diff --git a/tests/integration/states/git.py b/tests/integration/states/git.py
index 881c8c3652..02c2fb5fba 100644
--- a/tests/integration/states/git.py
+++ b/tests/integration/states/git.py
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ class GitTest(integration.ModuleCase, integration.SaltReturnAssertsMixIn):
             msg = 'error resolving {0}, possible network issue?'
             self.skipTest(msg.format(self.__domain))
 
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # Reset the dns timeout after the test is over
+        socket.setdefaulttimeout(None)
+
     def test_latest(self):
         '''
         git.latest
diff --git a/tests/integration/states/svn.py b/tests/integration/states/svn.py
index cff2fdb5c9..600599fc7a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/states/svn.py
+++ b/tests/integration/states/svn.py
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class SvnTest(integration.ModuleCase, integration.SaltReturnAssertsMixIn):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         shutil.rmtree(self.target, ignore_errors=True)
+        # Reset the dns timeout after the test is over
+        socket.setdefaulttimeout(None)
 
     def test_latest(self):
         '''
diff --git a/tests/unit/daemons_test.py b/tests/unit/daemons_test.py
index e8eecfcd9b..f83048bb7e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/daemons_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/daemons_test.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 # Import python libs
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-import sys
 
 # Import Salt Testing libs
 from salttesting import TestCase, skipIf
@@ -19,10 +18,6 @@ import integration
 import multiprocessing
 from salt.cli import daemons
 
-PY26 = False
-if sys.version_info[1] < 7:
-    PY26 = True
-
 
 class LoggerMock(object):
     '''
@@ -77,7 +72,6 @@ class LoggerMock(object):
 
 
 @skipIf(NO_MOCK, NO_MOCK_REASON)
-@skipIf(PY26, 'These tests don\'t run on Python 2.6. Skipping.')
 class DaemonsStarterTestCase(TestCase, integration.SaltClientTestCaseMixIn):
     '''
     Unit test for the daemons starter classes.