diff --git a/master.cfg b/master.cfg
index 7fcba71..17b64ea 100644
--- a/master.cfg
+++ b/master.cfg
@@ -118,43 +118,43 @@ def MessageGDBTesters (mode, name, build, results, master_status):
     """This function is responsible for composing the message that will be
 send to the gdb-testers mailing list."""
     # Subject
-    subj = r"Failures on %s" % name
+    subj = "Failures on %s" % name
 
     # Body
-    text = r""
+    text = ""
 
     # Buildslave name, useful for knowing the exact configuration.
-    text += r"Builder:\n"
-    text += r"\t%s\n" % build.getSlavename ()
+    text += "Builder:\n"
+    text += "\t%s\n" % build.getSlavename ()
 
     # Commits that were tested.  Usually we should be dealing with
     # only one commit
-    text += r"Commit(s) tested:\n"
+    text += "Commit(s) tested:\n"
     ss_list = build.getSourceStamps ()
     for ss in ss_list:
-        text += r"\t%s\n" % ss.revision
+        text += "\t%s\n" % ss.revision
 
     # URL to find more info about what went wrong.
-    text += r"Log URL(s):\n"
+    text += "Log URL(s):\n"
     for ss in ss_list:
-        text += r"\t<%sresults/%s/%s>\n" % (master_status.getBuildbotURL (), name, ss.revision)
+        text += "\t<%sresults/%s/%s>\n" % (master_status.getBuildbotURL (), name, ss.revision)
 
     # Who's to blame?
-    text += r"Author(s):\n"
+    text += "Author(s):\n"
     for author in build.getResponsibleUsers():
-        text += r"\t%s\n" % author
+        text += "\t%s\n" % author
 
     # Including the 'regressions' log.  This is the 'diff' of what
     # went wrong.
-    text += r"\n"
-    text += r"============================\n"
+    text += "\n"
+    text += "============================\n"
     for log in build.getLogs ():
         if log.getName () == 'regressions':
             if not log.hasContents ():
                 # If the 'regressions' log has no content, it probably
                 # means that the test failed because of a timeout or
                 # something.  In this case, we just warn.
-                text += r"<< TESTING FAILED (probably timeout) >>\nPlease check the logs on the web\n"
+                text += "<< TESTING FAILED (probably timeout) >>\nPlease check the logs on the web\n"
             else:
                 text += log.getText ()
             break
@@ -162,24 +162,24 @@ send to the gdb-testers mailing list."""
 
     # Including the 'xfail' log.  It is important to say which tests
     # we are ignoring.
-    xfail = os.path.join (gdb_web_base, name, r'xfail')
+    xfail = os.path.join (gdb_web_base, name, 'xfail')
     if os.path.exists (xfail):
-        text += r"\n"
-        text += r"Failures that are being ignored:\n\n"
+        text += "\n"
+        text += "Failures that are being ignored:\n\n"
         with open (xfail, 'r') as f:
             text += f.read ()
-    text += r"\n"
+    text += "\n"
     return { 'body' : text,
-             'type' : r'plain',
+             'type' : 'plain',
              'subject' : subj }
 
 from buildbot.status import mail
-mn = mail.MailNotifier(fromaddr = r"sergiodj@redhat.com",
+mn = mail.MailNotifier(fromaddr = "sergiodj@redhat.com",
                        sendToInterestedUsers = False,
-                       extraRecipients = [r'sergiodj@redhat.com'],
+                       extraRecipients = ['sergiodj@redhat.com'],
 #                       extraRecipients = ['gdb-testers@sourceware.org'],
-                       relayhost = r"smtp.corp.redhat.com",
-                       mode = (r'failing'),
+                       relayhost = "smtp.corp.redhat.com",
+                       mode = ('failing'),
                        smtpPort = 25,
                        messageFormatter = MessageGDBTesters,
                        extraHeaders = { 'X-GDB-Buildbot' : '1' })