2 files changed, 4 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/django/http/request.py b/django/http/request.py
index 4ca2ed25fa..6f3b0c9951 100644
--- a/django/http/request.py
+++ b/django/http/request.py
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ from django.core.files import uploadhandler
 from django.http.multipartparser import MultiPartParser, MultiPartParserError
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.datastructures import ImmutableList, MultiValueDict
-from django.utils.encoding import (
-    escape_uri_path, force_bytes, force_str, iri_to_uri,
-)
+from django.utils.encoding import escape_uri_path, force_bytes, iri_to_uri
 from django.utils.http import is_same_domain, limited_parse_qsl
 
 RAISE_ERROR = object()
@@ -64,10 +62,8 @@ class HttpRequest:
 
     def __repr__(self):
         if self.method is None or not self.get_full_path():
-            return force_str('<%s>' % self.__class__.__name__)
-        return force_str(
-            '<%s: %s %r>' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.method, force_str(self.get_full_path()))
-        )
+            return '<%s>' % self.__class__.__name__
+        return '<%s: %s %r>' % (self.__class__.__name__, self.method, self.get_full_path())
 
     def _get_raw_host(self):
         """
diff --git a/django/http/response.py b/django/http/response.py
index c5294acbbd..e992adaed5 100644
--- a/django/http/response.py
+++ b/django/http/response.py
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import DisallowedRedirect
 from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
 from django.http.cookie import SimpleCookie
 from django.utils import timezone
-from django.utils.encoding import (
-    force_bytes, force_str, force_text, iri_to_uri,
-)
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_text, iri_to_uri
 from django.utils.http import cookie_date
 
 _charset_from_content_type_re = re.compile(r';\s*charset=(?P<charset>[^\s;]+)', re.I)
@@ -170,7 +168,6 @@ class HttpResponseBase:
         - an aware ``datetime.datetime`` object in any time zone.
         If it is a ``datetime.datetime`` object then ``max_age`` will be calculated.
         """
-        value = force_str(value)
         self.cookies[key] = value
         if expires is not None:
             if isinstance(expires, datetime.datetime):