diff --git a/tests/functional/test_search.py b/tests/functional/test_search.py
index 1892e26b5..875e2e5d6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_search.py
@@ -6,12 +6,6 @@ import pytest
 from pip._internal.cli.status_codes import NO_MATCHES_FOUND, SUCCESS
 from pip._internal.commands import create_command
 from pip._internal.commands.search import highest_version, print_results, transform_hits
-from tests.lib import pyversion
-
-if pyversion >= '3':
-    VERBOSE_FALSE = False
-else:
-    VERBOSE_FALSE = 0
 
 
 def test_version_compare():
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_vcs.py b/tests/unit/test_vcs.py
index b6ed86b62..d36f9f01d 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_vcs.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_vcs.py
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ from pip._internal.vcs.git import Git, looks_like_hash
 from pip._internal.vcs.mercurial import Mercurial
 from pip._internal.vcs.subversion import Subversion
 from pip._internal.vcs.versioncontrol import RevOptions, VersionControl
-from tests.lib import is_svn_installed, need_svn, pyversion
-
-if pyversion >= '3':
-    VERBOSE_FALSE = False
-else:
-    VERBOSE_FALSE = 0
+from tests.lib import is_svn_installed, need_svn
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif(