diff --git a/magnum/api/servicegroup.py b/magnum/api/servicegroup.py
index 1077689eb6..f65ef6a34e 100644
--- a/magnum/api/servicegroup.py
+++ b/magnum/api/servicegroup.py
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ class ServiceGroup(object):
     def service_is_up(self, member):
         if not isinstance(member, magnum_service.MagnumService):
             raise TypeError
-        if member.get('forced_down'):
+        if member.forced_down:
             return False
 
-        last_heartbeat = (member.get(
-            'last_seen_up') or member['updated_at'] or member['created_at'])
+        last_heartbeat = (member.last_seen_up or
+                          member.updated_at or member.created_at)
         now = timeutils.utcnow(True)
         elapsed = timeutils.delta_seconds(last_heartbeat, now)
         is_up = abs(elapsed) <= self.service_down_time
diff --git a/magnum/objects/magnum_service.py b/magnum/objects/magnum_service.py
index bde0d634bd..ee0aeb8c22 100644
--- a/magnum/objects/magnum_service.py
+++ b/magnum/objects/magnum_service.py
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ from magnum.objects import base
 
 
 @base.MagnumObjectRegistry.register
-class MagnumService(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject,
-                    base.MagnumObjectDictCompat):
+class MagnumService(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject):
     # Version 1.0: Initial version
     VERSION = '1.0'
 
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ class MagnumService(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject,
     def _from_db_object(magnum_service, db_magnum_service):
         """Converts a database entity to a formal object."""
         for field in magnum_service.fields:
-            magnum_service[field] = db_magnum_service[field]
+            setattr(magnum_service, field, db_magnum_service[field])
 
         magnum_service.obj_reset_changes()
         return magnum_service
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py b/magnum/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
index ca9ca961a1..2b3eb81ed2 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/objects/test_objects.py
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ gettext.install('magnum')
 
 
 @base.MagnumObjectRegistry.register
-class MyObj(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject,
-            base.MagnumObjectDictCompat):
+class MyObj(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject):
     VERSION = '1.0'
 
     fields = {'foo': fields.IntegerField(),
@@ -152,8 +151,7 @@ class _TestObject(object):
 
     def test_load_in_base(self):
         @base.MagnumObjectRegistry.register_if(False)
-        class Foo(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject,
-                  base.MagnumObjectDictCompat):
+        class Foo(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject):
             fields = {'foobar': fields.IntegerField()}
         obj = Foo(self.context)
         # NOTE(danms): Can't use assertRaisesRegexp() because of py26
@@ -292,19 +290,15 @@ class _TestObject(object):
     def test_get(self):
         obj = MyObj(self.context, foo=1)
         # Foo has value, should not get the default
-        self.assertEqual(1, obj.get('foo', 2))
+        self.assertEqual(1, getattr(obj, 'foo', 2))
         # Foo has value, should return the value without error
-        self.assertEqual(1, obj.get('foo'))
-        # Bar is not loaded, so we should get the default
-        self.assertEqual('not-loaded', obj.get('bar', 'not-loaded'))
+        self.assertEqual(1, getattr(obj, 'foo'))
         # Bar without a default should lazy-load
-        self.assertEqual('loaded!', obj.get('bar'))
+        self.assertEqual('loaded!', getattr(obj, 'bar'))
         # Bar now has a default, but loaded value should be returned
-        self.assertEqual('loaded!', obj.get('bar', 'not-loaded'))
+        self.assertEqual('loaded!', getattr(obj, 'bar', 'not-loaded'))
         # Invalid attribute should raise AttributeError
-        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, obj.get, 'nothing')
-        # ...even with a default
-        self.assertRaises(AttributeError, obj.get, 'nothing', 3)
+        self.assertFalse(hasattr(obj, 'nothing'))
 
     def test_object_inheritance(self):
         base_fields = list(base.MagnumPersistentObject.fields.keys())
@@ -330,8 +324,7 @@ class _TestObject(object):
 
     def test_obj_fields(self):
         @base.MagnumObjectRegistry.register_if(False)
-        class TestObj(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject,
-                      base.MagnumObjectDictCompat):
+        class TestObj(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject):
             fields = {'foo': fields.IntegerField()}
             obj_extra_fields = ['bar']