diff --git a/pixywerk2/defaults/chains.yaml b/pixywerk2/defaults/chains.yaml
index 4683860..18bb72e 100644
--- a/pixywerk2/defaults/chains.yaml
+++ b/pixywerk2/defaults/chains.yaml
@@ -62,24 +62,24 @@ template-html:
         - jinja2
         - jinja2_page_embed
 
-# Smart CSS are simply converted to CSS.
-sass:
-    extension:
-        - sass
-        - scss
-    chain:
-        - process_sass
-less:
-    extension:
-        - less
-    chain:
-        - process_less
+# # Smart CSS are simply converted to CSS.
+# sass:
+#     extension:
+#         - sass
+#         - scss
+#     chain:
+#         - process_sass
+# less:
+#     extension:
+#         - less
+#     chain:
+#         - process_less
 
-stylus:
-    extension:
-        - styl
-    chain:
-        - process_styl
+# stylus:
+#     extension:
+#         - styl
+#     chain:
+#         - process_styl
 
 # # Images are processed into thumbnails and sized in addition to being retained as their original
 # FIXME implement split chain processor, implement processor arguments,
diff --git a/pixywerk2/template_tools.py b/pixywerk2/template_tools.py
index 28e4249..058fb76 100644
--- a/pixywerk2/template_tools.py
+++ b/pixywerk2/template_tools.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def file_content(root: str, metatree: MetaTree, processor_chains: ProcessorChain
         metadata = metatree.get_metadata(file_name)
         chain = processor_chains.get_chain_for_filename(os.path.join(root, file_name), ctx=metadata)
         contcache[file_name] = chain.output
-        return unicode(chain.output)
+        return str(chain.output)
 
     return get_file_content