diff --git a/localized_fields/descriptor.py b/localized_fields/descriptor.py
index 8b4f30d..ca38011 100644
--- a/localized_fields/descriptor.py
+++ b/localized_fields/descriptor.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.utils import six, translation
+from django.utils import translation
 
 
 class LocalizedValueDescriptor:
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class LocalizedValueDescriptor:
         return instance.__dict__[self.field.name]
 
     def __set__(self, instance, value):
-        if isinstance(value, six.string_types):
+        if isinstance(value, str):
             language = translation.get_language() or settings.LANGUAGE_CODE
             self.__get__(instance).set(
                 language, value
diff --git a/localized_fields/fields/file_field.py b/localized_fields/fields/file_field.py
index 67097ed..039c785 100644
--- a/localized_fields/fields/file_field.py
+++ b/localized_fields/fields/file_field.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import posixpath
 from django.core.files import File
 from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
 from django.db.models.fields.files import FieldFile
-from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.encoding import force_str, force_text
 
 from localized_fields.fields import LocalizedField
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ class LocalizedFileValueDescriptor(LocalizedValueDescriptor):
     def __get__(self, instance, cls=None):
         value = super().__get__(instance, cls)
         for lang, file in value.__dict__.items():
-            if isinstance(file, six.string_types) or file is None:
+            if isinstance(file, str) or file is None:
                 file = self.field.value_class(instance, self.field, file, lang)
                 value.set(lang, file)
 
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ class LocalizedFileField(LocalizedField):
                 else:
                     # Need to convert File objects provided via a form to
                     # unicode for database insertion
-                    prep_value.set(k, six.text_type(v))
+                    prep_value.set(k, str(v))
             return super().get_prep_value(prep_value)
         return super().get_prep_value(value)