diff --git a/test/high_availability/test_ha.py b/test/high_availability/test_ha.py
index 5cfef45d1..860375076 100644
--- a/test/high_availability/test_ha.py
+++ b/test/high_availability/test_ha.py
@@ -787,26 +787,23 @@ class TestAlive(HATestCase):
         secondary_cx = connected(MongoClient(secondary))
         rsc = connected(MongoClient(self.seed, replicaSet=self.name))
 
-        try:
-            self.assertTrue(primary_cx.alive())
-            self.assertTrue(secondary_cx.alive())
-            self.assertTrue(rsc.alive())
-    
-            ha_tools.kill_primary()
-            time.sleep(0.5)
+        self.assertTrue(primary_cx.alive())
+        self.assertTrue(secondary_cx.alive())
+        self.assertTrue(rsc.alive())
 
-            self.assertFalse(primary_cx.alive())
-            self.assertTrue(secondary_cx.alive())
-            self.assertFalse(rsc.alive())
-            
-            ha_tools.kill_members([secondary], 2)
-            time.sleep(0.5)
+        ha_tools.kill_primary()
+        time.sleep(0.5)
 
-            self.assertFalse(primary_cx.alive())
-            self.assertFalse(secondary_cx.alive())
-            self.assertFalse(rsc.alive())
-        finally:
-            rsc.close()
+        self.assertFalse(primary_cx.alive())
+        self.assertTrue(secondary_cx.alive())
+        self.assertFalse(rsc.alive())
+
+        ha_tools.kill_members([secondary], 2)
+        time.sleep(0.5)
+
+        self.assertFalse(primary_cx.alive())
+        self.assertFalse(secondary_cx.alive())
+        self.assertFalse(rsc.alive())
 
         
 class TestMongosHighAvailability(HATestCase):
diff --git a/test/test_gridfs.py b/test/test_gridfs.py
index 521d6c9d8..a87538359 100644
--- a/test/test_gridfs.py
+++ b/test/test_gridfs.py
@@ -446,13 +446,10 @@ class TestGridfsReplicaSet(TestReplicaSetClientBase):
             w=self.w, wtimeout=5000,
             read_preference=ReadPreference.SECONDARY)
 
-        try:
-            fs = gridfs.GridFS(rsc.pymongo_test)
-            oid = fs.put(b'foo')
-            content = fs.get(oid).read()
-            self.assertEqual(b'foo', content)
-        finally:
-            rsc.close()
+        fs = gridfs.GridFS(rsc.pymongo_test)
+        oid = fs.put(b'foo')
+        content = fs.get(oid).read()
+        self.assertEqual(b'foo', content)
 
     def test_gridfs_secondary(self):
         primary_host, primary_port = self.primary