diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index eae5427826..c71cabea9c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ oslo.log>=3.36.0 # Apache-2.0
 stestr>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.serialization!=2.19.1,>=2.18.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
-six>=1.10.0 # MIT
 fixtures>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 PyYAML>=3.12 # MIT
 python-subunit>=1.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/compute/assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/compute/assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py
index 8b67491286..7a949df3ab 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/compute/assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/compute/assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from urllib import parse as urllib
+
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 from tempest.lib.services.compute import base_compute_client
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/identity_providers_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/identity_providers_client.py
index af6a245235..002bc8c5e8 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/identity_providers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/identity_providers_client.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 
+from urllib import parse as urllib
+
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/mappings_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/mappings_client.py
index 9ec5384050..a924b339e1 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/mappings_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/mappings_client.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 
+from urllib import parse as urllib
+
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/protocols_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/protocols_client.py
index 2e0221bf41..19aa4264d6 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/protocols_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/protocols_client.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 
+from urllib import parse as urllib
+
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/service_providers_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/service_providers_client.py
index b84cf4376e..5d4f01420d 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/service_providers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/service_providers_client.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 
+from urllib import parse as urllib
+
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_preprov_creds.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_preprov_creds.py
index fe7fcd20c5..f2131dcb97 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_preprov_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_preprov_creds.py
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ class TestPreProvisionedCredentials(base.TestCase):
         # Emulate the lock existing on the filesystem
         self.useFixture(fixtures.MockPatch(
             'os.path.isfile', return_value=True))
-        with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock.mock_open(),
-                        create=True):
+        with mock.patch('builtins.open', mock.mock_open(), create=True):
             test_account_class = (
                 preprov_creds.PreProvisionedCredentialProvider(
                     **self.fixed_params))
@@ -157,8 +156,7 @@ class TestPreProvisionedCredentials(base.TestCase):
         # Emulate the lock not existing on the filesystem
         self.useFixture(fixtures.MockPatch(
             'os.path.isfile', return_value=False))
-        with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock.mock_open(),
-                        create=True):
+        with mock.patch('builtins.open', mock.mock_open(), create=True):
             test_account_class = (
                 preprov_creds.PreProvisionedCredentialProvider(
                     **self.fixed_params))
@@ -177,7 +175,7 @@ class TestPreProvisionedCredentials(base.TestCase):
             'os.path.isfile', return_value=False))
         test_account_class = preprov_creds.PreProvisionedCredentialProvider(
             **self.fixed_params)
-        with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock.mock_open(),
+        with mock.patch('builtins.open', mock.mock_open(),
                         create=True) as open_mock:
             test_account_class._get_free_hash(hash_list)
             lock_path = os.path.join(self.fixed_params['accounts_lock_dir'],
@@ -196,8 +194,7 @@ class TestPreProvisionedCredentials(base.TestCase):
             'os.path.isfile', return_value=True))
         test_account_class = preprov_creds.PreProvisionedCredentialProvider(
             **self.fixed_params)
-        with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock.mock_open(),
-                        create=True):
+        with mock.patch('builtins.open', mock.mock_open(), create=True):
             self.assertRaises(lib_exc.InvalidCredentials,
                               test_account_class._get_free_hash, hash_list)
 
@@ -217,7 +214,7 @@ class TestPreProvisionedCredentials(base.TestCase):
             return True
 
         self.patchobject(os.path, 'isfile', _fake_is_file)
-        with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock.mock_open(),
+        with mock.patch('builtins.open', mock.mock_open(),
                         create=True) as open_mock:
             test_account_class._get_free_hash(hash_list)
             lock_path = os.path.join(self.fixed_params['accounts_lock_dir'],
diff --git a/tools/check_logs.py b/tools/check_logs.py
index cc74b17ed9..8ab3af2be1 100755
--- a/tools/check_logs.py
+++ b/tools/check_logs.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import re
 import sys
 import urllib.request as urlreq
 
-import six
 import yaml
 
 # DEVSTACK_GATE_GRENADE is either unset if grenade is not running
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ def main(opts):
     with open(ALLOW_LIST_FILE) as stream:
         loaded = yaml.safe_load(stream)
         if loaded:
-            for (name, l) in six.iteritems(loaded):
+            for (name, l) in loaded.values():
                 for w in l:
                     assert 'module' in w, 'no module in %s' % name
                     assert 'message' in w, 'no message in %s' % name