diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
index 98bf4bf..a492b43 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         params = {'status': 'invalid_status'}
         body = self.client.list_servers(detail=True, **params)
         servers = body['servers']
-        self.assertEqual([], servers)
+        self.assertEmpty(servers)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('51717b38-bdc1-458b-b636-1cf82d99f62f')
     def test_list_servers_by_admin(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
index 527f4bd..3e32c2d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         servers = body['servers']
         actual = [srv for srv in servers
                   if srv['id'] == self.deleted_id]
-        self.assertEqual([], actual)
+        self.assertEmpty(actual)
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('ff01387d-c7ad-47b4-ae9e-64fa214638fe')
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         # Listing servers for a non existing image returns empty list
         body = self.client.list_servers(image='non_existing_image')
         servers = body['servers']
-        self.assertEqual([], servers)
+        self.assertEmpty(servers)
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('5913660b-223b-44d4-a651-a0fbfd44ca75')
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         # Listing servers by non existing flavor returns empty list
         body = self.client.list_servers(flavor='non_existing_flavor')
         servers = body['servers']
-        self.assertEqual([], servers)
+        self.assertEmpty(servers)
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('e2c77c4a-000a-4af3-a0bd-629a328bde7c')
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         # Listing servers for a non existent server name returns empty list
         body = self.client.list_servers(name='non_existing_server_name')
         servers = body['servers']
-        self.assertEqual([], servers)
+        self.assertEmpty(servers)
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('fcdf192d-0f74-4d89-911f-1ec002b822c4')
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         # Return an empty list when invalid status is specified
         body = self.client.list_servers(status='non_existing_status')
         servers = body['servers']
-        self.assertEqual([], servers)
+        self.assertEmpty(servers)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('12c80a9f-2dec-480e-882b-98ba15757659')
     def test_list_servers_by_limits(self):
@@ -138,4 +138,4 @@
         servers = body['servers']
         actual = [srv for srv in servers
                   if srv['id'] == self.deleted_id]
-        self.assertEqual([], actual)
+        self.assertEmpty(actual)
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_groups.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_groups.py
index 2694402..4bc987f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_groups.py
@@ -134,4 +134,4 @@
         for g in body:
             fetched_ids.append(g['id'])
         missing_groups = [g for g in group_ids if g not in fetched_ids]
-        self.assertEqual([], missing_groups)
+        self.assertEmpty(missing_groups)
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py
index e2a3617..69bebfe 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespace_tags.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
             namespace['namespace'])
         body = self.namespace_tags_client.list_namespace_tags(
             namespace['namespace'])
-        self.assertEqual([], body['tags'])
+        self.assertEmpty(body['tags'])
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('a2a3765e-1a2c-3f6d-a3a7-3cc3466ab875')
     def test_create_update_delete_tag(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
index 9787160..8593d3a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@
 
             # If cannot follow make sure it's because we have finished
             else:
-                self.assertEqual([], remaining or [],
+                self.assertEmpty(remaining or [],
                                  'No more pages reported, but still '
                                  'missing ids %s' % remaining)
                 break