diff --git a/neutron_lib/tests/tools.py b/neutron_lib/tests/tools.py
index e114a7af4..983bc24f5 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/tests/tools.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/tests/tools.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import platform
 import random
 import time
 
+from debtcollector import removals
 import netaddr
 
 from neutron_lib.utils import helpers
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class UnorderedList(list):
         return not self == other
 
 
+@removals.remove
 def is_bsd():
     """Return True on BSD-based systems."""
 
diff --git a/neutron_lib/tests/unit/api/test_converters.py b/neutron_lib/tests/unit/api/test_converters.py
index acdaf2bac..f09668278 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/tests/unit/api/test_converters.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/tests/unit/api/test_converters.py
@@ -180,8 +180,7 @@ class TestConvertIPv6AddrCanonicalFormat(base.BaseTestCase):
             '2001:0db8:0:0:0:0:0:0001')
         self.assertEqual('2001:db8::1', result)
 
-    @testtools.skipIf(tools.is_bsd(), 'bug/1484837')
-    def test_convert_ipv6_compressed_address_OSX_skip(self):
+    def test_convert_ipv6_compressed_address(self):
         result = converters.convert_ip_to_canonical_format(
             '2001:db8:0:1:1:1:1:1')
         self.assertEqual('2001:db8:0:1:1:1:1:1', result)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8acba4f45..57fb5c088 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ osprofiler>=1.4.0 # Apache-2.0
 setproctitle>=1.1.10 # BSD
 WebOb>=1.7.1 # MIT
 os-traits>=0.9.0 # Apache-2.0
-
+debtcollector>=3.0.0  # Apache-2.0