diff --git a/doc/ext/feature_matrix.py b/doc/ext/feature_matrix.py
index 3d49db973979..62f4ec0b943d 100644
--- a/doc/ext/feature_matrix.py
+++ b/doc/ext/feature_matrix.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ It is used via a single directive in the .rst file
 
 import configparser
 import re
-import sys
 
 from docutils import nodes
 from docutils.parsers import rst
@@ -158,16 +157,12 @@ class FeatureMatrixDirective(rst.Directive):
         :returns: Matrix instance
         """
 
-        # SafeConfigParser was deprecated in Python 3.2
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 2):
-            cfg = configparser.ConfigParser()
-        else:
-            cfg = configparser.SafeConfigParser()
+        cfg = configparser.ConfigParser()
         env = self.state.document.settings.env
         filename = self.arguments[0]
         rel_fpath, fpath = env.relfn2path(filename)
         with open(fpath) as fp:
-            cfg.readfp(fp)
+            cfg.read_file(fp)
 
         # This ensures that the docs are rebuilt whenever the
         # .ini file changes
diff --git a/nova/console/websocketproxy.py b/nova/console/websocketproxy.py
index b5e66f563f14..82aedc390d66 100644
--- a/nova/console/websocketproxy.py
+++ b/nova/console/websocketproxy.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Leverages websockify.py by Joel Martin
 import copy
 from http import cookies as Cookie
 import socket
-import sys
 from urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
@@ -155,17 +154,9 @@ class NovaProxyRequestHandler(websockify.ProxyRequestHandler):
 
         # The nova expected behavior is to have token
         # passed to the method GET of the request
-        parse = urlparse.urlparse(self.path)
-        if parse.scheme not in ('http', 'https'):
-            # From a bug in urlparse in Python < 2.7.4 we cannot support
-            # special schemes (cf: http://bugs.python.org/issue9374)
-            if sys.version_info < (2, 7, 4):
-                raise exception.NovaException(
-                    _("We do not support scheme '%s' under Python < 2.7.4, "
-                      "please use http or https") % parse.scheme)
-
-        query = parse.query
-        token = urlparse.parse_qs(query).get("token", [""]).pop()
+        token = urlparse.parse_qs(
+            urlparse.urlparse(self.path).query
+        ).get('token', ['']).pop()
         if not token:
             # NoVNC uses it's own convention that forward token
             # from the request to a cookie header, we should check
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/console/test_websocketproxy.py b/nova/tests/unit/console/test_websocketproxy.py
index 33351abbcaf0..1ccfd69be9dc 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/console/test_websocketproxy.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/console/test_websocketproxy.py
@@ -356,34 +356,6 @@ class NovaProxyRequestHandlerTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
                                      mock.call(len(HTTP_RESP))])
         self.wh.do_proxy.assert_called_with(tsock)
 
-    @mock.patch.object(websocketproxy, 'sys')
-    @mock.patch('nova.console.websocketproxy.NovaProxyRequestHandler.'
-                '_check_console_port')
-    @mock.patch('nova.objects.ConsoleAuthToken.validate')
-    def test_new_websocket_client_py273_good_scheme(
-            self, validate, check_port, mock_sys):
-        mock_sys.version_info.return_value = (2, 7, 3)
-        params = {
-            'id': 1,
-            'token': '123-456-789',
-            'instance_uuid': uuids.instance,
-            'host': 'node1',
-            'port': '10000',
-            'console_type': 'novnc',
-            'access_url_base': 'https://example.net:6080'
-        }
-        validate.return_value = objects.ConsoleAuthToken(**params)
-
-        self.wh.socket.return_value = '<socket>'
-        self.wh.path = "http://127.0.0.1/?token=123-456-789"
-        self.wh.headers = self.fake_header
-
-        self.wh.new_websocket_client()
-
-        validate.assert_called_with(mock.ANY, "123-456-789")
-        self.wh.socket.assert_called_with('node1', 10000, connect=True)
-        self.wh.do_proxy.assert_called_with('<socket>')
-
     @mock.patch('socket.getfqdn')
     def test_address_string_doesnt_do_reverse_dns_lookup(self, getfqdn):
         request_mock = mock.MagicMock()
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_guest.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_guest.py
index 32294f6b78b4..36e3b698263c 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_guest.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_guest.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import sys
-
 import mock
 from oslo_service import fixture as service_fixture
 from oslo_utils import encodeutils
@@ -28,10 +26,6 @@ from nova.virt.libvirt import guest as libvirt_guest
 from nova.virt.libvirt import host
 
 
-if sys.version_info > (3,):
-    long = int
-
-
 class GuestTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):