diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_tc_lib.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_tc_lib.py
index 0c98df29f15..519c30d654b 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_tc_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/linux/test_tc_lib.py
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ class TcTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual('5:0', qdiscs[0]['handle'])
         self.assertEqual('htb', qdiscs[0]['qdisc_type'])
 
-    @mock.patch('pyroute2.netlink.rtnl.tcmsg.common.tick_in_usec', 15.625)
     def test_list_tc_qdiscs_tbf(self):
         tca_tbf_params = {'buffer': 9375000,
                           'rate': 320000,
@@ -349,7 +348,6 @@ class TcPolicyClassTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
             'device', rtnl.TC_H_ROOT, '1:10', 'htb', rate=1000 * 125,
             ceil=2000 * 125, burst=1600 * 125, namespace=self.namespace)
 
-    @mock.patch('pyroute2.netlink.rtnl.tcmsg.common.tick_in_usec', 15.625)
     def test_list_tc_policy_classes(self):
         htb_params = {'buffer': 12500000, 'ceil': 256000, 'rate': 192000}
         self.mock_list_tc_policy_classes.return_value = tuple([
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/privileged/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py b/neutron/tests/unit/privileged/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
index 9a2177777e3..19f1345246f 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/privileged/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/privileged/agent/linux/test_ip_lib.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class IpLibTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
         # NICs in the CI servers.
         vf_info = []
         for idx in range(3):
-            vf_info.append(pyroute2.netlink.nlmsg_base())
+            vf_info.append(netlink.nlmsg_base())
             mac_info = {'mac': 'mac_%s' % idx, 'vf': idx}
             link_state = {'link_state': idx}  # see SR-IOV pci_lib.LinkState
             rates = {'max_tx_rate': idx * 1000, 'min_tx_rate': idx * 500}
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ class IpLibTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
                 {'attrs': [('IFLA_VF_MAC', mac_info),
                            ('IFLA_VF_LINK_STATE', link_state),
                            ('IFLA_VF_RATE', rates)]})
-        vfinfo_list = pyroute2.netlink.nlmsg_base()
+        vfinfo_list = netlink.nlmsg_base()
         vfinfo_list.setvalue({'attrs': [('IFLA_VF_INFO', vf_info[0]),
                                         ('IFLA_VF_INFO', vf_info[1]),
                                         ('IFLA_VF_INFO', vf_info[2])]})
-        value = pyroute2.netlink.nlmsg_base()
+        value = netlink.nlmsg_base()
         value.setvalue({'attrs': [('IFLA_NUM_VF', 3),
                                   ('IFLA_VFINFO_LIST', vfinfo_list)]})
         client_mode = priv_lib.privileged.default.client_mode