1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/util/stringutils.py b/synapse/util/stringutils.py
index 31762e095d..6a2464cab3 100644
--- a/synapse/util/stringutils.py
+++ b/synapse/util/stringutils.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def exception_to_unicode(e):
     # and instead look at what is in the args member.
 
     if len(e.args) == 0:
-        return u""
+        return ""
     elif len(e.args) > 1:
         return six.text_type(repr(e.args))