diff --git a/tempest/cmd/cleanup.py b/tempest/cmd/cleanup.py
index 5a52043..3706b54 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/cleanup.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/cleanup.py
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
 
         if is_dry_run:
             self.dry_run_data["_tenants_to_clean"] = {}
-            f = open(DRY_RUN_JSON, 'w+')
 
         admin_mgr = self.admin_mgr
         # Always cleanup tempest and alt tempest tenants unless
@@ -146,9 +145,9 @@
             svc.run()
 
         if is_dry_run:
-            f.write(json.dumps(self.dry_run_data, sort_keys=True,
-                               indent=2, separators=(',', ': ')))
-            f.close()
+            with open(DRY_RUN_JSON, 'w+') as f:
+                f.write(json.dumps(self.dry_run_data, sort_keys=True,
+                                   indent=2, separators=(',', ': ')))
 
         self._remove_admin_user_roles()
 
@@ -281,16 +280,15 @@
             svc = service(admin_mgr, **kwargs)
             svc.run()
 
-        f = open(SAVED_STATE_JSON, 'w+')
-        f.write(json.dumps(data,
-                           sort_keys=True, indent=2, separators=(',', ': ')))
-        f.close()
+        with open(SAVED_STATE_JSON, 'w+') as f:
+            f.write(json.dumps(data,
+                    sort_keys=True, indent=2, separators=(',', ': ')))
 
     def _load_json(self):
         try:
-            json_file = open(SAVED_STATE_JSON)
-            self.json_data = json.load(json_file)
-            json_file.close()
+            with open(SAVED_STATE_JSON) as json_file:
+                self.json_data = json.load(json_file)
+
         except IOError as ex:
             LOG.exception("Failed loading saved state, please be sure you"
                           " have first run cleanup with --init-saved-state "
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index 5e5e127..9049886 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@
     outfile = sys.stdout
     if update:
         conf_file = _get_config_file()
-        if opts.output:
-            outfile = open(opts.output, 'w+')
         CONF_PARSER = moves.configparser.SafeConfigParser()
         CONF_PARSER.optionxform = str
         CONF_PARSER.readfp(conf_file)
@@ -378,8 +376,9 @@
         display_results(results, update, replace)
         if update:
             conf_file.close()
-            CONF_PARSER.write(outfile)
-        outfile.close()
+            if opts.output:
+                with open(opts.output, 'w+') as outfile:
+                    CONF_PARSER.write(outfile)
     finally:
         icreds.clear_creds()
 
diff --git a/tempest/lib/cmd/skip_tracker.py b/tempest/lib/cmd/skip_tracker.py
index b5c9b95..b7d6a24 100755
--- a/tempest/lib/cmd/skip_tracker.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/cmd/skip_tracker.py
@@ -81,21 +81,23 @@
     DEF_RE = re.compile(r'\s*def (\w+)\(')
     bug_found = False
     results = []
-    lines = open(path, 'rb').readlines()
-    for x, line in enumerate(lines):
-        if not bug_found:
-            res = BUG_RE.match(line)
-            if res:
-                bug_no = int(res.group(1))
-                debug("Found bug skip %s on line %d", bug_no, x + 1)
-                bug_found = True
-        else:
-            res = DEF_RE.match(line)
-            if res:
-                method = res.group(1)
-                debug("Found test method %s skips for bug %d", method, bug_no)
-                results.append((method, bug_no))
-                bug_found = False
+    with open(path, 'rb') as content:
+        lines = content.readlines()
+        for x, line in enumerate(lines):
+            if not bug_found:
+                res = BUG_RE.match(line)
+                if res:
+                    bug_no = int(res.group(1))
+                    debug("Found bug skip %s on line %d", bug_no, x + 1)
+                    bug_found = True
+            else:
+                res = DEF_RE.match(line)
+                if res:
+                    method = res.group(1)
+                    debug("Found test method %s skips for bug %d",
+                          method, bug_no)
+                    results.append((method, bug_no))
+                    bug_found = False
     return results
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index eb29176..ec31635 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -393,8 +393,6 @@
         if properties is None:
             properties = {}
         name = data_utils.rand_name('%s-' % name)
-        image_file = open(path, 'rb')
-        self.addCleanup(image_file.close)
         params = {
             'name': name,
             'container_format': fmt,
@@ -405,7 +403,8 @@
         image = self.image_client.create_image(**params)['image']
         self.addCleanup(self.image_client.delete_image, image['id'])
         self.assertEqual("queued", image['status'])
-        self.image_client.update_image(image['id'], data=image_file)
+        with open(path, 'rb') as image_file:
+            self.image_client.update_image(image['id'], data=image_file)
         return image['id']
 
     def glance_image_create(self):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_tempest_init.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_tempest_init.py
index 1048a52..685a0b3 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_tempest_init.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_tempest_init.py
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@
         testr_conf_file = init.TESTR_CONF % (top_level_path, discover_path)
 
         conf_path = conf_dir.join('.testr.conf')
-        conf_file = open(conf_path, 'r')
-        self.addCleanup(conf_file.close)
-        self.assertEqual(conf_file.read(), testr_conf_file)
+        with open(conf_path, 'r') as conf_file:
+            self.assertEqual(conf_file.read(), testr_conf_file)
 
     def test_generate_sample_config(self):
         local_dir = self.useFixture(fixtures.TempDir())
diff --git a/tools/skip_tracker.py b/tools/skip_tracker.py
index a47e217..b554514 100755
--- a/tools/skip_tracker.py
+++ b/tools/skip_tracker.py
@@ -73,21 +73,23 @@
     DEF_RE = re.compile(r'\s*def (\w+)\(')
     bug_found = False
     results = []
-    lines = open(path, 'rb').readlines()
-    for x, line in enumerate(lines):
-        if not bug_found:
-            res = BUG_RE.match(line)
-            if res:
-                bug_no = int(res.group(1))
-                debug("Found bug skip %s on line %d", bug_no, x + 1)
-                bug_found = True
-        else:
-            res = DEF_RE.match(line)
-            if res:
-                method = res.group(1)
-                debug("Found test method %s skips for bug %d", method, bug_no)
-                results.append((method, bug_no))
-                bug_found = False
+    with open(path, 'rb') as content:
+        lines = content.readlines()
+        for x, line in enumerate(lines):
+            if not bug_found:
+                res = BUG_RE.match(line)
+                if res:
+                    bug_no = int(res.group(1))
+                    debug("Found bug skip %s on line %d", bug_no, x + 1)
+                    bug_found = True
+            else:
+                res = DEF_RE.match(line)
+                if res:
+                    method = res.group(1)
+                    debug("Found test method %s skips for bug %d",
+                          method, bug_no)
+                    results.append((method, bug_no))
+                    bug_found = False
     return results