diff --git a/tests/test_elasticache/test_elasticache.py b/tests/test_elasticache/test_elasticache.py
index 4d2a68492..ecc18679a 100644
--- a/tests/test_elasticache/test_elasticache.py
+++ b/tests/test_elasticache/test_elasticache.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import boto3
 import pytest
-import sure  # noqa # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
 from moto import mock_elasticache
@@ -22,18 +21,17 @@ def test_create_user_no_password_required():
         NoPasswordRequired=True,
     )
 
-    resp.should.have.key("UserId").equals(user_id)
-    resp.should.have.key("UserName").equals("User1")
-    resp.should.have.key("Status").equals("active")
-    resp.should.have.key("Engine").equals("Redis")
-    resp.should.have.key("MinimumEngineVersion").equals("6.0")
-    resp.should.have.key("AccessString").equals("on ~* +@all")
-    resp.should.have.key("UserGroupIds").equals([])
-    resp.should.have.key("Authentication")
-    resp["Authentication"].should.have.key("Type").equals("no-password")
-    resp["Authentication"].shouldnt.have.key("PasswordCount")
-    resp.should.have.key("ARN").equals(
-        f"arn:aws:elasticache:ap-southeast-1:{ACCOUNT_ID}:user:{user_id}"
+    assert resp["UserId"] == user_id
+    assert resp["UserName"] == "User1"
+    assert resp["Status"] == "active"
+    assert resp["Engine"] == "Redis"
+    assert resp["MinimumEngineVersion"] == "6.0"
+    assert resp["AccessString"] == "on ~* +@all"
+    assert resp["UserGroupIds"] == []
+    assert resp["Authentication"]["Type"] == "no-password"
+    assert "PasswordCount" not in resp["Authentication"]
+    assert (
+        resp["ARN"] == f"arn:aws:elasticache:ap-southeast-1:{ACCOUNT_ID}:user:{user_id}"
     )
 
 
@@ -50,8 +48,8 @@ def test_create_user_with_password_too_short():
             Passwords=["mysecretpass"],
         )
     err = exc.value.response["Error"]
-    err["Code"].should.equal("InvalidParameterValue")
-    err["Message"].should.equal("Passwords length must be between 16-128 characters.")
+    assert err["Code"] == "InvalidParameterValue"
+    assert err["Message"] == "Passwords length must be between 16-128 characters."
 
 
 @mock_elasticache
@@ -66,18 +64,17 @@ def test_create_user_with_password():
         Passwords=["mysecretpassthatsverylong"],
     )
 
-    resp.should.have.key("UserId").equals(user_id)
-    resp.should.have.key("UserName").equals("User1")
-    resp.should.have.key("Status").equals("active")
-    resp.should.have.key("Engine").equals("Redis")
-    resp.should.have.key("MinimumEngineVersion").equals("6.0")
-    resp.should.have.key("AccessString").equals("on ~* +@all")
-    resp.should.have.key("UserGroupIds").equals([])
-    resp.should.have.key("Authentication")
-    resp["Authentication"].should.have.key("Type").equals("password")
-    resp["Authentication"].should.have.key("PasswordCount").equals(1)
-    resp.should.have.key("ARN").equals(
-        f"arn:aws:elasticache:ap-southeast-1:{ACCOUNT_ID}:user:{user_id}"
+    assert resp["UserId"] == user_id
+    assert resp["UserName"] == "User1"
+    assert resp["Status"] == "active"
+    assert resp["Engine"] == "Redis"
+    assert resp["MinimumEngineVersion"] == "6.0"
+    assert resp["AccessString"] == "on ~* +@all"
+    assert resp["UserGroupIds"] == []
+    assert resp["Authentication"]["Type"] == "password"
+    assert resp["Authentication"]["PasswordCount"] == 1
+    assert (
+        resp["ARN"] == f"arn:aws:elasticache:ap-southeast-1:{ACCOUNT_ID}:user:{user_id}"
     )
 
 
@@ -89,9 +86,10 @@ def test_create_user_without_password():
             UserId="user1", UserName="User1", Engine="Redis", AccessString="?"
         )
     err = exc.value.response["Error"]
-    err["Code"].should.equal("InvalidParameterValue")
-    err["Message"].should.equal(
-        "No password was provided. If you want to create/update the user without password, please use the NoPasswordRequired flag."
+    assert err["Code"] == "InvalidParameterValue"
+    assert (
+        err["Message"]
+        == "No password was provided. If you want to create/update the user without password, please use the NoPasswordRequired flag."
     )
 
 
@@ -116,8 +114,8 @@ def test_create_user_twice():
             Passwords=["mysecretpassthatsverylong"],
         )
     err = exc.value.response["Error"]
-    err["Code"].should.equal("UserAlreadyExists")
-    err["Message"].should.equal("User user1 already exists.")
+    assert err["Code"] == "UserAlreadyExists"
+    assert err["Message"] == "User user1 already exists."
 
 
 @mock_elasticache
@@ -126,8 +124,8 @@ def test_delete_user_unknown():
     with pytest.raises(ClientError) as exc:
         client.delete_user(UserId="unknown")
     err = exc.value.response["Error"]
-    err["Code"].should.equal("UserNotFound")
-    err["Message"].should.equal("User unknown not found.")
+    assert err["Code"] == "UserNotFound"
+    assert err["Message"] == "User unknown not found."
 
 
 @mock_elasticache
@@ -146,12 +144,12 @@ def test_delete_user():
 
     # Initial status is 'deleting'
     resp = client.describe_users(UserId="user1")
-    resp["Users"][0]["Status"].should.equal("deleting")
+    assert resp["Users"][0]["Status"] == "deleting"
 
     # User is only deleted after some time
     with pytest.raises(ClientError) as exc:
         client.describe_users(UserId="unknown")
-    exc.value.response["Error"]["Code"].should.equal("UserNotFound")
+    assert exc.value.response["Error"]["Code"] == "UserNotFound"
 
 
 @mock_elasticache
@@ -159,20 +157,18 @@ def test_describe_users_initial():
     client = boto3.client("elasticache", region_name="us-east-2")
     resp = client.describe_users()
 
-    resp.should.have.key("Users").length_of(1)
-    resp["Users"][0].should.equal(
-        {
-            "UserId": "default",
-            "UserName": "default",
-            "Status": "active",
-            "Engine": "redis",
-            "MinimumEngineVersion": "6.0",
-            "AccessString": "on ~* +@all",
-            "UserGroupIds": [],
-            "Authentication": {"Type": "no-password"},
-            "ARN": f"arn:aws:elasticache:us-east-2:{ACCOUNT_ID}:user:default",
-        }
-    )
+    assert len(resp["Users"]) == 1
+    assert resp["Users"][0] == {
+        "UserId": "default",
+        "UserName": "default",
+        "Status": "active",
+        "Engine": "redis",
+        "MinimumEngineVersion": "6.0",
+        "AccessString": "on ~* +@all",
+        "UserGroupIds": [],
+        "Authentication": {"Type": "no-password"},
+        "ARN": f"arn:aws:elasticache:us-east-2:{ACCOUNT_ID}:user:default",
+    }
 
 
 @mock_elasticache
@@ -189,20 +185,18 @@ def test_describe_users():
 
     resp = client.describe_users()
 
-    resp.should.have.key("Users").length_of(2)
-    resp["Users"].should.contain(
-        {
-            "UserId": "user1",
-            "UserName": "User1",
-            "Status": "active",
-            "Engine": "Redis",
-            "MinimumEngineVersion": "6.0",
-            "AccessString": "on ~* +@all",
-            "UserGroupIds": [],
-            "Authentication": {"Type": "password", "PasswordCount": 1},
-            "ARN": f"arn:aws:elasticache:ap-southeast-1:{ACCOUNT_ID}:user:user1",
-        }
-    )
+    assert len(resp["Users"]) == 2
+    assert {
+        "UserId": "user1",
+        "UserName": "User1",
+        "Status": "active",
+        "Engine": "Redis",
+        "MinimumEngineVersion": "6.0",
+        "AccessString": "on ~* +@all",
+        "UserGroupIds": [],
+        "Authentication": {"Type": "password", "PasswordCount": 1},
+        "ARN": f"arn:aws:elasticache:ap-southeast-1:{ACCOUNT_ID}:user:user1",
+    } in resp["Users"]
 
 
 @mock_elasticache
@@ -212,5 +206,5 @@ def test_describe_users_unknown_userid():
     with pytest.raises(ClientError) as exc:
         client.describe_users(UserId="unknown")
     err = exc.value.response["Error"]
-    err["Code"].should.equal("UserNotFound")
-    err["Message"].should.equal("User unknown not found.")
+    assert err["Code"] == "UserNotFound"
+    assert err["Message"] == "User unknown not found."
diff --git a/tests/test_elasticache/test_server.py b/tests/test_elasticache/test_server.py
index 1217d5d50..a22c7f90a 100644
--- a/tests/test_elasticache/test_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_elasticache/test_server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sure  # noqa # pylint: disable=unused-import
-
 import moto.server as server
 
 
@@ -10,5 +8,5 @@ def test_elasticache_describe_users():
     data = "Action=DescribeUsers"
     headers = {"Host": "elasticache.us-east-1.amazonaws.com"}
     resp = test_client.post("/", data=data, headers=headers)
-    resp.status_code.should.equal(200)
-    str(resp.data).should.contain("<UserId>default</UserId>")
+    assert resp.status_code == 200
+    assert "<UserId>default</UserId>" in str(resp.data)