diff --git a/tempest/exceptions.py b/tempest/exceptions.py
index de22688..6b9ce74 100644
--- a/tempest/exceptions.py
+++ b/tempest/exceptions.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import unittest2 as unittest
+import testtools
 
 
 class TempestException(Exception):
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
 
 class RestClientException(TempestException,
-                          unittest.TestCase.failureException):
+                          testtools.TestCase.failureException):
     pass
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
index 2645153..5dd38d4 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.tests import compute
 from tempest.tests.compute import base
-import unittest2 as unittest
+import testtools
 
 
 class FlavorsExtraSpecsTestBase(object):
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
             self.client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(self.flavor['id'], "key1")
         self.assertEqual(unset_resp.status, 200)
 
-    @unittest.skip('Until bug 1094142 is resolved.')
+    @testtools.skip('Until bug 1094142 is resolved.')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_set_get_unset_keys(self):
         #Test to SET, GET UNSET flavor extra spec as a user
         #with out admin privileges.
diff --git a/tempest/tests/identity/admin/test_services.py b/tempest/tests/identity/admin/test_services.py
index 73f4a90..b74266c 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/identity/admin/test_services.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/identity/admin/test_services.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
-import unittest2 as unittest
 
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
 from tempest import exceptions
diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 504ca24..0147cd8 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -11,5 +11,4 @@
 python-novaclient>=2.10.0
 python-quantumclient>=2.1
 testresources
-unittest2
 keyring