diff --git a/dumpflash/ecc.py b/dumpflash/ecc.py
index cdbdb85..cd9e287 100644
--- a/dumpflash/ecc.py
+++ b/dumpflash/ecc.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def calc(self, body):
         p4 = 0
         p4_ = 0
         for i in range(0, len(body), 1):
-            ch = ord(body[i])
+            ch = body[i]
             bit0 = ch & 0x1
             bit1 = (ch >> 1) & 0x1
             bit2 = (ch >> 2) & 0x1
diff --git a/dumpflash/flashimage.py b/dumpflash/flashimage.py
index f04de88..46f9ade 100644
--- a/dumpflash/flashimage.py
+++ b/dumpflash/flashimage.py
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ def check_ecc(self, start_page = 0, end_page = -1):
 
             count += 1
             body = data[0:self.SrcImage.PageSize]
-            oob_ecc0 = ord(data[self.SrcImage.PageSize])
-            oob_ecc1 = ord(data[self.SrcImage.PageSize+1])
-            oob_ecc2 = ord(data[self.SrcImage.PageSize+2])
+            oob_ecc0 = data[self.SrcImage.PageSize]
+            oob_ecc1 = data[self.SrcImage.PageSize+1]
+            oob_ecc2 = data[self.SrcImage.PageSize+2]
 
             if (oob_ecc0 == 0xff and oob_ecc1 == 0xff and oob_ecc2 == 0xff) or (oob_ecc0 == 0x00 and oob_ecc1 == 0x00 and oob_ecc2 == 0x00):
                 continue