diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_certificate.py b/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_certificate.py
index 42065f89d9..c69c699c51 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_certificate.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_certificate.py
@@ -185,9 +185,6 @@ class TestPost(api_base.FunctionalTest):
 
 class TestCertPolicyEnforcement(api_base.FunctionalTest):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestCertPolicyEnforcement, self).setUp()
-
     def _common_policy_check(self, rule, func, *arg, **kwarg):
         self.policy.set_rules({rule: "project_id:non_fake"})
         response = func(*arg, **kwarg)
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_magnum_service.py b/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_magnum_service.py
index b949962019..d6ca6843ec 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_magnum_service.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_magnum_service.py
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ class db_rec(object):
 
 class TestMagnumServiceController(api_base.FunctionalTest):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestMagnumServiceController, self).setUp()
-
     def test_empty(self):
         response = self.get_json('/mservices')
         self.assertEqual([], response['mservices'])
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/common/x509/test_validator.py b/magnum/tests/unit/common/x509/test_validator.py
index fc54fc8c1b..9661890459 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/common/x509/test_validator.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/common/x509/test_validator.py
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@ from magnum.common.x509 import validator as v
 
 
 class TestValidators(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestValidators, self).setUp()
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        super(TestValidators, self).tearDown()
-
     def _build_key_usage(self, critical=False):
         # Digital Signature and Key Encipherment are enabled
         key_usage = c_x509.KeyUsage(