diff --git a/tools/wpt/browser.py b/tools/wpt/browser.py
index c9a5353ab4f3ec..5e9b8d833d6b47 100644
--- a/tools/wpt/browser.py
+++ b/tools/wpt/browser.py
@@ -1087,11 +1087,11 @@ def version(self, binary=None, webdriver_binary=None):
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             self.logger.warning("Failed to call %s --version" % webdriver_binary)
             return None
-        m = re.match(br"Included with Safari (.*)", version_string)
+        m = re.match(r"Included with Safari (.*)", version_string)
         if not m:
             self.logger.warning("Failed to extract version from: %s" % version_string)
             return None
-        return m.group(1).decode()
+        return m.group(1)
 
 
 class Servo(Browser):
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@ def find_binary(self, venv_path=None, channel=None):
         gcc = find_executable("gcc")
         if gcc:
             try:
-                triplet = call(gcc, "-dumpmachine").decode().strip()
+                triplet = call(gcc, "-dumpmachine").strip()
             except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
                 pass
         # Add Debian/Ubuntu path
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ def version(self, binary=None, webdriver_binary=None):
         if binary is None:
             return None
         try:  # WebKitGTK MiniBrowser before 2.26.0 doesn't support --version
-            output = call(binary, "--version").decode().strip()
+            output = call(binary, "--version").strip()
         except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
             return None
         # Example output: "WebKitGTK 2.26.1"
diff --git a/tools/wpt/utils.py b/tools/wpt/utils.py
index 2d427713e4e824..9a6c0646712064 100644
--- a/tools/wpt/utils.py
+++ b/tools/wpt/utils.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def call(*args):
     """
     logger.debug(" ".join(args))
     try:
-        return subprocess.check_output(args)
+        return subprocess.check_output(args).decode('utf8')
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         logger.critical("%s exited with return code %i" %
                         (e.cmd, e.returncode))