diff --git a/reporting/srcframes2ans b/reporting/srcframes2ans
index 023a956..b9fa102 100755
--- a/reporting/srcframes2ans
+++ b/reporting/srcframes2ans
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ class bc:
         return "\033[" + str(y) + ";" + str(x) + "H"
 
     def posprint(self, y, x, s):
-        sys.stdout.write((self.pos(y, x) + str(s)).encode("utf-8"))
+        sys.stdout.write((self.pos(y, x) + str(s)))
 
     def clear(self):
-        sys.stdout.write((self.CLR + self.pos(0, 0)).encode("utf-8"))
+        sys.stdout.write((self.CLR + self.pos(0, 0)))
 
     def clear_to_end(self):
-        sys.stdout.write(self.CLREND.encode("utf-8"))
+        sys.stdout.write(self.CLREND)
 
     def color_char(self, s):
         for i, c in enumerate(self.color_keys):
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ class bc:
 
 def end_drawing(opts):
     if opts.zero_final:
-        sys.stdout.write(bc.Z.encode("utf-8"))
+        sys.stdout.write(bc.Z)
     sys.exit(0)
 
 
@@ -299,9 +299,7 @@ u                        f                       u
 ;                        f                       U
 ;                        f                       U
 ====EOI
-Outputs:'''.encode(
-        "utf-8"
-    )
+Outputs:'''
     return testimage.split("\n")
 
 
@@ -325,7 +323,7 @@ while True:
     for row in f:
         if not row:
             end_drawing(opts)
-        row = row.decode("utf-8").rstrip("\n\r")
+        row = row.rstrip("\n\r")
         if row.startswith(NEWIMAGE):
             break
         if row.startswith(ENDOFFILE):
@@ -379,7 +377,7 @@ while True:
                 for frame in colors:
                     try:
                         if frame[i][c] != " ":
-                            sys.stdout.write(bc.color_char(frame[i][c]).encode("utf-8"))
+                            sys.stdout.write(bc.color_char(frame[i][c]))
                     except IndexError:
                         pass
             char = " "
@@ -388,9 +386,9 @@ while True:
                     continue
                 char = layer[i][c]
 
-            sys.stdout.write(char.encode("utf-8"))
+            sys.stdout.write(char)
         if opts.color and opts.zero:
-            sys.stdout.write(bc.Z.encode("utf-8"))
+            sys.stdout.write(bc.Z)
         sys.stdout.write("\n")
     if pause > 0:
         time.sleep(pause)