diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/pollsters/test_cpu.py b/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/pollsters/test_cpu.py
index ebd2566333..ebd577f9a4 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/pollsters/test_cpu.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/pollsters/test_cpu.py
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ from ceilometer.tests.unit.compute.pollsters import base
 
 class TestCPUPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestCPUPollster, self).setUp()
-
     @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
     def test_get_samples(self):
         next_value = iter((
@@ -77,9 +74,6 @@ class TestCPUPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
 class TestCPUUtilPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestCPUUtilPollster, self).setUp()
-
     @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
     def test_get_samples(self):
         next_value = iter((
@@ -110,9 +104,6 @@ class TestCPUUtilPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
 class TestCPUL3CachePollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestCPUL3CachePollster, self).setUp()
-
     @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
     def test_get_samples(self):
         next_value = iter((
diff --git a/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/pollsters/test_memory.py b/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/pollsters/test_memory.py
index ec31ec1397..63b8ae51bd 100644
--- a/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/pollsters/test_memory.py
+++ b/ceilometer/tests/unit/compute/pollsters/test_memory.py
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ from ceilometer.tests.unit.compute.pollsters import base
 
 class TestMemoryPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestMemoryPollster, self).setUp()
-
     @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
     def test_get_samples(self):
         next_value = iter((
@@ -88,9 +85,6 @@ class TestMemoryPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
 class TestResidentMemoryPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestResidentMemoryPollster, self).setUp()
-
     @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
     def test_get_samples(self):
         next_value = iter((
@@ -136,9 +130,6 @@ class TestResidentMemoryPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
 class TestMemoryBandwidthPollster(base.TestPollsterBase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestMemoryBandwidthPollster, self).setUp()
-
     @mock.patch('ceilometer.pipeline.setup_pipeline', mock.MagicMock())
     def test_get_samples(self):
         next_value = iter((