diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/admin/test_tag.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/admin/test_tag.py
index 7879b4c..eae7977 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/admin/test_tag.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/admin/test_tag.py
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
 
     def _get_and_compare_tags(self, tags):
         res_body = self.client.get_tags(self.resource, self.res_id)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(tags, res_body['tags'])
+        self.assertCountEqual(tags, res_body['tags'])
 
     def _test_tag_operations(self):
         # create and get tags
         tags = ['red', 'blue']
         res_body = self.client.update_tags(self.resource, self.res_id, tags)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(tags, res_body['tags'])
+        self.assertCountEqual(tags, res_body['tags'])
         self._get_and_compare_tags(tags)
 
         # add a tag
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         # replace tags
         tags = ['red', 'yellow', 'purple']
         res_body = self.client.update_tags(self.resource, self.res_id, tags)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(tags, res_body['tags'])
+        self.assertCountEqual(tags, res_body['tags'])
         self._get_and_compare_tags(tags)
 
         # get tag
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
         # nothing specific about networks here, just a resource that is
         # available in all setups
         res_body = self.client.get_tags('networks', res_id)
-        self.assertItemsEqual(tags, res_body['tags'])
+        self.assertCountEqual(tags, res_body['tags'])
 
     @decorators.attr(type='smoke')
     @decorators.idempotent_id('74c56fb1-a3b1-4a62-a8d2-d04dca6bd4cd')
diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/test_allowed_address_pair.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/test_allowed_address_pair.py
index dd48382..7b11638 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/test_allowed_address_pair.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/test_allowed_address_pair.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         body = self.client.update_port(
             port_id, allowed_address_pairs=allowed_address_pairs)
         allowed_address_pair = body['port']['allowed_address_pairs']
-        self.assertItemsEqual(allowed_address_pair, allowed_address_pairs)
+        self.assertCountEqual(allowed_address_pair, allowed_address_pairs)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('9599b337-272c-47fd-b3cf-509414414ac4')
     def test_update_port_with_address_pair(self):