diff --git a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index fb3dc9eed..a781b2155 100644
--- a/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/nova/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -2742,7 +2742,7 @@ def _instance_update(context, instance_uuid, values, expected, original=None):
     else:
         # Coerce all single values to singleton lists
         expected = {k: [None] if v is None else sqlalchemyutils.to_list(v)
-                       for (k, v) in six.iteritems(expected)}
+                       for (k, v) in expected.items()}
 
     # Extract 'expected_' values from values dict, as these aren't actually
     # updates
@@ -2798,7 +2798,7 @@ def _instance_update(context, instance_uuid, values, expected, original=None):
 
         conflicts_expected = {}
         conflicts_actual = {}
-        for (field, expected_values) in six.iteritems(expected):
+        for (field, expected_values) in expected.items():
             actual = original[field]
             if actual not in expected_values:
                 conflicts_expected[field] = expected_values
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_image_properties_isolation.py b/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_image_properties_isolation.py
index 0dfb384d0..600c8746f 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_image_properties_isolation.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_image_properties_isolation.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-import six
+
 
 import nova.conf
 from nova.i18n import _LW
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class AggregateImagePropertiesIsolation(filters.BaseHostFilter):
         image_props = spec_obj.image.properties if spec_obj.image else {}
         metadata = utils.aggregate_metadata_get_by_host(host_state)
 
-        for key, options in six.iteritems(metadata):
+        for key, options in metadata.items():
             if (cfg_namespace and
                     not key.startswith(cfg_namespace + cfg_separator)):
                 continue
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_instance_extra_specs.py b/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_instance_extra_specs.py
index b57bcaf17..e758bb2ae 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_instance_extra_specs.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/filters/aggregate_instance_extra_specs.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-import six
+
 
 from nova.scheduler import filters
 from nova.scheduler.filters import extra_specs_ops
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class AggregateInstanceExtraSpecsFilter(filters.BaseHostFilter):
 
         metadata = utils.aggregate_metadata_get_by_host(host_state)
 
-        for key, req in six.iteritems(instance_type.extra_specs):
+        for key, req in instance_type.extra_specs.items():
             # Either not scope format, or aggregate_instance_extra_specs scope
             scope = key.split(':', 1)
             if len(scope) > 1:
diff --git a/nova/test.py b/nova/test.py
index 85ff0d1bd..d0d7eb305 100644
--- a/nova/test.py
+++ b/nova/test.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ class TestCase(testtools.TestCase):
     def flags(self, **kw):
         """Override flag variables for a test."""
         group = kw.pop('group', None)
-        for k, v in six.iteritems(kw):
+        for k, v in kw.items():
             CONF.set_override(k, v, group, enforce_type=True)
 
     def start_service(self, name, host=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/nova/utils.py b/nova/utils.py
index d775e579a..56ab18d4a 100644
--- a/nova/utils.py
+++ b/nova/utils.py
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ def metadata_to_dict(metadata, include_deleted=False):
 
 def dict_to_metadata(metadata):
     result = []
-    for key, value in six.iteritems(metadata):
+    for key, value in metadata.items():
         result.append(dict(key=key, value=value))
     return result
 
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ def get_system_metadata_from_image(image_meta, flavor=None):
     system_meta = {}
     prefix_format = SM_IMAGE_PROP_PREFIX + '%s'
 
-    for key, value in six.iteritems(image_meta.get('properties', {})):
+    for key, value in image_meta.get('properties', {}).items():
         if key in SM_SKIP_KEYS:
             continue
 
@@ -1164,7 +1164,7 @@ def get_image_from_system_metadata(system_meta):
     if not isinstance(system_meta, dict):
         system_meta = metadata_to_dict(system_meta, include_deleted=True)
 
-    for key, value in six.iteritems(system_meta):
+    for key, value in system_meta.items():
         if value is None:
             continue
 
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ def filter_and_format_resource_metadata(resource_type, resource_list,
         if ids and _get_id(resource) not in ids:
             return {}
 
-        for k, v in six.iteritems(input_metadata):
+        for k, v in input_metadata.items():
             # Both keys and value defined -- AND
             if (keys_filter and values_filter and
                not _match_any(keys_filter, k) and