diff --git a/tacker/tests/base.py b/tacker/tests/base.py
index 7e7d9fd67..dbc9c84c2 100644
--- a/tacker/tests/base.py
+++ b/tacker/tests/base.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import gc
 import logging
 import os
 import os.path
-import sys
 from unittest import mock
 import weakref
 
@@ -186,9 +185,6 @@ class BaseTestCase(testtools.TestCase):
         self.addCleanup(n_rpc.cleanup)
         n_rpc.init(CONF)
 
-        if sys.version_info < (2, 7) and getattr(self, 'fmt', '') == 'xml':
-            raise self.skipException('XML Testing Skipped in Py26')
-
     def fake_admin_context(self):
         return context.get_admin_context()
 
diff --git a/tools/install_venv_common.py b/tools/install_venv_common.py
index 79f5f45e0..cf780bc38 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv_common.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv_common.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 virtual environments.
 
 Since this script is used to bootstrap a virtualenv from the system's Python
-environment, it should be kept strictly compatible with Python 2.6.
+environment, it should be kept strictly compatible with Python 3.6.
 
 """
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class InstallVenv(object):
         sys.exit(1)
 
     def check_python_version(self):
-        if sys.version_info < (2, 6):
-            self.die("Need Python Version >= 2.6")
+        if sys.version_info < (3, 6):
+            self.die("Need Python Version >= 3.6")
 
     def run_command_with_code(self, cmd, redirect_output=True,
                               check_exit_code=True):