diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/db/base.py b/magnum/tests/unit/db/base.py
index 4abca0ce9d..cffbb38fc1 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/db/base.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/db/base.py
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@
 
 """Magnum DB test base class."""
 
-import os
-import shutil
-
 import fixtures
 from oslo_config import cfg
 
-from magnum.common import paths
 from magnum.db import api as dbapi
 from magnum.db.sqlalchemy import api as sqla_api
 from magnum.db.sqlalchemy import migration
@@ -36,32 +32,17 @@ _DB_CACHE = None
 
 class Database(fixtures.Fixture):
 
-    def __init__(self, db_api, db_migrate, sql_connection,
-                 sqlite_db, sqlite_clean_db):
+    def __init__(self, db_api, db_migrate, sql_connection):
         self.sql_connection = sql_connection
-        self.sqlite_db = sqlite_db
-        self.sqlite_clean_db = sqlite_clean_db
 
         self.engine = db_api.get_engine()
         self.engine.dispose()
         conn = self.engine.connect()
-        if sql_connection == "sqlite://":
-            self.setup_sqlite(db_migrate)
-        elif sql_connection.startswith('sqlite:///'):
-            testdb = paths.state_path_rel(sqlite_db)
-            if os.path.exists(testdb):
-                return
-            self.setup_sqlite(db_migrate)
-        else:
-            db_migrate.upgrade('head')
+        self.setup_sqlite(db_migrate)
         self.post_migrations()
-        if sql_connection == "sqlite://":
-            conn = self.engine.connect()
-            self._DB = "".join(line for line in conn.connection.iterdump())
-            self.engine.dispose()
-        else:
-            cleandb = paths.state_path_rel(sqlite_clean_db)
-            shutil.copyfile(testdb, cleandb)
+
+        self._DB = "".join(line for line in conn.connection.iterdump())
+        self.engine.dispose()
 
     def setup_sqlite(self, db_migrate):
         if db_migrate.version():
@@ -70,14 +51,9 @@ class Database(fixtures.Fixture):
         db_migrate.stamp('head')
 
     def _setUp(self):
-        if self.sql_connection == "sqlite://":
-            conn = self.engine.connect()
-            conn.connection.executescript(self._DB)
-            self.addCleanup(self.engine.dispose)
-        else:
-            shutil.copyfile(paths.state_path_rel(self.sqlite_clean_db),
-                            paths.state_path_rel(self.sqlite_db))
-            self.addCleanup(os.unlink, self.sqlite_db)
+        conn = self.engine.connect()
+        conn.connection.executescript(self._DB)
+        self.addCleanup(self.engine.dispose)
 
     def post_migrations(self):
         """Any addition steps that are needed outside of the migrations."""
@@ -93,7 +69,5 @@ class DbTestCase(base.TestCase):
         global _DB_CACHE
         if not _DB_CACHE:
             _DB_CACHE = Database(sqla_api, migration,
-                                 sql_connection=CONF.database.connection,
-                                 sqlite_db=CONF.database.sqlite_db,
-                                 sqlite_clean_db='clean.sqlite')
+                                 sql_connection=CONF.database.connection)
         self.useFixture(_DB_CACHE)