diff --git a/config_tempest/tests/base.py b/config_tempest/tests/base.py
index a00d1988..7ee39f5b 100644
--- a/config_tempest/tests/base.py
+++ b/config_tempest/tests/base.py
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ class BaseServiceTest(BaseConfigTempestTest):
         # set the fake extensions
         service.set_extensions()
         # check if extensions were set
-        self.assertItemsEqual(service.extensions, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(service.extensions, expected_resp)
         # check if get method returns the right data
         resp = service.get_extensions()
-        self.assertItemsEqual(resp, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(resp, expected_resp)
 
     def _set_get_versions(self, service, expected_resp, fake_data):
         # mock do_get response
@@ -321,14 +321,14 @@ class BaseServiceTest(BaseConfigTempestTest):
         # set the fake versions
         service.set_versions()
         # check if versions were set
-        self.assertItemsEqual(service.versions, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(service.versions, expected_resp)
         # check if get method returns the right data
         resp = service.get_versions()
-        self.assertItemsEqual(resp, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(resp, expected_resp)
 
     def _test_deserialize_versions(self, service, expected_resp, fake_data):
         resp = service.deserialize_versions(fake_data)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(resp, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(resp, expected_resp)
 
     def _assert_conf_get_not_raises(self, exc, section, value):
         try:
diff --git a/config_tempest/tests/services/test_base.py b/config_tempest/tests/services/test_base.py
index 7b04e73d..63b0af00 100644
--- a/config_tempest/tests/services/test_base.py
+++ b/config_tempest/tests/services/test_base.py
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ class TestVersionedService(BaseServiceTest):
         self._fake_service_do_get_method(self.FAKE_VERSIONS)
         self.Service.set_versions()
         resp = self.Service.get_versions()
-        self.assertItemsEqual(resp, expected_resp)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.Service.versions, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(resp, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.Service.versions, expected_resp)
 
     def test_deserialize_versions(self):
         expected_resp = ['v2.0', 'v2.1']
diff --git a/config_tempest/tests/services/test_identity.py b/config_tempest/tests/services/test_identity.py
index 1e8d83d5..8859ee2e 100644
--- a/config_tempest/tests/services/test_identity.py
+++ b/config_tempest/tests/services/test_identity.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class TestIdentityService(BaseServiceTest):
                     'OS-SIMPLE-CERT', 'OS-EP-FILTER']
         self.Service.extensions = exp_resp[:2]
         self.Service.extensions_v3 = exp_resp[2:]
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.Service.get_extensions(), exp_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.Service.get_extensions(), exp_resp)
 
     def test_set_identity_v3_extensions(self):
         expected_resp = ['OS-INHERIT', 'OS-OAUTH1',
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ class TestIdentityService(BaseServiceTest):
         self.Service.service_url = self.FAKE_URL + "v3"
         fake_resp.raise_for_status = mock.Mock()
         self.Service.set_identity_v3_extensions()
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.Service.extensions_v3, expected_resp)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.Service.get_extensions(), expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.Service.extensions_v3, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.Service.get_extensions(), expected_resp)
 
     def test_set_get_versions(self):
         exp_resp = ['v3.8']
diff --git a/config_tempest/tests/services/test_object_storage.py b/config_tempest/tests/services/test_object_storage.py
index dabc7ff8..1e8018d4 100644
--- a/config_tempest/tests/services/test_object_storage.py
+++ b/config_tempest/tests/services/test_object_storage.py
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ class TestObjectStorageService(BaseServiceTest):
                          'methods', 'account_quotas']
         self._fake_service_do_get_method(self.FAKE_STORAGE_EXTENSIONS)
         self.Service.set_extensions()
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.Service.extensions, expected_resp)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.Service.get_extensions(), expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.Service.extensions, expected_resp)
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.Service.get_extensions(), expected_resp)
 
     def test_set_get_extensions_empty(self):
         self.Service.service_url = self.FAKE_URL + 'v3'
         self.Service.set_extensions()
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.Service.extensions, [])
-        self.assertItemsEqual(self.Service.get_extensions(), [])
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.Service.extensions, [])
+        self.assertCountEqual(self.Service.get_extensions(), [])
 
     def test_list_create_roles(self):
         conf = self.Service.conf
diff --git a/config_tempest/tests/test_profile.py b/config_tempest/tests/test_profile.py
index 71f3d3e4..a72c4cf0 100644
--- a/config_tempest/tests/test_profile.py
+++ b/config_tempest/tests/test_profile.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class TestProfile(BaseConfigTempestTest):
             'section.key2=value1,value2'
         ]
         out_data = profile._convert_remove_append(in_data)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(expected, out_data)
+        self.assertCountEqual(expected, out_data)
 
     @mock.patch('config_tempest.profile._read_yaml_file')
     def test_read_profile_file(self, mock_read_yaml):