diff --git a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/namemodel.py b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/namemodel.py
index b67e08ed8..9cd771d38 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/namemodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/namemodel.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class NameModel(gtk.TreeStore):
         nlist = name.get_note_list()
         if nlist:
             note = self.db.get_note_from_handle(nlist[0])
-            text = note.get().replace('\n', ' ')
+            text = note.get().replace(u'\n', u' ')
             if len(text) > 80:
                 text = text[:80]+"..."
             return text
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/notemodel.py b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/notemodel.py
index c30b14eba..0d87fea8a 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/notemodel.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/displaytabs/notemodel.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class NoteModel(gtk.ListStore):
         self.db = db
         for handle in note_list:
             note = self.db.get_note_from_handle(handle)
-            text = note.get().replace('\n', ' ')
+            text = note.get().replace(u'\n', u' ')
             if len(text) > 80:
                 text = text[:80]+"..."
             self.append(row=[
diff --git a/src/gui/editors/objectentries.py b/src/gui/editors/objectentries.py
index 672cf987f..dbfd41ff5 100644
--- a/src/gui/editors/objectentries.py
+++ b/src/gui/editors/objectentries.py
@@ -385,9 +385,7 @@ class NoteEntry(ObjEntry):
         return self.db.get_note_from_handle(handle)
 
     def get_label(self, note):
-        txt = " ".join(note.get().split())
-        #String must be unicode for truncation to work for non ascii characters
-        txt = unicode(txt)
+        txt = u" ".join(note.get().split())
         if len(txt) > 35:
             txt = txt[:35] + "..."
         return "%s [%s]" % (txt, note.gramps_id)