diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
index e95bfd92a3..f1a20fab87 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ class CourseTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         for descriptor in items:
             resp = self.client.get_html(get_url('unit_handler', descriptor.location))
             self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
-            test_no_locations(self, resp)
 
     def assertAssetsEqual(self, asset_key, course1_id, course2_id):
         """Verifies the asset of the given key has the same attributes in both given courses."""
@@ -310,22 +309,6 @@ class CourseTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(value, course2_asset_attrs[key])
 
 
-def test_no_locations(test, resp, status_code=200, html=True):
-    """
-    Verifies that "i4x", which appears in old locations, but not
-    new locators, does not appear in the HTML response output.
-    Used to verify that database refactoring is complete.
-    """
-    test.assertNotContains(resp, 'i4x', status_code=status_code, html=html)
-    if html:
-        # For HTML pages, it is nice to call the method with html=True because
-        # it checks that the HTML properly parses. However, it won't find i4x usages
-        # in JavaScript blocks.
-        content = resp.content
-        hits = len(re.findall(r"(?<!jump_to/)i4x://", content))
-        test.assertEqual(hits, 0, "i4x found outside of LMS jump-to links")
-
-
 def get_url(handler_name, key_value, key_name='usage_key_string', kwargs=None):
     """
     Helper function for getting HTML for a page in Studio and checking that it does not error.
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
index 81f03aac8a..b3a3fd6010 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_mixed_modulestore.py
@@ -363,11 +363,7 @@ class TestMixedModuleStore(LocMapperSetupSansDjango):
         xml_store = self.store._get_modulestore_by_type(ModuleStoreEnum.Type.xml)
         # the important thing is not which exception it raises but that it raises an exception
         with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
-<<<<<<< HEAD
-            xml_store.create_course("org", "course/run", self.user_id)
-=======
-            xml_store.create_course("org", "course", "run", 999)
->>>>>>> Fix up the signature to use course and run instead of just offering
+            xml_store.create_course("org", "course", "run", self.user_id)
 
     @ddt.data('draft', 'split')
     def test_get_course(self, default_ms):