diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/keystone_rest_tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/keystone_rest_tests.py
index ac0a4894f3..e794174a4e 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/keystone_rest_tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/keystone_rest_tests.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import mock
-import unittest2
+import testtools
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from openstack_dashboard.api.rest import keystone
 from rest_test_utils import construct_request   # noqa
 
 
-class KeystoneRestTestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
+class KeystoneRestTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
     def assertStatusCode(self, response, expected_code):
         if response.status_code == expected_code:
             return
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/nova_rest_tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/nova_rest_tests.py
index 4f57be825b..be3deaf3a1 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/nova_rest_tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/nova_rest_tests.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import mock
-import unittest2
+import testtools
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from openstack_dashboard.api.rest import nova
 from rest_test_utils import construct_request   # noqa
 
 
-class NovaRestTestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
+class NovaRestTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
     def assertStatusCode(self, response, expected_code):
         if response.status_code == expected_code:
             return
diff --git a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/rest_util_tests.py b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/rest_util_tests.py
index 8aafbac365..24a89bdac8 100644
--- a/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/rest_util_tests.py
+++ b/openstack_dashboard/test/api_tests/rest_util_tests.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import mock
-import unittest2
+import testtools
 
 from openstack_dashboard.api.rest import utils
 
 
-class RestUtilsTestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
+class RestUtilsTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
     def assertStatusCode(self, response, expected_code):
         if response.status_code == expected_code:
             return
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 5376f59775..8d3f368c0d 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,5 @@ oslosphinx>=2.2.0  # Apache-2.0
 selenium
 sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3
 testtools>=0.9.36,!=1.2.0
-unittest2
 # This also needs xvfb library installed on your OS
 xvfbwrapper>=0.1.3 #license: MIT