diff --git a/actions/actions.py b/actions/actions.py
index ef8791f..96fa481 100755
--- a/actions/actions.py
+++ b/actions/actions.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def _get_services():
     services = SWIFT_SVCS[:]
     # Before Icehouse there was no swift-container-sync
     if get_os_codename_package("swift-container") < "icehouse":
-        services.pop("swift-container-sync")
+        services.remove("swift-container-sync")
     return services
 
 
diff --git a/tests/basic_deployment.py b/tests/basic_deployment.py
index a016374..f87e38c 100644
--- a/tests/basic_deployment.py
+++ b/tests/basic_deployment.py
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class SwiftStorageBasicDeployment(OpenStackAmuletDeployment):
                                   'swift-object-server',
                                   'swift-object-updater']
         if self._get_openstack_release() < self.precise_icehouse:
-            swift_storage_services.pop('swift-container-sync')
+            swift_storage_services.remove('swift-container-sync')
         # We can't use validate_unit_process_ids and friends because
         # 1) they don't use -x on pidof, so can't find scripts
         # 2) they will fail straight away if the process isn't running (