diff --git a/quantum/db/db_base_plugin_v2.py b/quantum/db/db_base_plugin_v2.py
index 474a1655c1..3326f73c5b 100644
--- a/quantum/db/db_base_plugin_v2.py
+++ b/quantum/db/db_base_plugin_v2.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ from quantum import quantum_plugin_base_v2
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-TEST_DB = "quantum.test.db"
 
 AGENT_OWNER_PREFIX = 'network:'
 
@@ -72,7 +71,7 @@ class QuantumDbPluginV2(quantum_plugin_base_v2.QuantumPluginBaseV2):
         #                must override __init__ and setup the database
         #                and not call into this class's __init__.
         #                This connection is setup as memory for the tests.
-        db.configure_db({'sql_connection': "sqlite:///%s" % TEST_DB,
+        db.configure_db({'sql_connection': "sqlite:///:memory:",
                          'base': models_v2.model_base.BASEV2})
 
     def _get_tenant_id_for_create(self, context, resource):
diff --git a/quantum/tests/etc/quantum.conf.test b/quantum/tests/etc/quantum.conf.test
index 2bf73d06c8..e4871f301f 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/etc/quantum.conf.test
+++ b/quantum/tests/etc/quantum.conf.test
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ api_paste_config = api-paste.ini.test
 rpc_backend = quantum.openstack.common.rpc.impl_fake
 
 [DATABASE]
-sql_connection = 'sqlite:///quantum.test.db'
\ No newline at end of file
+sql_connection = 'sqlite:///:memory:'
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/cisco/test_network_plugin.py b/quantum/tests/unit/cisco/test_network_plugin.py
index d4cfa5dd2d..a8ac702aff 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/cisco/test_network_plugin.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/cisco/test_network_plugin.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class CiscoNetworkPluginV2TestCase(test_db_plugin.QuantumDbPluginV2TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         def new_init():
-            db.configure_db({'sql_connection': 'sqlite:///quantum.test.db',
+            db.configure_db({'sql_connection': 'sqlite:///:memory:',
                              'base': network_models_v2.model_base.BASEV2})
 
         with mock.patch.object(network_db_v2,
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/ryu/test_ryu_db.py b/quantum/tests/unit/ryu/test_ryu_db.py
index f7b4e93478..9c9ea74b64 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/ryu/test_ryu_db.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/ryu/test_ryu_db.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from quantum.plugins.ryu import ofp_service_type
 
 class RyuDBTest(unittest2.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
-        options = {"sql_connection": 'sqlite:///quantum.test.db'}
+        options = {"sql_connection": 'sqlite:///:memory:'}
         options.update({'base': models_v2.model_base.BASEV2})
         reconnect_interval = cfg.CONF.DATABASE.reconnect_interval
         options.update({"reconnect_interval": reconnect_interval})
diff --git a/quantum/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py b/quantum/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
index 87789ac4e5..4d43b98331 100644
--- a/quantum/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
+++ b/quantum/tests/unit/test_db_plugin.py
@@ -119,9 +119,6 @@ class QuantumDbPluginV2TestCase(unittest2.TestCase):
         cfg.CONF.reset()
         # Restore the original attribute map
         attributes.RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTE_MAP = self._attribute_map_bk
-        # Remove test database
-        if os.path.exists(db_base_plugin_v2.TEST_DB):
-            os.remove('quantum.test.db')
 
     def _req(self, method, resource, data=None, fmt='json',
              id=None, params=None, action=None):
diff --git a/tools/pip-requires b/tools/pip-requires
index 1c287266f4..29e9c64597 100644
--- a/tools/pip-requires
+++ b/tools/pip-requires
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ lxml
 netaddr
 python-quantumclient>=2.0
 pyudev
-sqlalchemy>0.6.4
+sqlalchemy>=0.7.8
 webob==1.0.8