-                 (b'commitment', Unicode()),
-                 (b'revelation', Unicode()),
-                 (b'filled_offers', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('amount', Integer()),
+                 ('commitment', String()),
+                 ('revelation', String()),
+                 ('filled_offers', String())]
 
 class JMMakeTx(JMCommand):
     """Send a hex encoded raw bitcoin transaction
     to a set of counterparties
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick_list', Unicode()),
-                 (b'txhex', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick_list', String()),
+                 ('txhex', String())]
 
 class JMPushTx(JMCommand):
     """Pass a raw hex transaction to a specific
     counterparty (maker) for pushing (anonymity feature in JM)
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'txhex', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String()),
+                 ('txhex', String())]
 
 """MAKER specific commands
 """
@@ -105,27 +104,27 @@ class JMAnnounceOffers(JMCommand):
     to the daemon, along with new announcement
     and cancellation lists (deltas).
     """
-    arguments = [(b'to_announce', Unicode()),
-                 (b'to_cancel', Unicode()),
-                 (b'offerlist', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('to_announce', String()),
+                 ('to_cancel', String()),
+                 ('offerlist', String())]
 
 class JMIOAuth(JMCommand):
     """Send contents of !ioauth message after
     verifying Taker's auth message
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'utxolist', Unicode()),
-                 (b'pubkey', Unicode()),
-                 (b'cjaddr', Unicode()),
-                 (b'changeaddr', Unicode()),
-                 (b'pubkeysig', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String()),
+                 ('utxolist', String()),
+                 ('pubkey', String()),
+                 ('cjaddr', String()),
+                 ('changeaddr', String()),
+                 ('pubkeysig', String())]
 
 class JMTXSigs(JMCommand):
     """Send signatures on the bitcoin transaction
     sent by TAKER
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'sigs', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String()),
+                 ('sigs', String())]
 
 """COMMANDS FROM DAEMON TO CLIENT
 =================================
@@ -138,10 +137,10 @@ class JMInitProto(JMCommand):
     (that key being controlled by the client; the daemon knows nothing
     about bitcoin).
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick_hash_length', Integer()),
-                 (b'nick_max_encoded', Integer()),
-                 (b'joinmarket_nick_header', Unicode()),
-                 (b'joinmarket_version', Integer())]
+    arguments = [('nick_hash_length', Integer()),
+                 ('nick_max_encoded', Integer()),
+                 ('joinmarket_nick_header', String()),
+                 ('joinmarket_version', Integer())]
 
 class JMUp(JMCommand):
     """Used to signal readiness of message channels to client.
@@ -158,46 +157,47 @@ class JMRequestMsgSig(JMCommand):
     """Request the client to sign a message-channel
     layer message with the bitcoin key for the nick
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'cmd', Unicode()),
-                 (b'msg', Unicode()),
-                 (b'msg_to_be_signed', Unicode()),
-                 (b'hostid', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String()),
+                 ('cmd', String()),
+                 ('msg', String()),
+                 ('msg_to_be_signed', String()),
+                 ('hostid', String())]
 
 class JMRequestMsgSigVerify(JMCommand):
     """Request the client to verify a counterparty's
     message-channel layer message against the provided nick
     """
-    arguments = [(b'msg', Unicode()),
-                 (b'fullmsg', Unicode()),
-                 (b'sig', Unicode()),
-                 (b'pubkey', Unicode()),
-                 (b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'hashlen', Integer()),
-                 (b'max_encoded', Integer()),
-                 (b'hostid', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('msg', String()),
+                 ('fullmsg', String()),
+                 ('sig', String()),
+                 ('pubkey', String()),
+                 ('nick', String()),
+                 ('hashlen', Integer()),
+                 ('max_encoded', Integer()),
+                 ('hostid', String())]
 
 """ TAKER-specific commands
 """
 
 class JMOffers(JMCommand):
     """Return the entire contents of the
-    orderbook to TAKER, as a json-ified dict.
+    orderbook to TAKER, as a json-ified dict;
+    note uses BigString because can be very large
     """
-    arguments = [(b'orderbook', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('orderbook', BigString())]
 
 class JMFillResponse(JMCommand):
     """Returns ioauth data from MAKER if successful.
     """
-    arguments = [(b'success', Boolean()),
-                 (b'ioauth_data', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('success', Boolean()),
+                 ('ioauth_data', String())]
 
 class JMSigReceived(JMCommand):
     """Returns an individual bitcoin transaction signature
     from a MAKER
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'sig', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String()),
+                 ('sig', String())]
 
 """MAKER-specific commands
 """
@@ -208,17 +208,17 @@ class JMAuthReceived(JMCommand):
     allowing the MAKER to verify against btc library
     before setting up encryption and continuing.
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'offer', Unicode()),
-                 (b'commitment', Unicode()),
-                 (b'revelation', Unicode()),
-                 (b'amount', Integer()),
-                 (b'kphex', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String()),
+                 ('offer', String()),
+                 ('commitment', String()),
+                 ('revelation', String()),
+                 ('amount', Integer()),
+                 ('kphex', String())]
 
 class JMTXReceived(JMCommand):
     """Send back transaction template provided
     by TAKER, along with offerdata to verify fees.
     """
-    arguments = [(b'nick', Unicode()),
-                 (b'txhex', Unicode()),
-                 (b'offer', Unicode())]
+    arguments = [('nick', String()),
+                 ('txhex', String()),
+                 ('offer', String())]
diff --git a/jmbase/jmbase/support.py b/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
index 0109ce2..647afe0 100644
--- a/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
+++ b/jmbase/jmbase/support.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
 import sys
 
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ def set_logging_level(level):
     consoleHandler.setLevel(level)
 
 def chunks(d, n):
-    return [d[x:x + n] for x in range(0, len(d), n)]
+    return [d[x:x + n] for x in xrange(0, len(d), n)]
 
 def get_password(msg): #pragma: no cover
     return getpass(msg)
diff --git a/jmbase/setup.py b/jmbase/setup.py
index 94add10..94db0ae 100644
--- a/jmbase/setup.py
+++ b/jmbase/setup.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ setup(name='joinmarketbase',
       author_email='',
       license='GPL',
       packages=['jmbase'],
-      install_requires=['future', 'twisted==18.9.0', 'service-identity'],
+      install_requires=['twisted==18.9.0', 'service-identity'],
       zip_safe=False)
diff --git a/jmbase/test/test_base_support.py b/jmbase/test/test_base_support.py
index aaeb9ea..5a53083 100644
--- a/jmbase/test/test_base_support.py
+++ b/jmbase/test/test_base_support.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+from __future__ import print_function
 from jmbase.support import debug_dump_object, joinmarket_alert
 
 def test_debug_dump_object():
diff --git a/jmbase/test/test_commands.py b/jmbase/test/test_commands.py
index 7bde889..cb71744 100644
--- a/jmbase/test/test_commands.py
+++ b/jmbase/test/test_commands.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
+from __future__ import print_function
 from twisted.internet import protocol, reactor, task
 from twisted.internet.error import (ConnectionLost, ConnectionAborted,
                                     ConnectionClosed, ConnectionDone)
diff --git a/jmbitcoin/setup.py b/jmbitcoin/setup.py
index f270c2e..fb76c0b 100644
--- a/jmbitcoin/setup.py
+++ b/jmbitcoin/setup.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ setup(name='joinmarketbitcoin',
       author_email='',
       license='GPL',
       packages=['jmbitcoin'],
-      install_requires=['future', 'secp256k1',],
+      install_requires=['secp256k1',],
       zip_safe=False)
diff --git a/jmclient/setup.py b/jmclient/setup.py
index 9b4a4f4..894881c 100644
--- a/jmclient/setup.py
+++ b/jmclient/setup.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ setup(name='joinmarketclient',
       author_email='',
       license='GPL',
       packages=['jmclient'],
-      install_requires=['future', 'joinmarketbase==0.4.1', 'mnemonic', 'qt4reactor', 'argon2_cffi', 'bencoder.pyx', 'pyaes'],
+      install_requires=['joinmarketbase==0.4.1', 'mnemonic', 'qt4reactor', 'argon2_cffi', 'bencoder.pyx', 'pyaes'],
       zip_safe=False)
diff --git a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/__init__.py b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/__init__.py
index 996fcbc..a08a7be 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/__init__.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 import logging
-from .protocol import *
+from protocol import *
 from .enc_wrapper import as_init_encryption, decode_decrypt, \
     encrypt_encode, init_keypair, init_pubkey, get_pubkey, NaclError
 from .irc import IRCMessageChannel
diff --git a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/daemon_protocol.py b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/daemon_protocol.py
index 5b2cc4c..4879695 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/daemon_protocol.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/daemon_protocol.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 from .message_channel import MessageChannelCollection
 from .orderbookwatch import OrderbookWatch
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ class JMDaemonServerProtocol(amp.AMP, OrderbookWatch):
 	are stored in the active_orders dict keyed by the nick of the Taker.
 	"""
         nick, utxolist, pubkey, cjaddr, changeaddr, pubkeysig = [_byteify(
-            x) for x in (nick, utxolist, pubkey, cjaddr, changeaddr, pubkeysig)]
+            x) for x in nick, utxolist, pubkey, cjaddr, changeaddr, pubkeysig]
         if not self.role == "MAKER":
             return
         if not nick in self.active_orders:
diff --git a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/enc_wrapper.py b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/enc_wrapper.py
index 4866605..06fc8c5 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/enc_wrapper.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/enc_wrapper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
 # A wrapper for public key
 # authenticated encryption
diff --git a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/irc.py b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/irc.py
index 968ecc3..9307d44 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/irc.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/irc.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
 #TODO: SSL support (can it be done without back-end openssl?)
 from twisted.internet import reactor, protocol
diff --git a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/message_channel.py b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/message_channel.py
index 62471aa..8866a15 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/message_channel.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/message_channel.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+from __future__ import print_function
 import abc
 import base64
 import threading
@@ -14,7 +12,7 @@ from functools import wraps
 log = get_log()
 
 
-class CJPeerError(Exception):
+class CJPeerError(StandardError):
     pass
 
 
diff --git a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/orderbookwatch.py b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/orderbookwatch.py
index 233e464..871fed8 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/orderbookwatch.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/orderbookwatch.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
 import sqlite3
 import sys
@@ -46,7 +44,7 @@ class OrderbookWatch(object):
                 min_version = int(params[0])
                 max_version = int(params[1])
                 alert = msg[msg.index(params[1]) + len(params[1]):].strip()
-            except (ValueError, IndexError):
+            except ValueError, IndexError:
                 continue
             if min_version < JM_VERSION < max_version:
                 print('=' * 60)
diff --git a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/protocol.py b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/protocol.py
index 0532cc5..622969b 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/protocol.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/protocol.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
 #Protocol version
 JM_VERSION = 5
 
@@ -19,8 +16,8 @@ offertypes = {"reloffer": [(int, "oid"), (int, "minsize"), (int, "maxsize"),
 
 offername_list = offertypes.keys()
 
-ORDER_KEYS = [b'counterparty', b'oid', b'ordertype', b'minsize', b'maxsize', b'txfee',
-              b'cjfee']
+ORDER_KEYS = ['counterparty', 'oid', 'ordertype', 'minsize', 'maxsize', 'txfee',
+              'cjfee']
 
 COMMAND_PREFIX = '!'
 JOINMARKET_NICK_HEADER = 'J'
@@ -36,5 +33,5 @@ commitment_broadcast_list = ["hp2"]
 plaintext_commands += offername_list
 plaintext_commands += commitment_broadcast_list
 public_commands = commitment_broadcast_list + ["orderbook", "cancel"
-                                              ] + list(offername_list)
+                                              ] + offername_list
 private_commands = encrypted_commands + plaintext_commands
diff --git a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/socks.py b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/socks.py
index 9b5d248..8160b18 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/socks.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/jmdaemon/socks.py
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ This module provides a standard socket-like interface for Python
 for tunneling connections through SOCKS proxies.
 
 """
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+
 import socket
 import struct
 import random
diff --git a/jmdaemon/setup.py b/jmdaemon/setup.py
index 3394920..b62d4f7 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/setup.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/setup.py
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ setup(name='joinmarketdaemon',
       author_email='',
       license='GPL',
       packages=['jmdaemon'],
-      install_requires=['future', 'txtorcon', 'pyopenssl', 'libnacl', 'joinmarketbase==0.4.1'],
+      install_requires=['txtorcon', 'pyopenssl', 'libnacl', 'joinmarketbase==0.4.1'],
       zip_safe=False)
diff --git a/jmdaemon/test/dummy_mc.py b/jmdaemon/test/dummy_mc.py
index a894d89..5394c50 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/test/dummy_mc.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/test/dummy_mc.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
 
 import time
 
diff --git a/jmdaemon/test/msgdata.py b/jmdaemon/test/msgdata.py
index 7d68aec..0b3dc67 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/test/msgdata.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/test/msgdata.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
 #orderbook
 t_orderbook = [{u'counterparty': u'J5FA1Gj7Ln4vSGne', u'ordertype': u'reloffer', u'oid': 0,
   u'minsize': 7500000, u'txfee': 1000, u'maxsize': 599972700, u'cjfee': u'0.0002'},
diff --git a/jmdaemon/test/test_daemon_protocol.py b/jmdaemon/test/test_daemon_protocol.py
index 2ea57ca..285304d 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/test/test_daemon_protocol.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/test/test_daemon_protocol.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 '''test daemon-protocol interfacae.'''
 
 from jmdaemon import MessageChannelCollection
diff --git a/jmdaemon/test/test_enc_wrapper.py b/jmdaemon/test/test_enc_wrapper.py
index ef39b93..58a1b98 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/test/test_enc_wrapper.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/test/test_enc_wrapper.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
 import base64
 import string
 import random
@@ -14,37 +11,37 @@ from jmdaemon import (init_keypair, get_pubkey, init_pubkey, as_init_encryption,
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("ab_message,ba_message,num_iterations",
                          [
                              # short ascii
-                             (b"Attack at dawn", b"Not tonight Josephine!", 5),
+                             ("Attack at dawn", "Not tonight Josephine!", 5),
                              # long base64 encoded
                              (base64.b64encode(''.join(random.choice(
-                                 string.ascii_letters) for _ in range(5000))),
+                                 string.ascii_letters) for _ in xrange(5000))),
                               base64.b64encode(''.join(random.choice(
-                                  string.ascii_letters) for _ in range(5000))),
+                                  string.ascii_letters) for _ in xrange(5000))),
                               5,),
                              # large number of messages on the same connection
-                             (b'rand', b'rand', 40000),
+                             ('rand', 'rand', 40000),
                              # 1 character
-                             (b'\x00', b'\x00', 5),
+                             ('\x00', '\x00', 5),
                          ])
 def test_enc_wrapper(alice_bob_boxes, ab_message, ba_message, num_iterations):
     alice_box, bob_box = alice_bob_boxes
 
     for i in range(num_iterations):
-        ab_message = (''.join(
+        ab_message = ''.join(
             random.choice(string.ascii_letters)
-            for x in range(100))).encode('ascii') if ab_message == b'rand' else ab_message
-        ba_message = (''.join(
+            for x in range(100)) if ab_message == 'rand' else ab_message
+        ba_message = ''.join(
             random.choice(string.ascii_letters)
-            for x in range(100))).encode('ascii') if ba_message == b'rand' else ba_message
+            for x in range(100)) if ba_message == 'rand' else ba_message
         otw_amsg = alice_box.encrypt(ab_message)
         bob_ptext = bob_box.decrypt(otw_amsg)
 
-        assert bob_ptext == ab_message, "Encryption test: FAILED. Alice sent: {}, Bob received: {}".format(
+        assert bob_ptext == ab_message, "Encryption test: FAILED. Alice sent: %s, Bob received: " % (
             ab_message, bob_ptext)
 
         otw_bmsg = bob_box.encrypt(ba_message)
         alice_ptext = alice_box.decrypt(otw_bmsg)
-        assert alice_ptext == ba_message, "Encryption test: FAILED. Bob sent: {}, Alice received: {}".format(
+        assert alice_ptext == ba_message, "Encryption test: FAILED. Bob sent: %s, Alice received: " % (
             ba_message, alice_ptext)
         assert decode_decrypt(encrypt_encode(ab_message, bob_box), bob_box) == ab_message
 
diff --git a/jmdaemon/test/test_irc_messaging.py b/jmdaemon/test/test_irc_messaging.py
index 468d527..6b5257a 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/test/test_irc_messaging.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/test/test_irc_messaging.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 '''Tests of joinmarket bots end-to-end (including IRC and bitcoin) '''
 
 import time
@@ -43,7 +41,7 @@ def on_order_seen(dummy, counterparty, oid, ordertype, minsize,
     yg_name = counterparty
 
 def on_pubkey(pubkey):
-    print("received pubkey: " + pubkey)
+    print "received pubkey: " + pubkey
 
 def junk_pubmsgs(mc):
     #start a raw IRCMessageChannel instance in a thread;
diff --git a/jmdaemon/test/test_message_channel.py b/jmdaemon/test/test_message_channel.py
index 15f41b5..37a4d47 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/test/test_message_channel.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/test/test_message_channel.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import *
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 '''test messagechannel management code.'''
 
 import pytest
@@ -78,9 +76,9 @@ def don_error():
 def don_ioauth(nick, utxo_list, auth_pub, cj_addr,
                                        change_addr, btc_sig):
     jlog.debug("onioauth callback")
-    jlog.debug("Args are: " + ",".join([str(x) for x in (nick,
+    jlog.debug("Args are: " + ",".join([str(x) for x in nick,
                                         utxo_list, auth_pub, cj_addr,
-                                        change_addr, btc_sig)]))
+                                        change_addr, btc_sig]))
 
 def don_sig(nick, sig):
     jlog.debug("calledback on-sig")
diff --git a/jmdaemon/test/test_orderbookwatch.py b/jmdaemon/test/test_orderbookwatch.py
index f292449..4caba2f 100644
--- a/jmdaemon/test/test_orderbookwatch.py
+++ b/jmdaemon/test/test_orderbookwatch.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division,
-                        print_function, unicode_literals)
-from builtins import * # noqa: F401
+from __future__ import print_function
 
 import pytest