diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
index 9df07a1..330c393 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestDiscovery, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
 
     def test_get_keystone_api_versions(self):
         self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_admin_available.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_admin_available.py
index c803541..7461c4b 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_admin_available.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_admin_available.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestAdminAvailable, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
 
     def run_test(self, dynamic_creds, use_accounts_file, admin_creds):
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_alt_available.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_alt_available.py
index cb1de16..1a36068 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_alt_available.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_alt_available.py
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestAltAvailable, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
 
     def run_test(self, dynamic_creds, use_accounts_file, creds):
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_configured_creds.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_configured_creds.py
index 3c104b2..2ce354d 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_configured_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_configured_creds.py
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(ConfiguredV2CredentialsTests, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
-        self.stubs.Set(self.tokenclient_class, 'raw_request',
-                       self.identity_response)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(self.tokenclient_class, 'raw_request',
+                         self.identity_response)
 
     def _get_credentials(self, attributes=None):
         if attributes is None:
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_credentials.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_credentials.py
index 6fc490e..3d09d9f 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_credentials.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_credentials.py
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestLegacyCredentialsProvider, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
 
     def test_get_creds_roles_legacy_invalid(self):
         test_accounts_class = credentials.LegacyCredentialProvider(
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_dynamic_creds.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_dynamic_creds.py
index e1d9023..1488793 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_dynamic_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_dynamic_creds.py
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestDynamicCredentialProvider, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
-        self.stubs.Set(json_token_client.TokenClient, 'raw_request',
-                       fake_identity._fake_v2_response)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(json_token_client.TokenClient, 'raw_request',
+                         fake_identity._fake_v2_response)
         cfg.CONF.set_default('operator_role', 'FakeRole',
                              group='object-storage')
         self._mock_list_ec2_credentials('fake_user_id', 'fake_tenant_id')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_preprov_creds.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_preprov_creds.py
index 36d6c3d..fba5b1f 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_preprov_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_preprov_creds.py
@@ -46,9 +46,10 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestPreProvisionedCredentials, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
-        self.stubs.Set(token_client.TokenClient, 'raw_request',
-                       fake_identity._fake_v2_response)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(token_client.TokenClient, 'raw_request',
+                         fake_identity._fake_v2_response)
         self.useFixture(lockutils_fixtures.ExternalLockFixture())
         self.test_accounts = [
             {'username': 'test_user1', 'tenant_name': 'test_tenant1',
@@ -96,8 +97,8 @@
         return hash_list
 
     def test_get_hash(self):
-        self.stubs.Set(token_client.TokenClient, 'raw_request',
-                       fake_identity._fake_v2_response)
+        self.patchobject(token_client.TokenClient, 'raw_request',
+                         fake_identity._fake_v2_response)
         test_account_class = preprov_creds.PreProvisionedCredentialProvider(
             **self.fixed_params)
         hash_list = self._get_hash_list(self.test_accounts)
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@
                 return False
             return True
 
-        self.stubs.Set(os.path, 'isfile', _fake_is_file)
+        self.patchobject(os.path, 'isfile', _fake_is_file)
         with mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open', mock.mock_open(),
                         create=True) as open_mock:
             test_account_class._get_free_hash(hash_list)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
index 22cf47a..b3bba72 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/utils/linux/test_remote_client.py
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestRemoteClient, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
         cfg.CONF.set_default('ip_version_for_ssh', 4, group='validation')
         cfg.CONF.set_default('network_for_ssh', 'public', group='validation')
         cfg.CONF.set_default('connect_timeout', 1, group='validation')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/base.py b/tempest/tests/lib/base.py
index fe9268e..ca81d4d 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/base.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/base.py
@@ -14,17 +14,10 @@
 
 import mock
 from oslotest import base
-from oslotest import moxstubout
 
 
 class TestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestCase, self).setUp()
-        mox_fixture = self.useFixture(moxstubout.MoxStubout())
-        self.mox = mox_fixture.mox
-        self.stubs = mox_fixture.stubs
-
     def patch(self, target, **kwargs):
         """Returns a started `mock.patch` object for the supplied target.
 
@@ -42,3 +35,15 @@
         m = p.start()
         self.addCleanup(p.stop)
         return m
+
+    def patchobject(self, target, attribute, new=mock.DEFAULT):
+        """Convenient wrapper around `mock.patch.object`
+
+        Returns a started mock that will be automatically stopped after the
+        test ran.
+        """
+
+        p = mock.patch.object(target, attribute, new)
+        m = p.start()
+        self.addCleanup(p.stop)
+        return m
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/test_auth.py b/tempest/tests/lib/test_auth.py
index 5502c01..50ad566 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/test_auth.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/test_auth.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(BaseAuthTestsSetUp, self).setUp()
-        self.stubs.Set(auth, 'get_credentials', fake_get_credentials)
+        self.patchobject(auth, 'get_credentials', fake_get_credentials)
         self.auth_provider = self._auth(self.credentials,
                                         fake_identity.FAKE_AUTH_URL)
 
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestKeystoneV2AuthProvider, self).setUp()
-        self.stubs.Set(v2_client.TokenClient, 'raw_request',
-                       fake_identity._fake_v2_response)
+        self.patchobject(v2_client.TokenClient, 'raw_request',
+                         fake_identity._fake_v2_response)
         self.target_url = 'test_api'
 
     def _get_fake_identity(self):
@@ -433,8 +433,8 @@
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestKeystoneV3AuthProvider, self).setUp()
-        self.stubs.Set(v3_client.V3TokenClient, 'raw_request',
-                       fake_identity._fake_v3_response)
+        self.patchobject(v3_client.V3TokenClient, 'raw_request',
+                         fake_identity._fake_v3_response)
 
     def _get_fake_identity(self):
         return fake_identity.IDENTITY_V3_RESPONSE['token']
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/test_credentials.py b/tempest/tests/lib/test_credentials.py
index 791fbb5..b8acf83 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/test_credentials.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/test_credentials.py
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(KeystoneV2CredentialsTests, self).setUp()
-        self.stubs.Set(self.tokenclient_class, 'raw_request',
-                       self.identity_response)
+        self.patchobject(self.tokenclient_class, 'raw_request',
+                         self.identity_response)
 
     def _verify_credentials(self, credentials_class, creds_dict, filled=True):
         creds = auth.get_credentials(fake_identity.FAKE_AUTH_URL,
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/test_rest_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/test_rest_client.py
index 90651b0..572b446 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/test_rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/test_rest_client.py
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@
         self.fake_auth_provider = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
         self.rest_client = rest_client.RestClient(
             self.fake_auth_provider, None, None)
-        self.stubs.Set(http.ClosingHttp, 'request',
-                       self.fake_http.request)
-
+        self.patchobject(http.ClosingHttp, 'request', self.fake_http.request)
         self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(self.rest_client,
                                               '_log_request'))
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/negative/test_negative_auto_test.py b/tempest/tests/negative/test_negative_auto_test.py
index c666bd3..1795466 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/negative/test_negative_auto_test.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/negative/test_negative_auto_test.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestNegativeAutoTest, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
 
     def _check_prop_entries(self, result, entry):
         entries = [a for a in result if entry in a[0]]
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py b/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
index 0174160..ee68676 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(BaseDecoratorsTest, self).setUp()
         self.config_fixture = self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
 
 
 class TestAttrDecorator(BaseDecoratorsTest):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py b/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
index 1ac1232..b80cf80 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestMicroversionsTestsClass, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
-                       fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
 
     def _test_version(self, cfg_min, cfg_max,
                       expected_pass_tests,
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_negative_rest_client.py b/tempest/tests/test_negative_rest_client.py
index a1b5f0e..e46649c 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_negative_rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_negative_rest_client.py
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestNegativeRestClient, self).setUp()
         self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
-        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.patchobject(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate',
+                         fake_config.FakePrivate)
         self.negative_rest_client = negative_rest_client.NegativeRestClient(
             fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider(), None)
         self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(self.negative_rest_client,
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index bb4b27f..9ef956a 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 python-subunit>=0.0.18 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 oslosphinx!=3.4.0,>=2.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 reno>=1.6.2 # Apache2
-mox>=0.5.3 # Apache-2.0
 mock>=1.2 # BSD
 coverage>=3.6 # Apache-2.0
 oslotest>=1.10.0 # Apache-2.0