diff --git a/tripleoclient/constants.py b/tripleoclient/constants.py
index 092a72c24..1ca7aee43 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/constants.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/constants.py
@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ import sys
 from osc_lib.i18n import _
 from six.moves import configparser
 
-# NOTE(cloudnull): Condition exceptions to support PY2, When we drop py2 this
-#                  should be simplified.
-try:
-    FileNotFoundError = FileNotFoundError
-except NameError:
-    FileNotFoundError = IOError
-
 TRIPLEO_HEAT_TEMPLATES = "/usr/share/openstack-tripleo-heat-templates/"
 OVERCLOUD_YAML_NAME = "overcloud.yaml"
 OVERCLOUD_ROLES_FILE = "roles_data.yaml"
diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_node/test_overcloud_node.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_node/test_overcloud_node.py
index 654e91add..ad46730d6 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_node/test_overcloud_node.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_node/test_overcloud_node.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import fixtures
 import json
 import mock
 import os
-import sys
 import tempfile
 
 from osc_lib import exceptions as oscexc
@@ -542,12 +541,7 @@ class TestImportNodeMultiArch(fakes.TestOvercloudNode):
             }
         ]
         mock_open = mock.mock_open(read_data=json.dumps(file_return_nodes))
-        # TODO(cloudnull): Remove this when py27 is dropped
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
-            mock_open_path = 'builtins.open'
-        else:
-            mock_open_path = 'tripleoclient.v1.overcloud_node.open'
-        with mock.patch(mock_open_path, mock_open):
+        with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock_open):
             self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
         nodes_list = copy.deepcopy(self.nodes_list)
diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v2/container_image/test_tripleo_container_image.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v2/container_image/test_tripleo_container_image.py
index 7b5aebfa7..3d7fe19fb 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v2/container_image/test_tripleo_container_image.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v2/container_image/test_tripleo_container_image.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #
 
 import mock
-import sys
 
 from tripleoclient.tests import fakes
 from tripleoclient.tests.v1.overcloud_deploy import fakes as deploy_fakes
@@ -43,11 +42,6 @@ MOCK_WALK = [
     ("/base/openstack/nova", [], [],),
 ]
 
-if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
-    MOCK_OPEN_PATH = "builtins.open"
-else:
-    MOCK_OPEN_PATH = "tripleoclient.v2.tripleo_container_image.open"
-
 
 class TestContainerImages(deploy_fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
     def setUp(self):
@@ -83,7 +77,7 @@ class TestContainerImages(deploy_fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
             mock_isfile.return_value = True
             with mock.patch("os.path.isdir", autospec=True) as mock_isdir:
                 mock_isdir.return_value = True
-                with mock.patch(MOCK_OPEN_PATH, mock_open):
+                with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock_open):
                     with mock.patch(
                         "tripleoclient.v2.tripleo_container_image.Build"
                         ".find_image",
@@ -94,7 +88,7 @@ class TestContainerImages(deploy_fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
 
     def test_find_image(self):
         mock_open = mock.mock_open(read_data='---\ntcib_option: "data"')
-        with mock.patch(MOCK_OPEN_PATH, mock_open):
+        with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock_open):
             image = self.cmd.find_image("keystone", "some/path", "base-image")
         self.assertEqual(image, {"tcib_option": "data"})
 
diff --git a/tripleoclient/utils.py b/tripleoclient/utils.py
index fec51a30a..55478cf23 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/utils.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/utils.py
@@ -66,15 +66,6 @@ from tripleoclient import exceptions
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__ + ".utils")
 
 
-# NOTE(cloudnull): This is setting the FileExistsError for py2 environments.
-#                  When we no longer support py2 (centos7) this should be
-#                  removed.
-try:
-    FileExistsError = FileExistsError
-except NameError:
-    FileExistsError = OSError
-
-
 class Pushd(object):
     """Simple context manager to change directories and then return."""