diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 0a20239699..64ab9dec88 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ Magnum Specific Commandments
   datetime.datetime.utcnow() to make it easy to override its return value.
 - [M316] Change assertTrue(isinstance(A, B)) by optimal assert like
   assertIsInstance(A, B).
-- [M318] Change assertEqual(A, None) or assertEqual(None, A) by optimal assert
-  like assertIsNone(A)
-- [M319] Change assertNotEqual(A, None) or assertNotEqual(None, A)
-  by optimal assert like assertIsNotNone(A)
 - [M322] Method's default argument shouldn't be mutable.
 - [M323] Change assertEqual(True, A) or assertEqual(False, A) by optimal assert
   like assertTrue(A) or assertFalse(A)
diff --git a/magnum/hacking/checks.py b/magnum/hacking/checks.py
index bfdabc46c0..febc8e7334 100644
--- a/magnum/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/magnum/hacking/checks.py
@@ -38,14 +38,6 @@ assert_equal_in_end_with_true_or_false_re = re.compile(
     r"assertEqual\((\w|[][.'\"])+ in (\w|[][.'\", ])+, (True|False)\)")
 assert_equal_in_start_with_true_or_false_re = re.compile(
     r"assertEqual\((True|False), (\w|[][.'\"])+ in (\w|[][.'\", ])+\)")
-assert_equal_end_with_none_re = re.compile(
-    r"(.)*assertEqual\((\w|\.|\'|\"|\[|\])+, None\)")
-assert_equal_start_with_none_re = re.compile(
-    r"(.)*assertEqual\(None, (\w|\.|\'|\"|\[|\])+\)")
-assert_not_equal_end_with_none_re = re.compile(
-    r"(.)*assertNotEqual\((\w|\.|\'|\"|\[|\])+, None\)")
-assert_not_equal_start_with_none_re = re.compile(
-    r"(.)*assertNotEqual\(None, (\w|\.|\'|\"|\[|\])+\)")
 assert_equal_with_true_re = re.compile(
     r"assertEqual\(True,")
 assert_equal_with_false_re = re.compile(
@@ -74,32 +66,6 @@ translated_log = re.compile(
 string_translation = re.compile(r"[^_]*_\(\s*('|\")")
 
 
-def assert_equal_none(logical_line):
-    """Check for assertEqual(A, None) or assertEqual(None, A) sentences
-
-    M318
-    """
-    msg = ("M318: assertEqual(A, None) or assertEqual(None, A) "
-           "sentences not allowed")
-    res = (assert_equal_start_with_none_re.match(logical_line) or
-           assert_equal_end_with_none_re.match(logical_line))
-    if res:
-        yield (0, msg)
-
-
-def assert_not_equal_none(logical_line):
-    """Check for assertNotEqual(A, None) or assertNotEqual(None, A) sentences
-
-    M319
-    """
-    msg = ("M319: assertNotEqual(A, None) or assertNotEqual(None, A) "
-           "sentences not allowed")
-    res = (assert_not_equal_start_with_none_re.match(logical_line) or
-           assert_not_equal_end_with_none_re.match(logical_line))
-    if res:
-        yield (0, msg)
-
-
 def no_mutable_default_args(logical_line):
     msg = "M322: Method's default argument shouldn't be mutable!"
     if mutable_default_args.match(logical_line):
@@ -215,8 +181,6 @@ def check_explicit_underscore_import(logical_line, filename):
 
 def factory(register):
     register(no_mutable_default_args)
-    register(assert_equal_none)
-    register(assert_not_equal_none)
     register(assert_equal_true_or_false)
     register(assert_equal_not_none)
     register(assert_true_isinstance)
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/test_hacking.py b/magnum/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
index e014b2ff94..5c0ca9f027 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
@@ -117,32 +117,6 @@ class HackingTestCase(base.TestCase):
         code = "self.assertEqual(False, any(a==1 for a in b))"
         self._assert_has_no_errors(code, check)
 
-    def test_assert_equal_none(self):
-        errors = [(1, 0, "M318")]
-        check = checks.assert_equal_none
-
-        code = "self.assertEqual(A, None)"
-        self._assert_has_errors(code, check, errors)
-
-        code = "self.assertEqual(None, A)"
-        self._assert_has_errors(code, check, errors)
-
-        code = "self.assertIsNone()"
-        self._assert_has_no_errors(code, check)
-
-    def test_assert_not_equal_none(self):
-        errors = [(1, 0, "M319")]
-        check = checks.assert_not_equal_none
-
-        code = "self.assertNotEqual(A, None)"
-        self._assert_has_errors(code, check, errors)
-
-        code = "self.assertNotEqual(None, A)"
-        self._assert_has_errors(code, check, errors)
-
-        code = "self.assertIsNotNone()"
-        self._assert_has_no_errors(code, check)
-
     def test_assert_equal_true_or_false(self):
         errors = [(1, 0, "M323")]
         check = checks.assert_equal_true_or_false
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 79d147c27e..ad3c7d37b7 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ commands =
     oslo-config-generator --config-file etc/magnum/magnum-config-generator.conf
 
 [flake8]
+enable-extensions = H203
 exclude = .venv,.git,.tox,dist,*lib/python*,*egg,build,tools,releasenotes
 
 [hacking]