diff --git a/test/bytecode_2.4_run/00_docstring.pyc b/test/bytecode_2.4_run/00_docstring.pyc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2eb5e8ef
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diff --git a/test/simple_source/stmts/00_docstring.py b/test/simple_source/stmts/00_docstring.py
index d8f2a077..c8e83309 100644
--- a/test/simple_source/stmts/00_docstring.py
+++ b/test/simple_source/stmts/00_docstring.py
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 # uncompyle2 bug was not escaping """ properly
 
 # RUNNABLE!
 r'''func placeholder - with ("""\nstring\n""")'''
+
+def uni(word):
+  u"""        <----- SEE 'u' HERE
+  >>> mylen(u"áéíóú")
+  5
+  """
+
+
 def foo():
     r'''func placeholder - ' and with ("""\nstring\n""")'''
 
@@ -39,5 +48,9 @@ def baz():
         >>> t.rundict(m1.__dict__, 'rundict_test_pvt')  # None are skipped.
         TestResults(failed=0, attempted=8)
     """
+    assert uni.__doc__ ==   u"""        <----- SEE 'u' HERE
+  >>> mylen(u"áéíóú")
+  5
+  """
 
 baz()
diff --git a/uncompyle6/semantics/helper.py b/uncompyle6/semantics/helper.py
index f941831e..31bb7be0 100644
--- a/uncompyle6/semantics/helper.py
+++ b/uncompyle6/semantics/helper.py
@@ -137,19 +137,12 @@ def print_docstring(self, indent, docstring):
 
         # Escape triple quote when needed
         if quote == '"""':
-            if self.version > 2.7:
-                replace_str = '\\"""'
-            else:
-                replace_str = '\\"\\"\\"'
-            docstring = docstring.replace(quote, replace_str)
+            replace_str = '\\"""'
         else:
             assert quote == "'''"
-            if self.version > 2.7:
-                replace_str = "\\'''"
-            else:
-                replace_str = "\\'\\'\\'"
-            docstring = docstring.replace(quote, replace_str)
+            replace_str = "\\'''"
 
+        docstring = docstring.replace(quote, replace_str)
         docstring = docstring.replace('\t', '\\\\')
 
     lines = docstring.split('\n')