diff --git a/nova/tests/test_migrations.py b/nova/tests/test_migrations.py
index 9baf9eb6..7121bdb0 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_migrations.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_migrations.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import collections
 import commands
 import ConfigParser
 import datetime
+import glob
 import os
 import urlparse
 import uuid
@@ -1517,3 +1518,30 @@ class TestBaremetalMigrations(BaseMigrationTestCase, CommonTestsMixIn):
         bm_nodes = db_utils.get_table(engine, 'bm_nodes')
         columns = [c.name for c in bm_nodes.columns]
         self.assertNotIn(u'prov_mac_address', columns)
+
+
+class ProjectTestCase(test.TestCase):
+
+    def test_all_migrations_have_downgrade(self):
+        topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(__file__) + '/../../../')
+        py_glob = os.path.join(topdir, "nova", "db", "sqlalchemy",
+                               "migrate_repo", "versions", "*.py")
+
+        missing_downgrade = []
+        for path in glob.iglob(py_glob):
+            has_upgrade = False
+            has_downgrade = False
+            with open(path, "r") as f:
+                for line in f:
+                    if 'def upgrade(' in line:
+                        has_upgrade = True
+                    if 'def downgrade(' in line:
+                        has_downgrade = True
+
+                if has_upgrade and not has_downgrade:
+                    fname = os.path.basename(path)
+                    missing_downgrade.append(fname)
+
+        helpful_msg = (_("The following migrations are missing a downgrade:"
+                         "\n\t%s") % '\n\t'.join(sorted(missing_downgrade)))
+        self.assert_(not missing_downgrade, helpful_msg)
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_misc.py b/nova/tests/test_misc.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6744a2a6..00000000
--- a/nova/tests/test_misc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-#    Copyright 2010 OpenStack Foundation
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-import glob
-import os
-
-from nova import exception
-from nova import test
-
-
-class ExceptionTestCase(test.TestCase):
-    @staticmethod
-    def _raise_exc(exc):
-        raise exc()
-
-    def test_exceptions_raise(self):
-        # NOTE(dprince): disable format errors since we are not passing kwargs
-        self.flags(fatal_exception_format_errors=False)
-        for name in dir(exception):
-            exc = getattr(exception, name)
-            if isinstance(exc, type):
-                self.assertRaises(exc, self._raise_exc, exc)
-
-
-class ProjectTestCase(test.TestCase):
-
-    def test_all_migrations_have_downgrade(self):
-        topdir = os.path.normpath(os.path.dirname(__file__) + '/../../')
-        py_glob = os.path.join(topdir, "nova", "db", "sqlalchemy",
-                               "migrate_repo", "versions", "*.py")
-        missing_downgrade = []
-        for path in glob.iglob(py_glob):
-            has_upgrade = False
-            has_downgrade = False
-            with open(path, "r") as f:
-                for line in f:
-                    if 'def upgrade(' in line:
-                        has_upgrade = True
-                    if 'def downgrade(' in line:
-                        has_downgrade = True
-
-                if has_upgrade and not has_downgrade:
-                    fname = os.path.basename(path)
-                    missing_downgrade.append(fname)
-
-        helpful_msg = (_("The following migrations are missing a downgrade:"
-                         "\n\t%s") % '\n\t'.join(sorted(missing_downgrade)))
-        self.assert_(not missing_downgrade, helpful_msg)