diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
index 82c68a98dc58..b360279af49e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/libvirt/test_driver.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class FakeNodeDevice(object):
         return self.xml
 
 
-class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.TestCase):
+class LibvirtConnTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
 
     REQUIRES_LOCKING = True