--- a/launcher/game/choose_theme.rpy
+++ b/launcher/game/choose_theme.rpy
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ init python:
     import random
     import codecs
     import re
+    import six
     import sys
-    import future.utils
 
     def theme_names():
         """
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ init python:
             return
 
         renpy.style.restore(style_backup)
-        future.utils.exec_(theme_data.THEME[theme][scheme], globals(), globals())
+        six.exec_(theme_data.THEME[theme][scheme], globals(), globals())
 
         # Rebuild the style cache.
         renpy.style.rebuild(False)
--- a/module/generate_styles.py
+++ b/module/generate_styles.py
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function, unicode_literals, division, absolute_import
 
-from future import standard_library
-standard_library.install_aliases()
-
 from builtins import str
 
 import collections
--- a/module/setup.py
+++ b/module/setup.py
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ import sys
 import os
 import subprocess
 
-import future
-
 # Change to the directory containing this file.
 BASE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
 os.chdir(BASE)
--- a/renpy/audio/audio.py
+++ b/renpy/audio/audio.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolut
 from renpy.compat import PY2, basestring, bchr, bord, chr, open, pystr, range, round, str, tobytes, unicode # *
 
 
-from future.utils import raise_
+from six import reraise
 
 import time
 import pygame_sdl2 # @UnusedImport
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ def periodic():
             exc = periodic_exc
             periodic_exc = None
 
-            raise_(exc[0], exc[1], exc[2])
+            reraise(exc[0], exc[1], exc[2])
 
         run_periodic = True
         periodic_condition.notify()
--- a/renpy/common/00updater.rpy
+++ b/renpy/common/00updater.rpy
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ init -1500 python in updater:
     import zlib
     import codecs
     import io
-    import future.utils
+    import six
 
     def urlopen(url):
         import requests
@@ -1054,9 +1054,9 @@ init -1500 python in updater:
             if "RENPY_TEST_MONKEYPATCH" in os.environ:
                 with open(os.environ["RENPY_TEST_MONKEYPATCH"], "r") as f:
                     monkeypatch = f.read()
-                    future.utils.exec_(monkeypatch, globals(), globals())
+                    six.exec_(monkeypatch, globals(), globals())
             elif verified and "monkeypatch" in self.updates:
-                future.utils.exec_(self.updates["monkeypatch"], globals(), globals())
+                six.exec_(self.updates["monkeypatch"], globals(), globals())
 
         def add_dlc_state(self, name):
 
--- a/renpy/compat/__init__.py
+++ b/renpy/compat/__init__.py
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ Right now, it does the following things:
 
 from __future__ import division, absolute_import, with_statement, print_function, unicode_literals
 
-import future.standard_library
-import future.utils
+import six
 import builtins
 
 import io
@@ -69,14 +68,9 @@ import operator
 python_open = open
 
 ################################################################################
-# Alias the Python 3 standard library.
-
-future.standard_library.install_aliases()
-
-################################################################################
 # Determine if this is Python2.
 
-PY2 = future.utils.PY2
+PY2 = six.PY2
 
 ################################################################################
 # Make open mimic Python 3.
@@ -114,24 +108,24 @@ renpy.update_path()
 ################################################################################
 # String (text and binary) types and functions.
 
-basestring = future.utils.string_types
+basestring = six.string_types
 pystr = str
-unicode = future.utils.text_type
+unicode = six.text_type
 
 # This tries to help pylance get the types right.
-str = builtins.str; globals()["str"] = future.utils.text_type
+str = builtins.str; globals()["str"] = six.text_type
 
 
-bord = future.utils.bord
+bord = six.byte2int
 
 if PY2:
     bchr = chr # type: ignore
 else:
     def bchr(i): # type: (int) -> bytes
         return bytes([i])
-tobytes = future.utils.tobytes
+tobytes = six.b
 
-from future.builtins import chr
+chr = six.unichr
 
 ################################################################################
 # Dictionary views.
--- a/renpy/execution.py
+++ b/renpy/execution.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 from __future__ import division, absolute_import, with_statement, print_function, unicode_literals
 from renpy.compat import PY2, basestring, bchr, bord, chr, open, pystr, range, round, str, tobytes, unicode # *
 
-from future.utils import reraise
+from six import reraise
 
 import sys
 import time
--- a/renpy/loadsave.py
+++ b/renpy/loadsave.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from __future__ import division, absolute_import, with_statement, print_function, unicode_literals
 from renpy.compat import PY2, basestring, bchr, bord, chr, open, pystr, range, round, str, tobytes, unicode # *
 
-from future.utils import reraise
+from six import reraise
 
 from typing import Optional