diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_updates.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_updates.py
index 73945ac194..80d4f0bbc2 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_updates.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_updates.py
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
+'''unit tests for course_info views and models.'''
 from contentstore.tests.test_course_settings import CourseTestCase
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 import json
-from webob.exc import HTTPServerError
-from django.http import HttpResponseBadRequest
 
 
 class CourseUpdateTest(CourseTestCase):
+    '''The do all and end all of unit test cases.'''
     def test_course_update(self):
+        '''Go through each interface and ensure it works.'''
         # first get the update to force the creation
         url = reverse('course_info',
             kwargs={'org': self.course_location.org,
@@ -18,9 +19,10 @@ class CourseUpdateTest(CourseTestCase):
         content = init_content + '</iframe>'
         payload = {'content': content,
                    'date': 'January 8, 2013'}
-        url = reverse('course_info_json', kwargs={'org': self.course_location.org,
-            'course': self.course_location.course,
-            'provided_id': ''})
+        url = reverse('course_info_json',
+            kwargs={'org': self.course_location.org,
+                'course': self.course_location.course,
+                'provided_id': ''})
 
         resp = self.client.post(url, json.dumps(payload), "application/json")