diff --git a/barbican/api/__init__.py b/barbican/api/__init__.py
index 67fdad49b..212e0c392 100644
--- a/barbican/api/__init__.py
+++ b/barbican/api/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import pkgutil
 from oslo_policy import policy
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 import pecan
-import six
 
 from barbican.common import config
 from barbican.common import exception
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@ def get_items(obj):
 
 @get_items.register(dict)
 def _json_object(obj):
-    return six.iteritems(obj)
+    return obj.items()
 
 
 @get_items.register(list)
diff --git a/barbican/api/middleware/__init__.py b/barbican/api/middleware/__init__.py
index 68d7ef284..d0efe2532 100644
--- a/barbican/api/middleware/__init__.py
+++ b/barbican/api/middleware/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Barbican middleware modules.
 """
 import sys
 
-import six
 import webob.dec
 
 from barbican.common import utils
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ class Debug(Middleware):
         resp = req.get_response(self.application)
 
         LOG.debug(("*" * 40) + " RESPONSE HEADERS")
-        for (key, value) in six.iteritems(resp.headers):
+        for (key, value) in resp.headers.items():
             LOG.debug('%s=%s', key, value)
         LOG.debug(' ')
 
diff --git a/barbican/model/models.py b/barbican/model/models.py
index df5dfef5e..70db8293b 100644
--- a/barbican/model/models.py
+++ b/barbican/model/models.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ class ModelBase(object):
 
     def update(self, values):
         """dict.update() behaviour."""
-        for k, v in six.iteritems(values):
+        for k, v in values.items():
             self[k] = v
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
diff --git a/barbican/tests/queue/test_keystone_listener.py b/barbican/tests/queue/test_keystone_listener.py
index 05796afec..1e594a100 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/queue/test_keystone_listener.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/queue/test_keystone_listener.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import uuid
 import mock
 import oslo_messaging
 from oslo_service import service
-import six
 
 from barbican.common import config
 from barbican import queue
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ class UtilMixin(object):
 
     def revert_overrides(self):
         '''Reverts configuration override values after test end.'''
-        for k, v in six.iteritems(self.overrides):
+        for k, v in self.overrides.items():
             value, group = v
             self.conf.set_override(k, value, group)
 
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ class UtilMixin(object):
         self.addCleanup(self.revert_overrides)
 
     def opt_in_group(self, group, **kw):
-        for k, v in six.iteritems(kw):
+        for k, v in kw.items():
             # add to local overrides if its not already set
             # we want to keep the original value from first override
             dict_value = self.overrides.get(k)
diff --git a/barbican/tests/utils.py b/barbican/tests/utils.py
index 8c10753ed..8c7d27e7f 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/utils.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/utils.py
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ def construct_new_test_function(original_func, name, build_params):
         argdefs=six.get_function_defaults(original_func)
     )
 
-    for key, val in six.iteritems(original_func.__dict__):
+    for key, val in original_func.__dict__.items():
         if key != 'build_data':
             new_func.__dict__[key] = val
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def process_parameterized_function(name, func_obj, build_data):
     to_remove = []
     to_add = []
 
-    for subtest_name, params in six.iteritems(build_data):
+    for subtest_name, params in build_data.items():
         # Build new test function
         func_name = '{0}_{1}'.format(name, subtest_name)
         new_func = construct_new_test_function(func_obj, func_name, params)
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ def parameterized_test_case(cls):
     """
     tests_to_remove = []
     tests_to_add = []
-    for key, val in six.iteritems(vars(cls)):
+    for key, val in vars(cls).items():
         # Only process tests with build data on them
         if key.startswith('test_') and val.__dict__.get('build_data'):
             to_remove, to_add = process_parameterized_function(
diff --git a/functionaltests/api/v1/models/base_models.py b/functionaltests/api/v1/models/base_models.py
index 57365b0a8..e6de2ac23 100644
--- a/functionaltests/api/v1/models/base_models.py
+++ b/functionaltests/api/v1/models/base_models.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 import json
 import logging
 
-import six
-
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@ class BaseModel(object):
         resulting_dict = dictionary.copy()
 
         # Dumping the keys to a list as we'll be changing the dict size
-        empty_keys = [k for k, v in six.iteritems(dictionary) if v is None]
+        empty_keys = [k for k, v in dictionary.items() if v is None]
         for k in empty_keys:
             del resulting_dict[k]
         return resulting_dict