diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/badges/api/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/badges/api/tests.py
index d34a4cf090ab1b75e817ec57792fb62ac1fe4b40..35c23bab3d9884491276eaa6ddc58675e3e3cc14 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/badges/api/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/badges/api/tests.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ class UserAssertionTestCase(UrlResetMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase, ApiTestCase):
     Mixin for badge API tests.
     """
 
-    def setUp(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(UserAssertionTestCase, self).setUp(*args, **kwargs)
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(UserAssertionTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.course = CourseFactory.create()
         self.user = UserFactory.create()
         # Password defined by factory.
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/badges/events/tests/test_course_complete.py b/lms/djangoapps/badges/events/tests/test_course_complete.py
index 8aa0b0168fda358aa3225be547ca2fa5c62a9f9a..2897a61b5c90473f1bd6bf4f8aecb938d3ae0226 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/badges/events/tests/test_course_complete.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/badges/events/tests/test_course_complete.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class CourseCompleteTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
     shard = 4
 
-    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         super(CourseCompleteTestCase, self).setUp()
         # Need key to be deterministic to test slugs.
         self.course = CourseFactory.create(
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/badges/events/tests/test_course_meta.py b/lms/djangoapps/badges/events/tests/test_course_meta.py
index d67e70f4f81d2b5c4f51c4bdc9ca9c945af18833..f056e9d0e1efccb42e24bd6aaa3c49a6f81ce8bb 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/badges/events/tests/test_course_meta.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/badges/events/tests/test_course_meta.py
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class CourseCompletionBadgeTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
     shard = 4
 
-    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         super(CourseCompletionBadgeTest, self).setUp()
         self.badge_classes = [
             RandomBadgeClassFactory(
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/tests/helpers.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/tests/helpers.py
index 4216ed20cb661c3aa71a557541b5d626f8c9c80d..3024fec2fc3c91112dbd6fccc128323de8b64fd4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/tests/helpers.py
@@ -216,8 +216,8 @@ class BlockParentsMapTestCase(TransformerRegistryTestMixin, ModuleStoreTestCase)
     # children.
     parents_map = [[], [0], [0], [1], [1], [2], [2, 4]]
 
-    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
-        super(BlockParentsMapTestCase, self).setUp(**kwargs)
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(BlockParentsMapTestCase, self).setUp()
 
         # create the course
         self.course = CourseFactory.create()
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/tests/test_start_date.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/tests/test_start_date.py
index 5ff94031e34eadbf7b6dc51ee5c702cd4e8a86fb..4fe921b20069de3add1ded76e4e0c1df599d0549 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/tests/test_start_date.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_blocks/transformers/tests/test_start_date.py
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class StartDateTransformerTestCase(BlockParentsMapTestCase):
             else:
                 return DEFAULT_START_DATE
 
-    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
-        super(StartDateTransformerTestCase, self).setUp(**kwargs)
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(StartDateTransformerTestCase, self).setUp()
         self.beta_user = BetaTesterFactory(course_key=self.course.id, username='beta_tester', password=self.password)
         course = self.get_block(0)
         course.days_early_for_beta = 33
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
index 87a4ed3da411ba51ca93a00887d87e1587affc64..17881ef80b33796c25d3f8add0a0f0c1e7108f4c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/mobile_api/users/tests.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class TestUserEnrollmentApi(UrlResetMixin, MobileAPITestCase, MobileAuthUserTest
     }
 
     @patch.dict(settings.FEATURES, {"ENABLE_DISCUSSION_SERVICE": True})
-    def setUp(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         super(TestUserEnrollmentApi, self).setUp()
 
     def verify_success(self, response):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/shoppingcart/tests/test_views.py b/lms/djangoapps/shoppingcart/tests/test_views.py
index dd39308e6c083205345b2483e4b5bb13ee612340..7d478edddeb0b969eba00a9a2aa0d28c56d834c0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/shoppingcart/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/shoppingcart/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ class RegistrationCodeRedemptionCourseEnrollment(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
         cls.course = CourseFactory.create(org='MITx', number='999', display_name='Robot Super Course')
         cls.course_key = cls.course.id
 
-    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         super(RegistrationCodeRedemptionCourseEnrollment, self).setUp()
 
         self.user = UserFactory.create()
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_api.py
index 39d9f6c59b82277f10779a853d6b71f008b72f50..1de1f75aa0cf9160b78e9522f62c59a83d020869 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_api.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class CreditApiTestBase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         ]
     }
 
-    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         super(CreditApiTestBase, self).setUp()
         self.course = CourseFactory.create(org="edx", course="DemoX", run="Demo_Course")
         self.course_key = self.course.id
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_services.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_services.py
index 220bc5a96ba639f89da8e53bd14721c9e5dab4f8..d929b98bb19c23b6a215b5f278e0c99659fdb31c 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_services.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/credit/tests/test_services.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class CreditServiceTests(ModuleStoreTestCase):
     """
     shard = 2
 
-    def setUp(self, **kwargs):
+    def setUp(self):
         super(CreditServiceTests, self).setUp()
 
         self.service = CreditService()