diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cliff/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cliff/default.nix
index 8463e1ea8c7b..298f59292134 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cliff/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cliff/default.nix
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-WzkhmCk8C5Il1Fm+i6cQz4JI8e4zAGves9kvsAElkrQ=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # only a small portion of the listed packages are actually needed for running the tests
-    # so instead of removing them one by one remove everything
-    rm test-requirements.txt
-  '';
-
   build-system = [
     openstackdocstheme
     setuptools
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ironicclient/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ironicclient/default.nix
index c1b31bfb091a..33a6f644051a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ironicclient/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-ironicclient/default.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
-    stestr run
+    stestr run -e <(echo "
+      ironicclient.tests.unit.osc.v1.test_baremetal_chassis.TestChassisCreate.test_chassis_create_no_options
+      ironicclient.tests.unit.osc.v1.test_baremetal_chassis.TestChassisCreate.test_chassis_create_with_description
+      ironicclient.tests.unit.osc.v1.test_baremetal_chassis.TestChassisCreate.test_chassis_create_with_extra
+      ironicclient.tests.unit.osc.v1.test_baremetal_chassis.TestChassisCreate.test_chassis_create_with_uuid
+      ironicclient.tests.unit.osc.v1.test_baremetal_conductor.TestBaremetalConductorShow.test_conductor_show
+      ironicclient.tests.unit.osc.v1.test_baremetal_node.TestBaremetalCreate
+      ironicclient.tests.unit.osc.v1.test_baremetal_node.TestBaremetalShow.test_baremetal_show
+      ironicclient.tests.unit.osc.v1.test_baremetal_node.TestNodeHistoryEventGet.test_baremetal_node_history_list
+    ")
     runHook postCheck
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tempest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tempest/default.nix
index 980165a6c29f..444e0b7191d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tempest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tempest/default.nix
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "42.0.0";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
-
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-nW6cSOhC56YkyUQiXcJTqaojRseIf9q8YGSe4skhTA4=";
@@ -86,6 +84,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     chmod +x bin/*
 
     stestr --test-path tempest/tests run -e <(echo "
+      tempest.tests.cmd.test_cleanup.TestTempestCleanup.test_load_json_resource_list
+      tempest.tests.cmd.test_cleanup.TestTempestCleanup.test_load_json_saved_state
+      tempest.tests.cmd.test_cleanup.TestTempestCleanup.test_take_action_got_exception
       tempest.tests.lib.cli.test_execute.TestExecute.test_execute_with_prefix
     ")
   '';