diff --git a/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/test_base.py b/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/test_base.py
index 4c9c2c76..14e9d022 100644
--- a/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/test_base.py
+++ b/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/test_base.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class DbFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
         if not self.test._has_db_resource():
             msg = self.test._get_db_resource_not_available_reason()
             if self.test.SKIP_ON_UNAVAILABLE_DB:
-                self.test.skip(msg)
+                self.test.skipTest(msg)
             else:
                 self.test.fail(msg)
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ def backend_specific(*dialects):
                        'only on %s. Current engine is %s.')
                 args = (reflection.get_callable_name(f), ', '.join(dialects),
                         self.engine.name)
-                self.skip(msg % args)
+                self.skipTest(msg % args)
             else:
                 return f(self)
         return ins_wrap
diff --git a/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/test_fixtures.py b/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/test_fixtures.py
index 57980ff5..f3b5c1ce 100644
--- a/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/test_fixtures.py
+++ b/oslo_db/sqlalchemy/test_fixtures.py
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ class OpportunisticDBTestMixin(object):
             if not fixture._has_db_resource():
                 msg = fixture._get_db_resource_not_available_reason()
                 if self.SKIP_ON_UNAVAILABLE_DB:
-                    self.skip(msg)
+                    self.skipTest(msg)
                 else:
                     self.fail(msg)
 
diff --git a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_async_eventlet.py b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_async_eventlet.py
index 34d1f326..7eebed47 100644
--- a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_async_eventlet.py
+++ b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_async_eventlet.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class EventletTestMixin(object):
 
         eventlet = importutils.try_import('eventlet')
         if eventlet is None:
-            return self.skip('eventlet is required for this test')
+            return self.skipTest('eventlet is required for this test')
 
         a_ready = eventlet.event.Event()
         a_proceed = eventlet.event.Event()
diff --git a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_exc_filters.py b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_exc_filters.py
index 93ad770a..9c2b4171 100644
--- a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_exc_filters.py
+++ b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_exc_filters.py
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ class TestDBDataErrorSQLite(_SQLAExceptionMatcher, test_base.DbTestCase):
         super(TestDBDataErrorSQLite, self).setUp()
 
         if six.PY3:
-            self.skip("SQLite database supports unicode value for python3")
+            self.skipTest("SQLite database supports unicode value for python3")
 
         meta = sqla.MetaData(bind=self.engine)
 
diff --git a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_fixtures.py b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_fixtures.py
index b769e208..df905e8c 100644
--- a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_fixtures.py
+++ b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_fixtures.py
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ class LegacyBaseClassTest(oslo_test_base.BaseTestCase):
         try:
             provision.DatabaseResource(base_cls.FIXTURE.DRIVER)
         except exception.BackendNotAvailable:
-            self.skip("Backend %s is not available" %
-                      base_cls.FIXTURE.DRIVER)
+            self.skipTest("Backend %s is not available" %
+                          base_cls.FIXTURE.DRIVER)
 
         class SomeTest(base_cls):
             def runTest(self):
diff --git a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_ndb.py b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_ndb.py
index 1d84f41a..421befe5 100644
--- a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_ndb.py
+++ b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_ndb.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class NDBOpportunisticTestCase(
         try:
             self.test_table.create(self.engine)
         except exception.DBNotSupportedError:
-            self.skip("MySQL NDB Cluster not available")
+            self.skipTest("MySQL NDB Cluster not available")
 
     def test_ndb_enabled(self):
         self.init_db(True)
diff --git a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_provision.py b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_provision.py
index 8f931bd5..8f0928ff 100644
--- a/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_provision.py
+++ b/oslo_db/tests/sqlalchemy/test_provision.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class RetainSchemaTest(oslo_test_base.BaseTestCase):
             database_resource = provision.DatabaseResource(
                 self.DRIVER, provision_new_database=True)
         except exception.BackendNotAvailable:
-            self.skip("database not available")
+            self.skipTest("database not available")
 
         schema_resource = provision.SchemaResource(
             database_resource, self._gen_schema)
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class AdHocURLTest(oslo_test_base.BaseTestCase):
             mysql_backend = provision.Backend.backend_for_database_type(
                 "mysql")
         except exception.BackendNotAvailable:
-            self.skip("mysql backend not available")
+            self.skipTest("mysql backend not available")
 
         mysql_backend.create_named_database("adhoc_test")
         self.addCleanup(