diff --git a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/test_session.py b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/test_session.py
index dc8348a82..8fb364ac0 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/test_session.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/test_session.py
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ class SessionAuthTests(utils.TestCase):
         auth = AuthPlugin()
         sess = client_session.Session(auth=auth)
         resp = sess.get(self.TEST_URL)
-        self.assertDictEqual(resp.json(), self.TEST_JSON)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.json(), self.TEST_JSON)
 
         self.assertRequestHeaderEqual('X-Auth-Token', AuthPlugin.TEST_TOKEN)
 
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ class SessionAuthTests(utils.TestCase):
         auth = AuthPlugin()
         sess = client_session.Session(auth=auth)
         resp = sess.get(self.TEST_URL, authenticated=False)
-        self.assertDictEqual(resp.json(), self.TEST_JSON)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.json(), self.TEST_JSON)
 
         self.assertRequestHeaderEqual('X-Auth-Token', None)
 
diff --git a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/utils.py b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/utils.py
index a18e0590e..378f912f0 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/utils.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/utils.py
@@ -110,24 +110,6 @@ class TestCase(testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(headers.get(name), val)
 
 
-if tuple(sys.version_info)[0:2] < (2, 7):
-
-    def assertDictEqual(self, d1, d2, msg=None):
-        # Simple version taken from 2.7
-        self.assertIsInstance(d1, dict,
-                              'First argument is not a dictionary')
-        self.assertIsInstance(d2, dict,
-                              'Second argument is not a dictionary')
-        if d1 != d2:
-            if msg:
-                self.fail(msg)
-            else:
-                standardMsg = '%r != %r' % (d1, d2)
-                self.fail(standardMsg)
-
-    TestCase.assertDictEqual = assertDictEqual
-
-
 def test_response(**kwargs):
     r = requests.Request(method='GET', url='http://localhost:5000').prepare()
     return requests_mock.create_response(r, **kwargs)
diff --git a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/v3/test_projects.py b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/v3/test_projects.py
index ac2e9062c..8bd6fd500 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/v3/test_projects.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/v3/test_projects.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ class ProjectTests(utils.ClientTestCase, utils.CrudTests):
 
         returned = self.manager.get(ref['id'], subtree_as_ids=True)
         self.assertQueryStringIs('subtree_as_ids')
-        self.assertDictEqual(ref['subtree'], returned.subtree)
+        self.assertEqual(ref['subtree'], returned.subtree)
 
     def test_get_with_parents_as_ids(self):
         projects = self._create_projects_hierarchy()
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class ProjectTests(utils.ClientTestCase, utils.CrudTests):
 
         returned = self.manager.get(ref['id'], parents_as_ids=True)
         self.assertQueryStringIs('parents_as_ids')
-        self.assertDictEqual(ref['parents'], returned.parents)
+        self.assertEqual(ref['parents'], returned.parents)
 
     def test_get_with_parents_as_ids_and_subtree_as_ids(self):
         ref = self.new_ref()
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ class ProjectTests(utils.ClientTestCase, utils.CrudTests):
                                     parents_as_ids=True,
                                     subtree_as_ids=True)
         self.assertQueryStringIs('subtree_as_ids&parents_as_ids')
-        self.assertDictEqual(ref['parents'], returned.parents)
-        self.assertDictEqual(ref['subtree'], returned.subtree)
+        self.assertEqual(ref['parents'], returned.parents)
+        self.assertEqual(ref['subtree'], returned.subtree)
 
     def test_get_with_subtree_as_list(self):
         projects = self._create_projects_hierarchy()