diff --git a/placement/tests/functional/cmd/test_status.py b/placement/tests/functional/cmd/test_status.py
index a276f08f3..8bf294277 100644
--- a/placement/tests/functional/cmd/test_status.py
+++ b/placement/tests/functional/cmd/test_status.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import io
+
+import fixtures
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_upgradecheck import upgradecheck
 from oslo_utils.fixture import uuidsentinel
@@ -24,12 +27,15 @@ from placement.tests.functional.db import test_consumer
 
 
 class UpgradeCheckIncompleteConsumersTestCase(
-        base.TestCase, test_consumer.CreateIncompleteAllocationsMixin):
+    base.TestCase, test_consumer.CreateIncompleteAllocationsMixin,
+):
     """Tests the "Incomplete Consumers" check for the
     "placement-status upgrade check" command.
     """
     def setUp(self):
         super(UpgradeCheckIncompleteConsumersTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.output = io.StringIO()
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch('sys.stdout', self.output))
         config = cfg.ConfigOpts()
         conf.register_opts(config)
         config(args=[], project='placement')
diff --git a/placement/tests/functional/gabbits/aggregate-legacy-rbac.yaml b/placement/tests/functional/gabbits/aggregate-legacy-rbac.yaml
index c65f1dbcd..84fd4f768 100644
--- a/placement/tests/functional/gabbits/aggregate-legacy-rbac.yaml
+++ b/placement/tests/functional/gabbits/aggregate-legacy-rbac.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ tests:
 - name: system admin can create new resource provider
   POST: /resource_providers
   request_headers: *system_admin_headers
-  verbose: True
   data:
     name: $ENVIRON['RP_NAME']
     uuid: $ENVIRON['RP_UUID']
diff --git a/placement/tests/functional/gabbits/aggregate-secure-rbac.yaml b/placement/tests/functional/gabbits/aggregate-secure-rbac.yaml
index 298e603ab..4089537ac 100644
--- a/placement/tests/functional/gabbits/aggregate-secure-rbac.yaml
+++ b/placement/tests/functional/gabbits/aggregate-secure-rbac.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ tests:
 - name: system admin can create new resource provider
   POST: /resource_providers
   request_headers: *system_admin_headers
-  verbose: true
   data:
     name: $ENVIRON['RP_NAME']
     uuid: $ENVIRON['RP_UUID']