diff --git a/recipes/apple_daily.recipe b/recipes/apple_daily.recipe
index c7603d2f89..ebf7c33330 100644
--- a/recipes/apple_daily.recipe
+++ b/recipes/apple_daily.recipe
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import os
 import datetime
 import re
 from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import BasicNewsRecipe
-from contextlib import nested
 from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf2 import OPFCreator
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.toc import TOC
@@ -302,5 +301,5 @@ class AppleDaily(BasicNewsRecipe):
         opf.create_spine(entries)
         opf.set_toc(toc)
 
-        with nested(open(opf_path, 'wb'), open(ncx_path, 'wb')) as (opf_file, ncx_file):
+        with open(opf_path, 'wb') as opf_file, open(ncx_path, 'wb') as ncx_file:
             opf.render(opf_file, ncx_file)
diff --git a/recipes/ming_pao.recipe b/recipes/ming_pao.recipe
index 3af15cdfeb..ecf8420200 100644
--- a/recipes/ming_pao.recipe
+++ b/recipes/ming_pao.recipe
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ import datetime
 import re
 import mechanize
 from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import BasicNewsRecipe
-from contextlib import nested
 from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf2 import OPFCreator
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.toc import TOC
@@ -1177,5 +1176,5 @@ class MPRecipe(BasicNewsRecipe):
         opf.create_spine(entries)
         opf.set_toc(toc)
 
-        with nested(open(opf_path, 'wb'), open(ncx_path, 'wb')) as (opf_file, ncx_file):
+        with open(opf_path, 'wb') as opf_file, open(ncx_path, 'wb') as ncx_file:
             opf.render(opf_file, ncx_file)
diff --git a/recipes/ming_pao_toronto.recipe b/recipes/ming_pao_toronto.recipe
index 0138e2c6af..fe0a794010 100644
--- a/recipes/ming_pao_toronto.recipe
+++ b/recipes/ming_pao_toronto.recipe
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ import datetime
 import re
 import mechanize
 from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import BasicNewsRecipe
-from contextlib import nested
 from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf2 import OPFCreator
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.toc import TOC
@@ -1015,5 +1014,5 @@ class MPRecipe(BasicNewsRecipe):
         opf.create_spine(entries)
         opf.set_toc(toc)
 
-        with nested(open(opf_path, 'wb'), open(ncx_path, 'wb')) as (opf_file, ncx_file):
+        with open(opf_path, 'wb') as opf_file, open(ncx_path, 'wb') as ncx_file:
             opf.render(opf_file, ncx_file)
diff --git a/recipes/ming_pao_vancouver.recipe b/recipes/ming_pao_vancouver.recipe
index 11ab387c65..8060b37024 100644
--- a/recipes/ming_pao_vancouver.recipe
+++ b/recipes/ming_pao_vancouver.recipe
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ import datetime
 import re
 import mechanize
 from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import BasicNewsRecipe
-from contextlib import nested
 from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf2 import OPFCreator
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.toc import TOC
@@ -1015,5 +1014,5 @@ class MPRecipe(BasicNewsRecipe):
         opf.create_spine(entries)
         opf.set_toc(toc)
 
-        with nested(open(opf_path, 'wb'), open(ncx_path, 'wb')) as (opf_file, ncx_file):
+        with open(opf_path, 'wb') as opf_file, open(ncx_path, 'wb') as ncx_file:
             opf.render(opf_file, ncx_file)
diff --git a/recipes/singtaohk.recipe b/recipes/singtaohk.recipe
index 6a643b84e2..aecfb06258 100644
--- a/recipes/singtaohk.recipe
+++ b/recipes/singtaohk.recipe
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import os
 import datetime
 import re
 from calibre.web.feeds.recipes import BasicNewsRecipe
-from contextlib import nested
 from calibre.ebooks.BeautifulSoup import BeautifulSoup
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.opf2 import OPFCreator
 from calibre.ebooks.metadata.toc import TOC
@@ -527,5 +526,5 @@ class STHKRecipe(BasicNewsRecipe):
         opf.create_spine(entries)
         opf.set_toc(toc)
 
-        with nested(open(opf_path, 'wb'), open(ncx_path, 'wb')) as (opf_file, ncx_file):
+        with open(opf_path, 'wb') as opf_file, open(ncx_path, 'wb') as ncx_file:
             opf.render(opf_file, ncx_file)