diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_attach_interfaces.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_attach_interfaces.py
index 102792e..ac18442 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_attach_interfaces.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_attach_interfaces.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import time
 
 from oslo_log import log
-import six
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common import compute
@@ -241,7 +240,7 @@
         except lib_exc.BadRequest as e:
             msg = ('Multiple possible networks found, use a Network ID to be '
                    'more specific.')
-            if not CONF.compute.fixed_network_name and six.text_type(e) == msg:
+            if not CONF.compute.fixed_network_name and str(e) == msg:
                 raise
         else:
             ifs.append(iface)
@@ -450,7 +449,7 @@
         except lib_exc.BadRequest as e:
             msg = ('Multiple possible networks found, use a Network ID to be '
                    'more specific.')
-            if not CONF.compute.fixed_network_name and six.text_type(e) == msg:
+            if not CONF.compute.fixed_network_name and str(e) == msg:
                 raise
         else:
             # just to check the response schema
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
index 34b3146..a9c0e56 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         resp = urllib3.PoolManager().request('GET', vnc_url)
         # Make sure that the GET request was accepted by the novncproxy
         self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200, 'Got a Bad HTTP Response on the '
-                         'initial call: ' + six.text_type(resp.status))
+                         'initial call: ' + str(resp.status))
         # Do some basic validation to make sure it is an expected HTML document
         resp_data = resp.data.decode()
         # This is needed in the case of example: <html lang="en">
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@
             self._websocket.response.startswith(b'HTTP/1.1 101 Switching '
                                                 b'Protocols'),
             'Incorrect HTTP return status code: {}'.format(
-                six.text_type(self._websocket.response)
+                str(self._websocket.response)
             )
         )
         _required_header = 'upgrade: websocket'
-        _response = six.text_type(self._websocket.response).lower()
+        _response = str(self._websocket.response).lower()
         self.assertIn(
             _required_header,
             _response,
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
index f3a7471..5bbd65c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import six
-
 from tempest.api.identity import base
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
@@ -70,8 +68,8 @@
         orig_expires_at = token_auth['token']['expires_at']
         orig_user = token_auth['token']['user']
 
-        self.assertIsInstance(token_auth['token']['expires_at'], six.text_type)
-        self.assertIsInstance(token_auth['token']['issued_at'], six.text_type)
+        self.assertIsInstance(token_auth['token']['expires_at'], str)
+        self.assertIsInstance(token_auth['token']['issued_at'], str)
         self.assertEqual(['password'], token_auth['token']['methods'])
         self.assertEqual(user['id'], token_auth['token']['user']['id'])
         self.assertEqual(user['name'], token_auth['token']['user']['name'])
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@
 
         self.assertEqual(orig_expires_at, token_auth['token']['expires_at'],
                          'Expiration time should match original token')
-        self.assertIsInstance(token_auth['token']['issued_at'], six.text_type)
+        self.assertIsInstance(token_auth['token']['issued_at'], str)
         self.assertEqual(set(['password', 'token']),
                          set(token_auth['token']['methods']))
         self.assertEqual(orig_user, token_auth['token']['user'],
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_ports.py b/tempest/api/network/test_ports.py
index 479578d..63078cd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_ports.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_ports.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import ipaddress
 
 import netaddr
-import six
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.network import base_security_groups as sec_base
@@ -234,15 +233,15 @@
         # Get two IP addresses
         ip_address_1 = None
         ip_address_2 = None
-        ip_network = ipaddress.ip_network(six.text_type(subnet['cidr']))
+        ip_network = ipaddress.ip_network(str(subnet['cidr']))
         for ip in ip_network:
             if ip == ip_network.network_address:
                 continue
             if ip_address_1 is None:
-                ip_address_1 = six.text_type(ip)
+                ip_address_1 = str(ip)
             else:
                 ip_address_2 = ip_address_1
-                ip_address_1 = six.text_type(ip)
+                ip_address_1 = str(ip)
                 # Make sure these two IP addresses have different substring
                 if ip_address_1[:-1] != ip_address_2[:-1]:
                     break
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
index da8ad66..ffea6f6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         self.assertIsNotNone(container_list)
 
         for container_name in self.containers:
-            self.assertIn(six.text_type(container_name).encode('utf-8'),
+            self.assertIn(str(container_name).encode('utf-8'),
                           container_list)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('884ec421-fbad-4fcc-916b-0580f2699565')
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/dynamic_creds.py b/tempest/lib/common/dynamic_creds.py
index 0244128..95f7e0b 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/dynamic_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/dynamic_creds.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
                             tenant_id=tenant_id,
                             enable_dhcp=self.network_resources['dhcp'],
                             ip_version=(ipaddress.ip_network(
-                                six.text_type(subnet_cidr)).version))
+                                str(subnet_cidr)).version))
                 else:
                     resp_body = self.subnets_admin_client.\
                         create_subnet(network_id=network_id,
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
                                       name=subnet_name,
                                       tenant_id=tenant_id,
                                       ip_version=(ipaddress.ip_network(
-                                          six.text_type(subnet_cidr)).version))
+                                          str(subnet_cidr)).version))
                 break
             except lib_exc.BadRequest as e:
                 if 'overlaps with another subnet' not in str(e):
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/jsonschema_validator.py b/tempest/lib/common/jsonschema_validator.py
index bbf5e89..0ac757d 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/jsonschema_validator.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/jsonschema_validator.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import jsonschema
 from oslo_serialization import base64
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
-import six
 
 # JSON Schema validator and format checker used for JSON Schema validation
 JSONSCHEMA_VALIDATOR = jsonschema.Draft4Validator
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@
 @jsonschema.FormatChecker.cls_checks('base64')
 def _validate_base64_format(instance):
     try:
-        if isinstance(instance, six.text_type):
+        if isinstance(instance, str):
             instance = instance.encode('utf-8')
         base64.decode_as_bytes(instance)
     except TypeError:
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/preprov_creds.py b/tempest/lib/common/preprov_creds.py
index 9784a1f..313d3eb 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/preprov_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/preprov_creds.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-import six
 import yaml
 
 from tempest.lib import auth
@@ -138,7 +137,7 @@
             temp_hash = hashlib.md5()
             account_for_hash = dict((k, v) for (k, v) in account.items()
                                     if k in cls.HASH_CRED_FIELDS)
-            temp_hash.update(six.text_type(account_for_hash).encode('utf-8'))
+            temp_hash.update(str(account_for_hash).encode('utf-8'))
             temp_hash_key = temp_hash.hexdigest()
             hash_dict['creds'][temp_hash_key] = account
             for role in roles:
@@ -391,7 +390,7 @@
 
     def get_creds_by_roles(self, roles, force_new=False):
         roles = list(set(roles))
-        exist_creds = self._creds.get(six.text_type(roles).encode(
+        exist_creds = self._creds.get(str(roles).encode(
             'utf-8'), None)
         # The force kwarg is used to allocate an additional set of creds with
         # the same role list. The index used for the previously allocation
@@ -401,11 +400,11 @@
         elif exist_creds and force_new:
             # NOTE(andreaf) In py3.x encode returns bytes, and b'' is bytes
             # In py2.7 encode returns strings, and b'' is still string
-            new_index = six.text_type(roles).encode('utf-8') + b'-' + \
-                six.text_type(len(self._creds)).encode('utf-8')
+            new_index = str(roles).encode('utf-8') + b'-' + \
+                str(len(self._creds)).encode('utf-8')
             self._creds[new_index] = exist_creds
         net_creds = self._get_creds(roles=roles)
-        self._creds[six.text_type(roles).encode('utf-8')] = net_creds
+        self._creds[str(roles).encode('utf-8')] = net_creds
         return net_creds
 
     def clear_creds(self):
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py
index c8ce610..00f2aeb 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@
     def _safe_body(self, body, maxlen=4096):
         # convert a structure into a string safely
         try:
-            text = six.text_type(body)
+            text = str(body)
         except UnicodeDecodeError:
             # if this isn't actually text, return marker that
             return "<BinaryData: removed>"
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/oauth_token_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/oauth_token_client.py
index 3336094..236b224 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/oauth_token_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/oauth_token_client.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     def _escape(self, s):
         """Escape a unicode string in an OAuth-compatible fashion."""
         safe = b'~'
-        s = s.encode('utf-8') if isinstance(s, six.text_type) else s
+        s = s.encode('utf-8') if isinstance(s, str) else s
         s = urlparse.quote(s, safe)
         if isinstance(s, six.binary_type):
             s = s.decode('utf-8')
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@
                                         verifier=None,
                                         http_method='GET'):
         """Generate OAUTH params along with signature."""
-        timestamp = six.text_type(int(time.time()))
-        nonce = six.text_type(random.getrandbits(64)) + timestamp
+        timestamp = str(int(time.time()))
+        nonce = str(random.getrandbits(64)) + timestamp
         oauth_params = [
             ('oauth_nonce', nonce),
             ('oauth_timestamp', timestamp),
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index c2120c7..81bbc38 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -1061,10 +1061,10 @@
         if not CONF.service_available.neutron:
             raise cls.skipException('Neutron not available')
 
-    def _create_network(self, networks_client=None,
-                        project_id=None,
-                        namestart='network-smoke-',
-                        port_security_enabled=True, **net_dict):
+    def create_network(self, networks_client=None,
+                       project_id=None,
+                       namestart='network-smoke-',
+                       port_security_enabled=True, **net_dict):
         if not networks_client:
             networks_client = self.networks_client
         if not project_id:
@@ -1226,7 +1226,7 @@
                          % port_map)
         return port_map[0]
 
-    def _get_network_by_name(self, network_name):
+    def get_network_by_name(self, network_name):
         net = self.os_admin.networks_client.list_networks(
             name=network_name)['networks']
         self.assertNotEmpty(net,
@@ -1614,12 +1614,12 @@
             if not CONF.compute.fixed_network_name:
                 m = 'fixed_network_name must be specified in config'
                 raise lib_exc.InvalidConfiguration(m)
-            network = self._get_network_by_name(
+            network = self.get_network_by_name(
                 CONF.compute.fixed_network_name)
             router = None
             subnet = None
         else:
-            network = self._create_network(
+            network = self.create_network(
                 networks_client=networks_client,
                 project_id=project_id,
                 port_security_enabled=port_security_enabled,
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 6c1b3fa..da1e794 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
         self.floating_ip_tuple = Floating_IP_tuple(floating_ip, server)
 
     def _create_new_network(self, create_gateway=False):
-        self.new_net = self._create_network()
+        self.new_net = self.create_network()
         if create_gateway:
             self.new_subnet = self.create_subnet(
                 network=self.new_net)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
index 9be28c4..9323628 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@
         if dualnet - create IPv6 subnets on a different network
         :return: list of created networks
         """
-        network = self._create_network()
+        network = self.create_network()
         if dualnet:
-            network_v6 = self._create_network()
+            network_v6 = self.create_network()
 
         sub4 = self.create_subnet(network=network,
                                   namestart='sub4',
diff --git a/tempest/tests/api/compute/test_base.py b/tempest/tests/api/compute/test_base.py
index 74d2625..8a1873b 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/api/compute/test_base.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/api/compute/test_base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
-import six
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base as compute_base
 from tempest.common import waiters
@@ -128,9 +127,9 @@
             mock.sentinel.server_id, wait_until='active')
         # make our assertions
         if fault:
-            self.assertIn(fault, six.text_type(ex))
+            self.assertIn(fault, str(ex))
         else:
-            self.assertNotIn(fault, six.text_type(ex))
+            self.assertNotIn(fault, str(ex))
         if compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest.is_requested_microversion_compatible(
             '2.35'):
             status = 'ACTIVE'
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_run.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_run.py
index ec7b760..3b5e901 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_run.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_run.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from unittest import mock
 
 import fixtures
-import six
 
 from tempest.cmd import run
 from tempest.cmd import workspace
@@ -153,12 +152,12 @@
         subprocess.call(['stestr', 'init'])
         out, err = self.assertRunExit(['tempest', 'run', '-l'], 0)
         tests = out.split()
-        tests = sorted([six.text_type(x.rstrip()) for x in tests if x])
+        tests = sorted([str(x.rstrip()) for x in tests if x])
         result = [
-            six.text_type('tests.test_failing.FakeTestClass.test_pass'),
-            six.text_type('tests.test_failing.FakeTestClass.test_pass_list'),
-            six.text_type('tests.test_passing.FakeTestClass.test_pass'),
-            six.text_type('tests.test_passing.FakeTestClass.test_pass_list'),
+            str('tests.test_failing.FakeTestClass.test_pass'),
+            str('tests.test_failing.FakeTestClass.test_pass_list'),
+            str('tests.test_passing.FakeTestClass.test_pass'),
+            str('tests.test_passing.FakeTestClass.test_pass_list'),
         ]
         # NOTE(mtreinish): on python 3 the subprocess prints b'' around
         # stdout.
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_api_version_utils.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_api_version_utils.py
index b99e8d4..8d5de09 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_api_version_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_api_version_utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import six
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.lib.common import api_version_utils
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
                                                            cfg_max_version)
         except testtools.TestCase.skipException as e:
             if not expected_skip:
-                raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(six.text_type(e))
+                raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(str(e))
 
     def test_version_min_in_range(self):
         self._test_version('2.2', '2.10', '2.1', '2.7')
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_preprov_creds.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_preprov_creds.py
index 579363e..499b6fe 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_preprov_creds.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_preprov_creds.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import shutil
 from unittest import mock
 
-import six
 import testtools
 
 import fixtures
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@
             hash = hashlib.md5()
             account_for_hash = dict((k, v) for (k, v) in account.items()
                                     if k in hash_fields)
-            hash.update(six.text_type(account_for_hash).encode('utf-8'))
+            hash.update(str(account_for_hash).encode('utf-8'))
             temp_hash = hash.hexdigest()
             hash_list.append(temp_hash)
         return hash_list
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/test_ssh.py b/tempest/tests/lib/test_ssh.py
index 0ec9262..035bdb0 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/test_ssh.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/test_ssh.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
         client = ssh.Client('localhost', 'root', timeout=2)
         exc = self.assertRaises(exceptions.SSHExecCommandFailed,
                                 client.exec_command, "test")
-        self.assertIn('R' + self._utf8_string, six.text_type(exc))
+        self.assertIn('R' + self._utf8_string, str(exc))
 
     def test_exec_command_no_select(self):
         gsc_mock = self.patch('tempest.lib.common.ssh.Client.'
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_list_tests.py b/tempest/tests/test_list_tests.py
index 1cc9c9a..fe44ef6 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_list_tests.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_list_tests.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 import re
 import subprocess
 
-import six
-
 from tempest.tests import base
 
 
@@ -32,7 +30,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(0, p.returncode,
                          "test discovery failed, one or more files cause an "
                          "error on import %s" % ids)
-        ids = six.text_type(ids).split('\n')
+        ids = str(ids).split('\n')
         for test_id in ids:
             if re.match(r'(\w+\.){3}\w+', test_id):
                 if not test_id.startswith('tempest.'):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py b/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
index ee6db71..835f51c 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_microversions.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
-import six
 import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base as compute_base
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
                 self.assertRaises(testtools.TestCase.skipException,
                                   test_class.skip_checks)
         except testtools.TestCase.skipException as e:
-            raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(six.text_type(e))
+            raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(str(e))
 
     def test_config_version_none_none(self):
         expected_pass_tests = [VersionTestNoneTolatest, VersionTestNoneTo2_2]