diff --git a/elastic_recheck/tests/__init__.py b/elastic_recheck/tests/__init__.py
index 4c141af8..772f7b1c 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/tests/__init__.py
@@ -15,26 +15,9 @@
 import os
 
 import fixtures
-import mox
-import stubout
 import testtools
 
 
-class MoxStubout(fixtures.Fixture):
-    """Deal with code around mox and stubout as a fixture."""
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(MoxStubout, self).setUp()
-        # emulate some of the mox stuff, we can't use the metaclass
-        # because it screws with our generators
-        self.mox = mox.Mox()
-        self.stubs = stubout.StubOutForTesting()
-        self.addCleanup(self.stubs.UnsetAll)
-        self.addCleanup(self.stubs.SmartUnsetAll)
-        self.addCleanup(self.mox.UnsetStubs)
-        self.addCleanup(self.mox.VerifyAll)
-
-
 class TestCase(testtools.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -47,7 +30,3 @@ class TestCase(testtools.TestCase):
                 os.environ.get('OS_STDERR_CAPTURE') == '1'):
             stderr = self.useFixture(fixtures.StringStream('stderr')).stream
             self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch('sys.stderr', stderr))
-
-        mox_fixture = self.useFixture(MoxStubout())
-        self.mox = mox_fixture.mox
-        self.stubs = mox_fixture.stubs
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index ed5540a5..612affe8 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@ oslo.sphinx
 testrepository>=0.0.17
 testscenarios>=0.4
 testtools>=0.9.36,!=1.2.0
-mox>=0.5.3
 mock>=1.0