diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/test_faults.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/test_faults.py
index e02247893191..1bd56a87c554 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/test_faults.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/test_faults.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import mock
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
-import six
 import webob
 import webob.dec
 import webob.exc
@@ -57,7 +56,7 @@ class TestFaultWrapper(test.NoDBTestCase):
         # translate().
         mock_translate.assert_any_call(u'Should be translated.', None)
         # The return value from translate() should appear in the response.
-        self.assertIn("I've been translated!", six.text_type(response.body))
+        self.assertIn("I've been translated!", response.body.decode("UTF-8"))
 
 
 class TestFaults(test.NoDBTestCase):
diff --git a/tests-py3.txt b/tests-py3.txt
index e5565be5088f..a09231ba6d55 100644
--- a/tests-py3.txt
+++ b/tests-py3.txt
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_volumes.VolumeApiTestV2
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_volumes.VolumeApiTestV21
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_volumes.VolumeAttachTestsV2
 nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.compute.test_volumes.VolumeAttachTestsV21
-nova.tests.unit.api.openstack.test_faults.TestFaultWrapper
 nova.tests.unit.api.test_compute_req_id.RequestIdTest
 nova.tests.unit.api.test_validator.ValidatorTestCase
 nova.tests.unit.api.test_wsgi.Test