diff --git a/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py b/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
index dff33338..ecd730d3 100644
--- a/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
+++ b/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_app.py
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from sat.core.log import getLogger
-
-log = getLogger(__name__)
-
 from sat.core.i18n import _
 from sat.core import exceptions
 from sat.tools import trigger
@@ -38,14 +35,8 @@ import sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import time
 
-try:
-    # FIXME: to be removed when an acceptable solution is here
-    str("")  # XXX: unicode doesn't exist in pyjamas
-except (
-    TypeError,
-    AttributeError,
-):  # Error raised is not the same depending on pyjsbuild options
-    str = str
+
+log = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class ProfileManager(object):
diff --git a/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py b/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
index 5712b712..54f8dc7f 100644
--- a/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
+++ b/sat_frontends/quick_frontend/quick_contact_list.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-# helper class for making a SAT frontend
+# helper class for making a SàT frontend contact lists
 # Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Jérôme Poisson (goffi@goffi.org)
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify