diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_server_migrations.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_server_migrations.py
index cd58fb524f..3b5419cb19 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_server_migrations.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_server_migrations.py
@@ -342,9 +342,6 @@ class ServerMigrationsPolicyEnforcementV223(
 
     wsgi_api_version = '2.23'
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(ServerMigrationsPolicyEnforcementV223, self).setUp()
-
     def test_migration_index_failed(self):
         rule_name = "os_compute_api:servers:migrations:index"
         self.policy.set_rules({rule_name: "project:non_fake"})
@@ -369,9 +366,6 @@ class ServerMigrationsPolicyEnforcementV224(
 
     wsgi_api_version = '2.24'
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(ServerMigrationsPolicyEnforcementV224, self).setUp()
-
     def test_migrate_delete_failed(self):
         rule_name = "os_compute_api:servers:migrations:delete"
         self.policy.set_rules({rule_name: "project:non_fake"})
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/filters/test_disk_filters.py b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/filters/test_disk_filters.py
index 1d5e892eb7..9aa6e2eec5 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/filters/test_disk_filters.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/filters/test_disk_filters.py
@@ -20,9 +20,6 @@ from nova.tests.unit.scheduler import fakes
 
 class TestDiskFilter(test.NoDBTestCase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestDiskFilter, self).setUp()
-
     def test_disk_filter_passes(self):
         filt_cls = disk_filter.DiskFilter()
         spec_obj = objects.RequestSpec(
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/filters/test_utils.py b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/filters/test_utils.py
index 1fc27fbe5c..5f2a2d2dfd 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/filters/test_utils.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/filters/test_utils.py
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ _AGGREGATE_FIXTURES = [
 
 
 class TestUtils(test.NoDBTestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestUtils, self).setUp()
-
     def test_aggregate_values_from_key(self):
         host_state = fakes.FakeHostState(
             'fake', 'node', {'aggregates': _AGGREGATE_FIXTURES})
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/disk/mount/test_api.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/disk/mount/test_api.py
index 0e5b074a7c..de86d41d14 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/disk/mount/test_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/disk/mount/test_api.py
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@ MAP_PARTITION = "/dev/mapper/nullp77"
 
 
 class MountTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(MountTestCase, self).setUp()
-
     def _test_map_dev(self, partition):
         mount = api.Mount(mock.sentinel.image, mock.sentinel.mount_dir)
         mount.device = ORIG_DEVICE
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/vmwareapi/test_vif.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/vmwareapi/test_vif.py
index 2f6d46769f..aecd9abe64 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/vmwareapi/test_vif.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/vmwareapi/test_vif.py
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ class VMwareVifTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         self.session = fake.FakeSession()
         self.cluster = None
 
-    def tearDown(self):
-        super(VMwareVifTestCase, self).tearDown()
-
     def test_ensure_vlan_bridge(self):
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(network_util, 'get_network_with_the_name')
         self.mox.StubOutWithMock(network_util,