diff --git a/barbican/hacking/checks.py b/barbican/hacking/checks.py
index 51ba51321..8fdaf77a7 100644
--- a/barbican/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/barbican/hacking/checks.py
@@ -32,16 +32,10 @@ Guidelines for writing new hacking checks
    on the B3xx value.
  - List the new rule in the top level HACKING.rst file
  - Add test cases for each new rule to barbican/tests/test_hacking.py
-
 """
 
 oslo_namespace_imports = re.compile(r"from[\s]*oslo[.](.*)")
 dict_constructor_with_list_copy_re = re.compile(r".*\bdict\((\[)?(\(|\[)")
-assert_no_xrange_re = re.compile(r"\s*xrange\s*\(")
-assert_True = re.compile(r".*assertEqual\(True, .*\)")
-assert_None = re.compile(r".*assertEqual\(None, .*\)")
-assert_Not_Equal = re.compile(r".*assertNotEqual\(None, .*\)")
-assert_Is_Not = re.compile(r".*assertIsNot\(None, .*\)")
 no_log_warn = re.compile(r".*LOG.warn\(.*\)")
 
 
@@ -179,47 +173,14 @@ def dict_constructor_with_list_copy(logical_line):
 
     B318
     """
-    msg = ("B318: Must use a dict comprehension instead of a dict constructor"
-           " with a sequence of key-value pairs."
-           )
+    msg = (
+        "B318: Must use a dict comprehension instead of a dict constructor "
+        "with a sequence of key-value pairs."
+    )
     if dict_constructor_with_list_copy_re.match(logical_line):
         yield (0, msg)
 
 
-@core.flake8ext
-def no_xrange(logical_line):
-    """Do not use 'xrange'
-
-    B319
-    """
-    if assert_no_xrange_re.match(logical_line):
-        yield(0, "B319: Do not use xrange().")
-
-
-@core.flake8ext
-def validate_assertTrue(logical_line):
-    """Use 'assertTrue' instead of 'assertEqual'
-
-    B312
-    """
-    if re.match(assert_True, logical_line):
-        msg = ("B312: Unit tests should use assertTrue(value) instead"
-               " of using assertEqual(True, value).")
-        yield(0, msg)
-
-
-@core.flake8ext
-def validate_assertIsNone(logical_line):
-    """Use 'assertIsNone' instead of 'assertEqual'
-
-    B311
-    """
-    if re.match(assert_None, logical_line):
-        msg = ("B311: Unit tests should use assertIsNone(value) instead"
-               " of using assertEqual(None, value).")
-        yield(0, msg)
-
-
 @core.flake8ext
 def no_log_warn_check(logical_line):
     """Disallow 'LOG.warn'
@@ -229,17 +190,3 @@ def no_log_warn_check(logical_line):
     msg = ("B320: LOG.warn is deprecated, please use LOG.warning!")
     if re.match(no_log_warn, logical_line):
         yield(0, msg)
-
-
-@core.flake8ext
-def validate_assertIsNotNone(logical_line):
-    """Use 'assertIsNotNone'
-
-    B321
-    """
-    if re.match(assert_Not_Equal, logical_line) or \
-       re.match(assert_Is_Not, logical_line):
-        msg = ("B321: Unit tests should use assertIsNotNone(value) instead"
-               " of using assertNotEqual(None, value) or"
-               " assertIsNot(None, value).")
-        yield(0, msg)
diff --git a/barbican/tests/test_hacking.py b/barbican/tests/test_hacking.py
index eb6daae88..af9c34a57 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/test_hacking.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/test_hacking.py
@@ -118,34 +118,6 @@ class HackingTestCase(oslotest.base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(0, len(list(checks.dict_constructor_with_list_copy(
             "      self._render_dict(xml, data_el, data.__dict__)"))))
 
-    def test_no_xrange(self):
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(list(checks.no_xrange("xrange(45)"))))
-
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(list(checks.no_xrange("range(45)"))))
-
-    def test_validate_assertTrue(self):
-        test_value = True
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(list(checks.validate_assertTrue(
-            "assertTrue(True)"))))
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(list(checks.validate_assertTrue(
-            "assertEqual(True, %s)" % test_value))))
-
-    def test_validate_assertIsNone(self):
-        test_value = None
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(list(checks.validate_assertIsNone(
-            "assertIsNone(None)"))))
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(list(checks.validate_assertIsNone(
-            "assertEqual(None, %s)" % test_value))))
-
-    def test_validate_assertIsNotNone(self):
-        test_value = None
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(list(checks.validate_assertIsNotNone(
-            "assertIsNotNone(NotNone)"))))
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(list(checks.validate_assertIsNotNone(
-            "assertNotEqual(None, %s)" % test_value))))
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(list(checks.validate_assertIsNotNone(
-            "assertIsNot(None, %s)" % test_value))))
-
     def test_no_log_warn_check(self):
         self.assertEqual(0, len(list(checks.no_log_warn_check(
             "LOG.warning('This should not trigger LOG.warn"
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 171e23dd3..ce2373921 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -64,14 +64,6 @@ commands = {posargs}
 [testenv:debug]
 commands = oslo_debug_helper -t barbican/tests {posargs}
 
-[testenv:py3pep8]
-# This hack is in place to allow us to run py3 based flake8
-# without installing barbican.
-install_command = /bin/echo {packages}
-commands =
-  pip install "hacking>=3.0,<3.1.0"
-  flake8 barbican setup.py
-
 [testenv:docs]
 # This environment is called from CI scripts to test and publish
 # the main docs to https://docs.openstack.org/barbican
@@ -175,11 +167,7 @@ commands = oslopolicy-sample-generator --config-file=etc/oslo-config-generator/p
 [flake8:local-plugins]
 extension =
     B310 = checks:CheckLoggingFormatArgs
-    B311 = checks:validate_assertIsNone
-    B312 = checks:validate_assertTrue
     B317 = checks:check_oslo_namespace_imports
     B318 = checks:dict_constructor_with_list_copy
-    B319 = checks:no_xrange
     B320 = checks:no_log_warn_check
-    B321 = checks:validate_assertIsNotNone
 paths = ./barbican/hacking