diff --git a/selftests/unit/test_utils_service.py b/selftests/unit/test_utils_service.py
index e4b7423ec36f9d98c9c2a4d4d2b106a593864e07..c252b10f74900180dfffc24cdeb8c03bab0db633 100644
--- a/selftests/unit/test_utils_service.py
+++ b/selftests/unit/test_utils_service.py
@@ -87,9 +87,9 @@ class TestSysVInit(unittest.TestCase):
 class TestSpecificServiceManager(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.run_mock = mock.MagicMock()
+        self.run_mock = mock.Mock()
         self.init_name = "init"
-        get_name_of_init_mock = mock.MagicMock(return_value="init")
+        get_name_of_init_mock = mock.Mock(return_value="init")
 
         @mock.patch.object(service, "get_name_of_init", get_name_of_init_mock)
         def patch_service_command_generator():
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class TestServiceManager(unittest.TestCase):
 class TestSystemdServiceManager(TestServiceManager):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.run_mock = mock.MagicMock()
+        self.run_mock = mock.Mock()
         self.init_name = "systemd"
         self.service_manager = super(TestSystemdServiceManager,
                                      self).get_service_manager_from_init_and_run(self.init_name,
@@ -152,11 +152,11 @@ class TestSystemdServiceManager(TestServiceManager):
         self.assertEqual(self.run_mock.call_args[0][0], cmd)
 
     def test_list(self):
-        list_result_mock = mock.MagicMock(exit_status=0,
-                                          stdout="sshd.service enabled\n"
-                                          "vsftpd.service disabled\n"
-                                          "systemd-sysctl.service static\n")
-        run_mock = mock.MagicMock(return_value=list_result_mock)
+        list_result_mock = mock.Mock(exit_status=0,
+                                     stdout="sshd.service enabled\n"
+                                     "vsftpd.service disabled\n"
+                                     "systemd-sysctl.service static\n")
+        run_mock = mock.Mock(return_value=list_result_mock)
         service_manager = super(TestSystemdServiceManager,
                                 self).get_service_manager_from_init_and_run(self.init_name,
                                                                             run_mock)
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ class TestSystemdServiceManager(TestServiceManager):
 
     def test_set_default_runlevel(self):
         runlevel = service.convert_sysv_runlevel(3)
-        mktemp_mock = mock.MagicMock(return_value="temp_filename")
-        symlink_mock = mock.MagicMock()
-        rename_mock = mock.MagicMock()
+        mktemp_mock = mock.Mock(return_value="temp_filename")
+        symlink_mock = mock.Mock()
+        rename_mock = mock.Mock()
 
         @mock.patch.object(service, "mktemp", mktemp_mock)
         @mock.patch("os.symlink", symlink_mock)
@@ -200,14 +200,14 @@ class TestSystemdServiceManager(TestServiceManager):
 class TestSysVInitServiceManager(TestServiceManager):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        self.run_mock = mock.MagicMock()
+        self.run_mock = mock.Mock()
         self.init_name = "init"
         self.service_manager = super(TestSysVInitServiceManager,
                                      self).get_service_manager_from_init_and_run(self.init_name,
                                                                                  self.run_mock)
 
     def test_list(self):
-        list_result_mock = mock.MagicMock(
+        list_result_mock = mock.Mock(
             exit_status=0,
             stdout="sshd             0:off   1:off   2:off   3:off   4:off   5:off   6:off\n"
             "vsftpd           0:off   1:off   2:off   3:off   4:off   5:on   6:off\n"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ class TestSysVInitServiceManager(TestServiceManager):
             "        amanda:         off\n"
             "        chargen-dgram:  on\n")
 
-        run_mock = mock.MagicMock(return_value=list_result_mock)
+        run_mock = mock.Mock(return_value=list_result_mock)
         service_manager = super(TestSysVInitServiceManager,
                                 self).get_service_manager_from_init_and_run(self.init_name,
                                                                             run_mock)