diff --git a/ironic/tests/common/test_glance_service.py b/ironic/tests/common/test_glance_service.py
index abffef7857..37bfbe0ff8 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/common/test_glance_service.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/common/test_glance_service.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ from ironic.common.glance_service import base_image_service
 from ironic.common.glance_service import service_utils
 from ironic.common import image_service as service
 from ironic.tests import base
-from ironic.tests import matchers
 from ironic.tests import stubs
 
 
@@ -166,10 +165,11 @@ class TestGlanceImageService(base.TestCase):
             'properties': {'instance_id': '42', 'user_id': 'fake'},
             'owner': None,
         }
-        self.assertThat(image_meta, matchers.DictMatches(expected))
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected, image_meta)
 
         image_metas = self.service.detail()
-        self.assertThat(image_metas[0], matchers.DictMatches(expected))
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected, image_metas[0])
 
     def test_create_without_instance_id(self):
         """Test creating an image without an instance ID.
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ class TestGlanceImageService(base.TestCase):
             'owner': None,
         }
         actual = self.service.show(image_id)
-        self.assertThat(actual, matchers.DictMatches(expected))
+        self.assertDictEqual(expected, actual)
 
     def test_create(self):
         fixture = self._make_fixture(name='test image')
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class TestGlanceImageService(base.TestCase):
                 'owner': None,
             }
 
-            self.assertThat(meta, matchers.DictMatches(expected))
+            self.assertDictEqual(expected, meta)
             i = i + 1
 
     def test_detail_limit(self):
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ class TestGlanceImageService(base.TestCase):
                 'deleted': None,
                 'owner': None,
             }
-            self.assertThat(meta, matchers.DictMatches(expected))
+            self.assertDictEqual(expected, meta)
             i = i + 1
 
     def test_detail_invalid_marker(self):
diff --git a/ironic/tests/matchers.py b/ironic/tests/matchers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c88f19948..0000000000
--- a/ironic/tests/matchers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
-# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
-# Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
-#
-# 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.
-
-"""Matcher classes to be used inside of the testtools assertThat framework."""
-
-import pprint
-
-
-class DictKeysMismatch(object):
-    def __init__(self, d1only, d2only):
-        self.d1only = d1only
-        self.d2only = d2only
-
-    def describe(self):
-        return ('Keys in d1 and not d2: %(d1only)s.'
-                ' Keys in d2 and not d1: %(d2only)s' %
-                {'d1only': self.d1only, 'd2only': self.d2only})
-
-    def get_details(self):
-        return {}
-
-
-class DictMismatch(object):
-    def __init__(self, key, d1_value, d2_value):
-        self.key = key
-        self.d1_value = d1_value
-        self.d2_value = d2_value
-
-    def describe(self):
-        return ("Dictionaries do not match at %(key)s."
-                " d1: %(d1_value)s d2: %(d2_value)s" %
-                {'d1_value': self.d1_value, 'd2_value': self.d2_value})
-
-    def get_details(self):
-        return {}
-
-
-class DictMatches(object):
-
-    def __init__(self, d1, approx_equal=False, tolerance=0.001):
-        self.d1 = d1
-        self.approx_equal = approx_equal
-        self.tolerance = tolerance
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        return 'DictMatches(%s)' % (pprint.pformat(self.d1))
-
-    # Useful assertions
-    def match(self, d2):
-        """Assert two dicts are equivalent.
-
-        This is a 'deep' match in the sense that it handles nested
-        dictionaries appropriately.
-
-        NOTE:
-
-            If you don't care (or don't know) a given value, you can specify
-            the string DONTCARE as the value. This will cause that dict-item
-            to be skipped.
-
-        """
-
-        d1keys = set(self.d1.keys())
-        d2keys = set(d2.keys())
-        if d1keys != d2keys:
-            d1only = d1keys - d2keys
-            d2only = d2keys - d1keys
-            return DictKeysMismatch(d1only, d2only)
-
-        for key in d1keys:
-            d1value = self.d1[key]
-            d2value = d2[key]
-            try:
-                error = abs(float(d1value) - float(d2value))
-                within_tolerance = error <= self.tolerance
-            except (ValueError, TypeError):
-                # If both values aren't convertible to float, just ignore
-                # ValueError if arg is a str, TypeError if it's something else
-                # (like None)
-                within_tolerance = False
-
-            if hasattr(d1value, 'keys') and hasattr(d2value, 'keys'):
-                matcher = DictMatches(d1value)
-                did_match = matcher.match(d2value)
-                if did_match is not None:
-                    return did_match
-            elif 'DONTCARE' in (d1value, d2value):
-                continue
-            elif self.approx_equal and within_tolerance:
-                continue
-            elif d1value != d2value:
-                return DictMismatch(key, d1value, d2value)