diff --git a/python/tvm/relay/frontend/onnx.py b/python/tvm/relay/frontend/onnx.py
index 1bd8673cd3aa..35a5c4eb1c0e 100644
--- a/python/tvm/relay/frontend/onnx.py
+++ b/python/tvm/relay/frontend/onnx.py
@@ -292,6 +292,14 @@ def _impl_v1(cls, inputs, attr, params):
                 msg = 'Value {} in attribute "auto_pad" of operator Conv is invalid.'
                 raise tvm.error.OpAttributeInvalid(msg.format(attr['auto_pad']))
             attr.pop('auto_pad')
+        elif len(attr['kernel_shape']) == 2:
+            sym_pad = True
+            padding = attr['pads']
+            for i in range(0, len(padding), 2):
+                sym_pad = sym_pad and padding[i] == padding[i + 1]
+
+            if sym_pad:
+                attr['pads'] = padding[0::2]
 
         out = AttrCvt(
             op_name=dimension_picker('conv'),
@@ -455,7 +463,7 @@ def _impl_v1(cls, inputs, attr, params):
         for i in range(dims):
             pad_width.append((pads[i], pads[i+dims]))
         attr['pad_width'] = pad_width
-        pad_mode = attr.get('mode', 'constant').decode('utf-8')
+        pad_mode = attr.get('mode', b'constant').decode('utf-8')
         if pad_mode in ['constant', 'edge', 'reflect']:
             attr['pad_mode'] = pad_mode
             attr.pop('mode', None)
@@ -478,7 +486,7 @@ def _impl_v2(cls, inputs, attr, params):
         for i in range(dims):
             pad_width.append((pads[i], pads[i+dims]))
         attr['pad_width'] = pad_width
-        pad_mode = attr.get('mode', 'constant').decode('utf-8')
+        pad_mode = attr.get('mode', b'constant').decode('utf-8')
         if pad_mode in ['constant', 'edge', 'reflect']:
             attr['pad_mode'] = pad_mode
             attr.pop('mode', None)
@@ -570,7 +578,7 @@ class DepthToSpace(OnnxOpConverter):
     def _impl_v11(cls, inputs, attr, params):
 
         block_size = int(attr['blocksize'])
-        mode = attr.get("mode", "DCR")
+        mode = attr.get('mode', b'DCR').decode('utf-8')
         return _op.nn.depth_to_space(inputs[0], block_size, mode=mode)