diff --git a/barbican/tests/certificate_utils.py b/barbican/tests/certificate_utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b993f3571..000000000
--- a/barbican/tests/certificate_utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2015 Cisco Systems
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
-# implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-"""
-The following functions were created for testing purposes.
-"""
-
-from OpenSSL import crypto
-
-
-def create_key_pair(type, bits):
-    key_pair = crypto.PKey()
-    key_pair.generate_key(type, bits)
-    return key_pair
-
-
-def get_valid_csr_object():
-    """Create a valid X509Req object"""
-    key_pair = create_key_pair(crypto.TYPE_RSA, 2048)
-    csr = crypto.X509Req()
-    subject = csr.get_subject()
-    setattr(subject, "CN", "host.example.net")
-    csr.set_pubkey(key_pair)
-    csr.sign(key_pair, "sha256")
-    return csr
-
-
-def create_good_csr():
-    """Generate a CSR that will pass validation."""
-    csr = get_valid_csr_object()
-    pem = crypto.dump_certificate_request(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, csr)
-    return pem
-
-
-def create_csr_that_has_not_been_signed():
-    """Return a CSR that has not been signed."""
-    # NOTE(xek): This method was relying on unsupported behaviour
-    # in OpenSSL to create an unsigned CSR in the past, so just
-    # return a pre-generated certificate request.
-    return b"""-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
-MIIBUTCCAUgCAQAwGzEZMBcGA1UEAwwQaG9zdC5leGFtcGxlLm5ldDCCASIwDQYJ
-KoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBAPPO24Fzfoh4pAqfzGrJGEwINi42MY4S
-NMI8+l53vwD0Ld5FN9O044NAuDrGv5KbCoKI6APRYsESZ3adaiHKXfIiEX9QPn8D
-wJVU388O7gi43tUFl02a65ffczDDYQqHc05rFACvYhYzsjXescqeQjQydI8GcSe0
-UGsi4IEyU3iI9hKgYwGRRbPezlkpK5t/wW08Qv1muPNkJi1kJklSrNbVYfN+lj7U
-e3hntigVIo9AP7d++YcMVelrQqFRkhC9+LPo75cKZ5qONQKp5qbDXuHyXh8/H3gv
-G903n2Dy9QqqV3zNbDyhBLcjv6802ITtSZSv/GuGM2UUj1o+Eo4B2ycCAwEAAaAA
-MAADAQA=
------END CERTIFICATE REQUEST-----
-"""
-
-
-def create_csr_signed_with_wrong_key():
-    """Generate a CSR that has been signed by the wrong key."""
-    key_pair1 = create_key_pair(crypto.TYPE_RSA, 2048)
-    key_pair2 = create_key_pair(crypto.TYPE_RSA, 2048)
-    csr = crypto.X509Req()
-    subject = csr.get_subject()
-    setattr(subject, "CN", "host.example.net")
-    # set public key from key pair 1
-    csr.set_pubkey(key_pair1)
-    # sign with public key from key pair 2
-    csr.sign(key_pair2, "sha256")
-    pem = crypto.dump_certificate_request(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, csr)
-    return pem
-
-
-def create_bad_csr():
-    """Generate a CSR that will not parse."""
-    return b"Bad PKCS10 Data"
-
-
-def create_csr_with_bad_subject_dn():
-    """Generate a CSR that has a bad subject dn."""
-    key_pair = create_key_pair(crypto.TYPE_RSA, 2048)
-    csr = crypto.X509Req()
-    subject = csr.get_subject()
-    # server certs require attribute 'CN'
-    setattr(subject, "UID", "bar")
-    csr.set_pubkey(key_pair)
-    csr.sign(key_pair, "sha256")
-    pem = crypto.dump_certificate_request(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, csr)
-    return pem
diff --git a/barbican/tests/utils.py b/barbican/tests/utils.py
index 3991406d1..7b95de1d9 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/utils.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import time
 import types
 from unittest import mock
 
-from OpenSSL import crypto
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 import oslotest.base as oslotest
@@ -657,25 +656,6 @@ def get_triple_des_key():
     return s
 
 
-def is_cert_valid(expected, observed):
-    c1 = crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, expected)
-    c2 = crypto.load_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, observed)
-    return (crypto.dump_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, c1) ==
-            crypto.dump_certificate(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, c2))
-
-
-def is_private_key_valid(expected, observed):
-    k1 = crypto.load_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, expected)
-    k2 = crypto.load_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, observed)
-    return (crypto.dump_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, k1) ==
-            crypto.dump_privatekey(crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, k2))
-
-
-def is_public_key_valid(expected, observed):
-    # TODO(alee) fill in the relevant test here
-    return True
-
-
 def is_kmip_enabled():
     return os.environ.get('KMIP_PLUGIN_ENABLED') is not None