diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index e431f2d..5106940 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
 
   <buildtool_depend>ament_cmake</buildtool_depend>
 
-  <depend>python</depend>
-  <exec_depend>python-lxml</exec_depend>
-  <exec_depend>python-yaml</exec_depend>
-  <test_depend>python-mock</test_depend>
+  <exec_depend>python3-lxml</exec_depend>
+  <exec_depend>python3-yaml</exec_depend>
+  <test_depend>python3-mock</test_depend>
 
   <export>
     <build_type>ament_python</build_type>
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 2e4d844..6453942 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -28,14 +28,3 @@
     license='Apache License, Version 2.0',
     tests_require=['pytest'],
 )
-
-# from distutils.core import setup
-# from catkin_pkg.python_setup import generate_distutils_setup
-#
-# d = generate_distutils_setup(
-#     packages=['urdf_parser_py', 'urdf_parser_py.xml_reflection'],
-#     package_dir={'': 'src'}
-# )
-#
-# setup(**d)
-#
diff --git a/src/urdf_parser_py/xml_reflection/basics.py b/src/urdf_parser_py/xml_reflection/basics.py
index f206088..f8ea8a7 100644
--- a/src/urdf_parser_py/xml_reflection/basics.py
+++ b/src/urdf_parser_py/xml_reflection/basics.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 def xml_string(rootXml, addHeader=True):
     # Meh
-    xmlString = etree.tostring(rootXml, pretty_print=True)
+    xmlString = etree.tostring(rootXml, pretty_print=True, encoding=str)
     if addHeader:
         xmlString = '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n' + xmlString
     return xmlString