diff --git a/tests/test_pm.py b/tests/test_pm.py
index e54b1ee..d15cc62 100644
--- a/tests/test_pm.py
+++ b/tests/test_pm.py
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
 
 
 class TestParsers(unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(TestParsers, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+    def setUp(self):
         self.json_file = POLICY_SPEC_JSON
         self.yaml_file = POLICY_SPEC_YAML
 
@@ -98,13 +97,12 @@ def _assert_policy_spec(self, ps):
 
 
 class TestTPPPolicyManagement(unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         self.tpp_conn = TPPTokenConnection(url=TPP_TOKEN_URL, http_request_kwargs={'verify': "/tmp/chain.pem"})
         auth = Authentication(user=TPP_USER, password=TPP_PASSWORD, scope=SCOPE_PM)
         self.tpp_conn.get_access_token(auth)
         self.json_file = POLICY_SPEC_JSON
         self.yaml_file = POLICY_SPEC_YAML
-        super(TestTPPPolicyManagement, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     prefixed_universal = None
     username = "osstestuser"
@@ -166,11 +164,10 @@ def _create_policy_tpp(self, policy_spec=None, policy=None, defaults=None):
 
 
 class TestVaaSPolicyManagement(unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         self.cloud_conn = CloudConnection(token=CLOUD_APIKEY, url=CLOUD_URL)
         self.json_file = POLICY_SPEC_JSON
         self.yaml_file = POLICY_SPEC_YAML
-        super(TestVaaSPolicyManagement, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def test_create_policy_from_json(self):
         # ps = json_parser.parse_file(self.json_file)
diff --git a/tests/test_ssh.py b/tests/test_ssh.py
index d357541..fbde9e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_ssh.py
+++ b/tests/test_ssh.py
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@
 
 
 class TestTPPTokenSSHCertificate(unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         self.tpp_conn = TPPTokenConnection(url=TPP_TOKEN_URL, http_request_kwargs={'verify': "/tmp/chain.pem"})
         auth = Authentication(user=TPP_USER, password=TPP_PASSWORD, scope=SCOPE_SSH)
         self.tpp_conn.get_access_token(auth)
-        super(TestTPPTokenSSHCertificate, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def test_enroll_local_generated_keypair(self):
         keypair = SSHKeyPair()
@@ -83,9 +82,8 @@ def test_retrieve_ca_public_key_and_principals(self):
 
 
 class TestTPPSSHCertificate(unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         self.tpp_conn = TPPConnection(TPP_USER, TPP_PASSWORD, TPP_URL, http_request_kwargs={'verify': "/tmp/chain.pem"})
-        super(TestTPPSSHCertificate, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def test_retrieve_ca_public_key_and_principals(self):
         ssh_config = _retrieve_ssh_config(self.tpp_conn)
diff --git a/tests/test_tpp.py b/tests/test_tpp.py
index 5ff888b..11ffc77 100644
--- a/tests/test_tpp.py
+++ b/tests/test_tpp.py
@@ -42,11 +42,10 @@ def test_fake_enroll(self):
 
 
 class TestTPPMethods(unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         self.tpp_zone = TPP_ZONE
         self.tpp_zone_ecdsa = TPP_ZONE_ECDSA
         self.tpp_conn = TPPConnection(TPP_USER, TPP_PASSWORD, TPP_URL, http_request_kwargs={'verify': "/tmp/chain.pem"})
-        super(TestTPPMethods, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def test_tpp_enroll(self):
         cn = f"{random_word(10)}.venafi.example.com"
diff --git a/tests/test_tpp_token.py b/tests/test_tpp_token.py
index 54b8b8c..d97aca0 100644
--- a/tests/test_tpp_token.py
+++ b/tests/test_tpp_token.py
@@ -34,12 +34,11 @@
 
 
 class TestTPPTokenMethods(unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         self.tpp_zone = TPP_ZONE
         self.tpp_zone_ecdsa = TPP_ZONE_ECDSA
         self.tpp_conn = TPPTokenConnection(url=TPP_TOKEN_URL, user=TPP_USER, password=TPP_PASSWORD,
                                            http_request_kwargs={'verify': "/tmp/chain.pem"})
-        super(TestTPPTokenMethods, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def test_tpp_token_enroll(self):
         cn = f"{random_word(10)}.venafi.example.com"
diff --git a/tests/test_vaas.py b/tests/test_vaas.py
index 83422e6..b55fefb 100644
--- a/tests/test_vaas.py
+++ b/tests/test_vaas.py
@@ -30,18 +30,16 @@
 from test_utils import random_word, enroll, renew, renew_by_thumbprint, renew_without_key_reuse, simple_enroll, \
     get_vaas_zone
 from vcert import CloudConnection, KeyType, CertificateRequest, CustomField, logger, CSR_ORIGIN_SERVICE
-from vcert.policy import KeyPair, DefaultKeyPair, PolicySpecification
 from vcert.common import RetireRequest
 
 log = logger.get_child("test-vaas")
 
 
 class TestVaaSMethods(unittest.TestCase):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         self.cloud_zone = CLOUD_ZONE
         self.vaas_zone_ec = VAAS_ZONE_ONLY_EC
         self.cloud_conn = CloudConnection(token=CLOUD_APIKEY, url=CLOUD_URL)
-        super(TestVaaSMethods, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
     def test_cloud_enroll(self):
         cn = f"{random_word(10)}.venafi.example.com"
diff --git a/vcert/connection_tpp_token.py b/vcert/connection_tpp_token.py
index cdf940c..7985a28 100644
--- a/vcert/connection_tpp_token.py
+++ b/vcert/connection_tpp_token.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 KEY_REFRESH_TOKEN = 'refresh_token'  # nosec
 KEY_EXPIRATION_DATE = 'expiration_date'
 
-
 class TPPTokenConnection(AbstractTPPConnection):
     def __init__(self, url, user=None, password=None, access_token=None, refresh_token=None, http_request_kwargs=None):
         """