diff --git a/nova/test.py b/nova/test.py
index e3ecb6563c3d..1bcffd44ba24 100644
--- a/nova/test.py
+++ b/nova/test.py
@@ -387,15 +387,6 @@ class TestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
             engine = sqlalchemy_api.get_engine()
         dialect = engine.url.get_dialect()
         if dialect == sqlite.dialect:
-            # We're seeing issues with foreign key support in SQLite 3.6.20
-            # SQLAlchemy doesn't support it at all with < SQLite 3.6.19
-            # It works fine in SQLite 3.7.
-            # So return early to skip this test if running SQLite < 3.7
-            import sqlite3
-            tup = sqlite3.sqlite_version_info
-            if tup[0] < 3 or (tup[0] == 3 and tup[1] < 7):
-                self.skipTest(
-                    'sqlite version too old for reliable SQLA foreign_keys')
             engine.connect().execute("PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON")
 
     def start_service(self, name, host=None, cell_name=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py b/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
index 8e14179f61c2..eebfffe7cbf8 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/db/test_db_api.py
@@ -6224,13 +6224,12 @@ class ArchiveTestCase(test.TestCase, ModelsObjectComparatorMixin):
         # Verify the insertions into shadow is same as deletions from main
         self.assertEqual(len(shadow_rows), len(rows) - len(main_rows))
 
-    def _check_sqlite_version_less_than_3_7(self):
+    def test_archive_deleted_rows_for_migrations(self):
+        # migrations.instance_uuid depends on instances.uuid
+
         # SQLite doesn't enforce foreign key constraints without a pragma.
         self.enforce_fk_constraints(engine=self.engine)
 
-    def test_archive_deleted_rows_for_migrations(self):
-        # migrations.instance_uuid depends on instances.uuid
-        self._check_sqlite_version_less_than_3_7()
         instance_uuid = uuidsentinel.instance
         ins_stmt = self.instances.insert().values(
                         uuid=instance_uuid,