diff --git a/babel/dates.py b/babel/dates.py
index c8a5a8872..a30cac9d1 100644
--- a/babel/dates.py
+++ b/babel/dates.py
@@ -1281,9 +1281,6 @@ def __init__(self, pattern, format):
     def __repr__(self):
         return '<%s %r>' % (type(self).__name__, self.pattern)
 
-    def __unicode__(self):
-        return self.pattern
-
     def __str__(self):
         pat = self.pattern
         return pat
diff --git a/babel/support.py b/babel/support.py
index e11a9954f..80e93400d 100644
--- a/babel/support.py
+++ b/babel/support.py
@@ -207,9 +207,6 @@ def __len__(self):
     def __str__(self):
         return str(self.value)
 
-    def __unicode__(self):
-        return unicode(self.value)
-
     def __add__(self, other):
         return self.value + other