diff --git a/docs/about/release-notes.md b/docs/about/release-notes.md
index ee4ed07a..03ae8c06 100644
--- a/docs/about/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/about/release-notes.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ You can determine your currently installed version using `mkdocs --version`:
 
 ## Version 0.14.0 (2015-??-??)
 
+* Remove dependancy on the six library. (#583)
 * Add `--quiet` and `--verbose` options to all subcommands.
 * Add short options (`-a`) to most command line options.
 
diff --git a/mkdocs/build.py b/mkdocs/build.py
index 2762c6ca..f97af0a1 100644
--- a/mkdocs/build.py
+++ b/mkdocs/build.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from datetime import datetime
 import io
 import logging
@@ -8,7 +9,6 @@ import os
 from jinja2.exceptions import TemplateNotFound
 import jinja2
 import json
-import six
 
 from mkdocs import nav, search, utils
 from mkdocs.relative_path_ext import RelativePathExtension
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def get_page_context(page, content, toc, meta, config):
         base = config['site_url']
         if not base.endswith('/'):
             base += '/'
-        canonical_url = six.moves.urllib.parse.urljoin(
+        canonical_url = utils.urljoin(
             base, page.abs_url.lstrip('/'))
     else:
         canonical_url = None
diff --git a/mkdocs/cli.py b/mkdocs/cli.py
index 5b2070ee..fbccc91c 100644
--- a/mkdocs/cli.py
+++ b/mkdocs/cli.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import logging
 import click
 
diff --git a/mkdocs/config/base.py b/mkdocs/config/base.py
index 6a44710b..43c1897e 100644
--- a/mkdocs/config/base.py
+++ b/mkdocs/config/base.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import logging
 import os
-
-import six
 import yaml
 
 from mkdocs import exceptions
+from mkdocs import utils
 
 
 log = logging.getLogger('mkdocs.config')
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class ValidationError(Exception):
     """Raised during the validation process of the config on errors."""
 
 
-class Config(six.moves.UserDict):
+class Config(utils.UserDict):
     """
     MkDocs Configuration dict
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _open_config_file(config_file):
     log.debug("Loading configuration file: %s", config_file)
 
     # If it is a string, we can assume it is a path and attempt to open it.
-    if isinstance(config_file, six.string_types):
+    if isinstance(config_file, utils.string_types):
         if os.path.exists(config_file):
             config_file = open(config_file, 'rb')
         else:
diff --git a/mkdocs/config/config_options.py b/mkdocs/config/config_options.py
index 6b719b8c..42962145 100644
--- a/mkdocs/config/config_options.py
+++ b/mkdocs/config/config_options.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 
-import six
-
 from mkdocs import utils, legacy
 from mkdocs.config.base import Config, ValidationError
 
@@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ class URL(OptionallyRequired):
     def run_validation(self, value):
 
         try:
-            parsed_url = six.moves.urllib.parse.urlparse(value)
+            parsed_url = utils.urlparse(value)
         except (AttributeError, TypeError):
             raise ValidationError("Unable to parse the URL.")
 
@@ -186,7 +185,7 @@ class RepoURL(URL):
     def post_validation(self, config, key_name):
 
         if config['repo_url'] is not None and config.get('repo_name') is None:
-            repo_host = six.moves.urllib.parse.urlparse(
+            repo_host = utils.urlparse(
                 config['repo_url']).netloc.lower()
             if repo_host == 'github.com':
                 config['repo_name'] = 'GitHub'
@@ -204,7 +203,7 @@ class Dir(Type):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, exists=False, **kwargs):
-        super(Dir, self).__init__(type_=six.string_types, **kwargs)
+        super(Dir, self).__init__(type_=utils.string_types, **kwargs)
         self.exists = exists
 
     def run_validation(self, value):
@@ -369,15 +368,15 @@ class Pages(Extras):
         # TODO: Remove in 1.0
         config_types = set(type(l) for l in value)
 
-        if config_types.issubset(set([six.text_type, dict, str])):
+        if config_types.issubset(set([utils.text_type, dict, str])):
             return value
 
-        if config_types.issubset(set([six.text_type, list, str])):
+        if config_types.issubset(set([utils.text_type, list, str])):
             return legacy.pages_compat_shim(value)
 
         raise ValidationError("Invalid pages config. {0} {1}".format(
             config_types,
-            set([six.text_type, dict, ])
+            set([utils.text_type, dict, ])
         ))
 
     def post_validation(self, config, key_name):
@@ -463,7 +462,7 @@ class MarkdownExtensions(OptionallyRequired):
                     raise ValidationError('Invalid config options for Markdown '
                                           "Extension '{0}'.".format(ext))
                 self.configdata[ext] = cfg
-            elif isinstance(item, six.string_types):
+            elif isinstance(item, utils.string_types):
                 extensions.append(item)
             else:
                 raise ValidationError('Invalid Markdown Extensions configuration')
diff --git a/mkdocs/config/defaults.py b/mkdocs/config/defaults.py
index 83531671..f84d9483 100644
--- a/mkdocs/config/defaults.py
+++ b/mkdocs/config/defaults.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import six
-
 from mkdocs import utils
 from mkdocs.config import config_options
 
@@ -16,10 +14,10 @@ from mkdocs.config import config_options
 DEFAULT_SCHEMA = (
 
     # Reserved for internal use, stores the mkdocs.yml config file.
-    ('config_file_path', config_options.Type(six.string_types)),
+    ('config_file_path', config_options.Type(utils.string_types)),
 
     # The title to use for the documentation
-    ('site_name', config_options.Type(six.string_types, required=True)),
+    ('site_name', config_options.Type(utils.string_types, required=True)),
 
     # Defines the structure of the navigation and which markdown files are
     # included in the build.
@@ -30,12 +28,12 @@ DEFAULT_SCHEMA = (
 
     # A description for the documentation project that will be added to the
     # HTML meta tags.
-    ('site_description', config_options.Type(six.string_types)),
+    ('site_description', config_options.Type(utils.string_types)),
     # The name of the author to add to the HTML meta tags
-    ('site_author', config_options.Type(six.string_types)),
+    ('site_author', config_options.Type(utils.string_types)),
 
     # The path to the favicon for a site
-    ('site_favicon', config_options.Type(six.string_types)),
+    ('site_favicon', config_options.Type(utils.string_types)),
 
     # The MkDocs theme for the documentation.
     ('theme', config_options.Theme(default='mkdocs')),
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ DEFAULT_SCHEMA = (
     ('theme_dir', config_options.ThemeDir(exists=True)),
 
     # A copyright notice to add to the footer of documentation.
-    ('copyright', config_options.Type(six.string_types)),
+    ('copyright', config_options.Type(utils.string_types)),
 
     # set of values for Google analytics containing the account IO and domain,
     # this should look like, ['UA-27795084-5', 'mkdocs.org']
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ DEFAULT_SCHEMA = (
 
     # The address on which to serve the live reloading docs server.
     ('dev_addr', config_options.Type(
-        six.string_types, default='127.0.0.1:8000')),
+        utils.string_types, default='127.0.0.1:8000')),
 
     # If `True`, use `<page_name>/index.hmtl` style files with hyperlinks to
     # the directory.If `False`, use `<page_name>.html style file with
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ DEFAULT_SCHEMA = (
     # A name to use for the link to the project source repo.
     # Default, If repo_url is unset then None, otherwise
     # "GitHub" or "Bitbucket" for known url or Hostname for unknown urls.
-    ('repo_name', config_options.Type(six.string_types)),
+    ('repo_name', config_options.Type(utils.string_types)),
 
     # Specify which css or javascript files from the docs directory should be
     # additionally included in the site. Default, List of all .css and .js
@@ -108,7 +106,7 @@ DEFAULT_SCHEMA = (
 
     # the remote branch to commit to when using gh-deploy
     ('remote_branch', config_options.Type(
-        six.string_types, default='gh-pages')),
+        utils.string_types, default='gh-pages')),
 
     # extra is a mapping/dictionary of data that is passed to the template.
     # This allows template authors to require extra configuration that not
diff --git a/mkdocs/exceptions.py b/mkdocs/exceptions.py
index e13caabb..7297997b 100644
--- a/mkdocs/exceptions.py
+++ b/mkdocs/exceptions.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from click import ClickException
 
 
diff --git a/mkdocs/gh_deploy.py b/mkdocs/gh_deploy.py
index 02037fd8..5c557f47 100644
--- a/mkdocs/gh_deploy.py
+++ b/mkdocs/gh_deploy.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import logging
 import subprocess
 import os
diff --git a/mkdocs/legacy.py b/mkdocs/legacy.py
index 80acc3e5..b312bd86 100644
--- a/mkdocs/legacy.py
+++ b/mkdocs/legacy.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import logging
 
-import six
-
+from mkdocs import utils
 from mkdocs.exceptions import ConfigurationError
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def pages_compat_shim(original_pages):
 
     for config_line in original_pages:
 
-        if isinstance(config_line, six.string_types):
+        if isinstance(config_line, utils.string_types):
             config_line = [config_line, ]
 
         if len(config_line) not in (1, 2, 3):
diff --git a/mkdocs/nav.py b/mkdocs/nav.py
index 02b16b64..672ff4ff 100644
--- a/mkdocs/nav.py
+++ b/mkdocs/nav.py
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ Deals with generating the site-wide navigation.
 This consists of building a set of interlinked page and header objects.
 """
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import datetime
 import logging
 import os
 
-import six
-
 from mkdocs import utils, exceptions
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -213,7 +212,7 @@ def _path_to_page(path, title, url_context, use_directory_urls):
 
 def _follow(config_line, url_context, use_dir_urls, header=None, title=None):
 
-    if isinstance(config_line, six.string_types):
+    if isinstance(config_line, utils.string_types):
         path = os.path.normpath(config_line)
         page = _path_to_page(path, title, url_context, use_dir_urls)
 
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ def _follow(config_line, url_context, use_dir_urls, header=None, title=None):
 
     next_cat_or_title, subpages_or_path = next(iter(config_line.items()))
 
-    if isinstance(subpages_or_path, six.string_types):
+    if isinstance(subpages_or_path, utils.string_types):
         path = subpages_or_path
         for sub in _follow(path, url_context, use_dir_urls, header=header, title=next_cat_or_title):
             yield sub
diff --git a/mkdocs/relative_path_ext.py b/mkdocs/relative_path_ext.py
index e90ca7fd..59fecf8c 100644
--- a/mkdocs/relative_path_ext.py
+++ b/mkdocs/relative_path_ext.py
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ tutorial/install.md | tutorial/install/ | ../img/initial-layout.png    |
 tutorial/intro.md   | tutorial/intro/   | ../../img/initial-layout.png |
 
 """
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import logging
 
 from markdown.extensions import Extension
 from markdown.treeprocessors import Treeprocessor
-import six
 
 from mkdocs import utils
 from mkdocs.exceptions import MarkdownNotFound
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def _iter(node):
 def path_to_url(url, nav, strict):
 
     scheme, netloc, path, params, query, fragment = (
-        six.moves.urllib.parse.urlparse(url))
+        utils.urlparse(url))
 
     if scheme or netloc or not path:
         # Ignore URLs unless they are a relative link to a markdown file.
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def path_to_url(url, nav, strict):
 
     # Convert the .md hyperlink to a relative hyperlink to the HTML page.
     fragments = (scheme, netloc, path, params, query, fragment)
-    url = six.moves.urllib.parse.urlunparse(fragments)
+    url = utils.urlunparse(fragments)
     return url
 
 
diff --git a/mkdocs/search.py b/mkdocs/search.py
index 64dad81f..5f27b42f 100644
--- a/mkdocs/search.py
+++ b/mkdocs/search.py
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import json
-import six
+from mkdocs import utils
+
+try:                                    # pragma: no cover
+    from html.parser import HTMLParser  # noqa
+except ImportError:                     # pragma: no cover
+    from HTMLParser import HTMLParser   # noqa
 
 
 class SearchIndex(object):
@@ -32,7 +37,7 @@ class SearchIndex(object):
         """
         self._entries.append({
             'title': title,
-            'text': six.text_type(text.strip().encode('utf-8'), encoding='utf-8'),
+            'text': utils.text_type(text.strip().encode('utf-8'), encoding='utf-8'),
             'location': loc
         })
 
@@ -93,7 +98,7 @@ class SearchIndex(object):
         return s.get_data()
 
 
-class HTMLStripper(six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser):
+class HTMLStripper(HTMLParser):
     """
     A simple HTML parser that stores all of the data within tags
     but ignores the tags themselves and thus strips them from the
@@ -103,7 +108,7 @@ class HTMLStripper(six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         # HTMLParser is a old-style class in Python 2, so
         # super() wont work here.
-        six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        HTMLParser.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
         self.data = []
 
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ class ContentSection(object):
         ])
 
 
-class ContentParser(six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser):
+class ContentParser(HTMLParser):
     """
     Given a block of HTML, group the content under the preceding
     H1 or H2 tags which can then be used for creating an index
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ class ContentParser(six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser):
 
         # HTMLParser is a old-style class in Python 2, so
         # super() wont work here.
-        six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        HTMLParser.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
         self.data = []
         self.section = None
diff --git a/mkdocs/serve.py b/mkdocs/serve.py
index 8957d55f..7fb85dc7 100644
--- a/mkdocs/serve.py
+++ b/mkdocs/serve.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import logging
 import shutil
 import tempfile
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/base.py b/mkdocs/tests/base.py
index df5e2991..3a3d2f26 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/base.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/base.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import textwrap
 import markdown
 
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/build_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/build_tests.py
index 65fa4bf3..9ee4bcac 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/build_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/build_tests.py
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 import unittest
-
-from six.moves import zip
 import mock
 
+try:
+    from itertools import izip as zip
+except ImportError:
+    # In Py3 use builtin zip function
+    pass
+
+
 from mkdocs import build, nav, config
 from mkdocs.exceptions import MarkdownNotFound
 from mkdocs.tests.base import dedent
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/cli_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/cli_tests.py
index 18ba9341..bfe0e239 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/cli_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/cli_tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 import mock
 
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/config/base_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/config/base_tests.py
index 94a1a405..e7298674 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/config/base_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/config/base_tests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import tempfile
 import unittest
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/config/config_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/config/config_tests.py
index afdc260a..fe32fd9f 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/config/config_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/config/config_tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import shutil
 import tempfile
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/legacy_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/legacy_tests.py
index 0951fce7..38e7d71b 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/legacy_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/legacy_tests.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 
 import yaml
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/nav_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/nav_tests.py
index 7502dc05..3c300887 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/nav_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/nav_tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import mock
 import os
 import unittest
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/new_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/new_tests.py
index 566822e7..2960d285 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/new_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/new_tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 import os
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/search_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/search_tests.py
index 182f2693..9672b805 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/search_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/search_tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 
 from mkdocs import nav
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/toc_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/toc_tests.py
index 280834df..780b31ee 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/toc_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/toc_tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import unittest
 
 from mkdocs.tests.base import dedent, markdown_to_toc
diff --git a/mkdocs/tests/utils_tests.py b/mkdocs/tests/utils_tests.py
index 7b61c5b3..fcef2328 100644
--- a/mkdocs/tests/utils_tests.py
+++ b/mkdocs/tests/utils_tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # coding: utf-8
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
 import unittest
 
diff --git a/mkdocs/toc.py b/mkdocs/toc.py
index 46be8cee..d203c876 100644
--- a/mkdocs/toc.py
+++ b/mkdocs/toc.py
@@ -14,7 +14,12 @@ The steps we take to generate a table of contents are:
 * Parse table of contents HTML into the underlying data structure.
 """
 
-import six
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+try:                                    # pragma: no cover
+    from html.parser import HTMLParser  # noqa
+except ImportError:                     # pragma: no cover
+    from HTMLParser import HTMLParser   # noqa
 
 
 class TableOfContents(object):
@@ -50,10 +55,10 @@ class AnchorLink(object):
         return ret
 
 
-class TOCParser(six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser):
+class TOCParser(HTMLParser):
 
     def __init__(self):
-        six.moves.html_parser.HTMLParser.__init__(self)
+        HTMLParser.__init__(self)
         self.links = []
 
         self.in_anchor = False
diff --git a/mkdocs/utils.py b/mkdocs/utils.py
index 97a8f3ac..5f72cd96 100644
--- a/mkdocs/utils.py
+++ b/mkdocs/utils.py
@@ -7,14 +7,33 @@ Nothing in this module should have an knowledge of config or the layout
 and structure of the site and pages in the site.
 """
 
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import os
+import sys
 import shutil
-
 import markdown
-import six
 
 from mkdocs import toc
 
+try:                                                        # pragma: no cover
+    from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, urljoin  # noqa
+    from urllib.request import pathname2url                 # noqa
+    from collections import UserDict                        # noqa
+except ImportError:                                         # pragma: no cover
+    from urlparse import urlparse, urlunparse, urljoin      # noqa
+    from urllib import pathname2url                         # noqa
+    from UserDict import UserDict                           # noqa
+
+
+PY3 = sys.version_info[0] == 3
+
+if PY3:                         # pragma: no cover
+    string_types = str,         # noqa
+    text_type = str             # noqa
+else:                           # pragma: no cover
+    string_types = basestring,  # noqa
+    text_type = unicode         # noqa
+
 
 def reduce_list(data_set):
     """ Reduce duplicate items in a list and preserve order """
@@ -190,7 +209,7 @@ def create_media_urls(nav, path_list):
 
     for path in path_list:
         # Allow links to fully qualified URL's
-        parsed = six.moves.urllib.parse.urlparse(path)
+        parsed = urlparse(path)
         if parsed.netloc:
             final_urls.append(path)
             continue
@@ -221,7 +240,7 @@ def create_relative_media_url(nav, url):
     """
 
     # Allow links to fully qualified URL's
-    parsed = six.moves.urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
+    parsed = urlparse(url)
     if parsed.netloc:
         return url
 
@@ -243,7 +262,7 @@ def create_relative_media_url(nav, url):
     # correctly for images in the same directory as the markdown. I think this
     # is due to us moving it into a directory with index.html, but I'm not sure
     if (nav.file_context.current_file.endswith("/index.md") is False and
-            nav.url_context.base_path is not '/' and
+            nav.url_context.base_path != '/' and
             relative_url.startswith("./")):
         relative_url = ".%s" % relative_url
 
@@ -256,7 +275,7 @@ def path_to_url(path):
     if os.path.sep == '/':
         return path
 
-    return six.moves.urllib.request.pathname2url(path)
+    return pathname2url(path)
 
 
 def convert_markdown(markdown_source, extensions=None, extension_configs=None):
diff --git a/requirements/project.txt b/requirements/project.txt
index 90eab790..15b16e28 100644
--- a/requirements/project.txt
+++ b/requirements/project.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ Jinja2>=2.7.1
 livereload>=2.3.2
 Markdown>=2.5
 PyYAML>=3.10
-six>=1.9.0
 tornado>=4.1
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 863f3ea3..53ed104a 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ setup(
         'livereload>=2.3.2',
         'Markdown>=2.3.1,<2.5' if PY26 else 'Markdown>=2.3.1',
         'PyYAML>=3.10',
-        'six>=1.9.0',
         'tornado>=4.1',
     ],
     entry_points={