diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/eitb.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/eitb.py
index 4ba323148c..2cba825325 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/eitb.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/eitb.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
 import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
@@ -7,20 +9,20 @@ from ..utils import ExtractorError
 
 
 class EitbIE(InfoExtractor):
-    IE_NAME = u'eitb.tv'
+    IE_NAME = 'eitb.tv'
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.eitb\.tv/(eu/bideoa|es/video)/[^/]+/(?P<playlist_id>\d+)/(?P<chapter_id>\d+)'
 
     _TEST = {
-        u'add_ie': ['Brightcove'],
-        u'url': u'http://www.eitb.tv/es/video/60-minutos-60-minutos-2013-2014/2677100210001/2743577154001/lasa-y-zabala-30-anos/',
-        u'md5': u'edf4436247185adee3ea18ce64c47998',
-        u'info_dict': {
-            u'id': u'2743577154001',
-            u'ext': u'mp4',
-            u'title': u'60 minutos (Lasa y Zabala, 30 años)',
+        'add_ie': ['Brightcove'],
+        'url': 'http://www.eitb.tv/es/video/60-minutos-60-minutos-2013-2014/2677100210001/2743577154001/lasa-y-zabala-30-anos/',
+        'md5': 'edf4436247185adee3ea18ce64c47998',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': '2743577154001',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': '60 minutos (Lasa y Zabala, 30 años)',
             # All videos from eitb has this description in the brightcove info
-            u'description': u'.',
-            u'uploader': u'Euskal Telebista',
+            'description': '.',
+            'uploader': 'Euskal Telebista',
         },
     }
 
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ class EitbIE(InfoExtractor):
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, chapter_id)
         bc_url = BrightcoveIE._extract_brightcove_url(webpage)
         if bc_url is None:
-            raise ExtractorError(u'Could not extract the Brightcove url')
+            raise ExtractorError('Could not extract the Brightcove url')
         # The BrightcoveExperience object doesn't contain the video id, we set
         # it manually
         bc_url += '&%40videoPlayer={0}'.format(chapter_id)