def remove_unicode(input_string: str):
    """
    Function that takes in a string and removes any unicode characters.

    Parameters
    ----------
    input_string : str
        The string to remove unicode from.

    Returns
    -------
    str
        String with unicode removed.
    """
    strencode = input_string.encode("ascii", "ignore")
    strdecode = strencode.decode()
    return strdecode