diff --git a/horizon/horizon/api/swift.py b/horizon/horizon/api/swift.py
index 455cb806f..a4589418f 100644
--- a/horizon/horizon/api/swift.py
+++ b/horizon/horizon/api/swift.py
@@ -117,9 +117,7 @@ def swift_copy_object(request, orig_container_name, orig_object_name,
 
     container = swift_api(request).get_container(orig_container_name)
 
-    if swift_object_exists(request,
-                           new_container_name,
-                           new_object_name) == True:
+    if swift_object_exists(request, new_container_name, new_object_name):
         raise Exception('Object with name %s already exists in container %s'
         % (new_object_name, new_container_name))
 
diff --git a/horizon/horizon/base.py b/horizon/horizon/base.py
index a7a1d6439..22acf5a36 100644
--- a/horizon/horizon/base.py
+++ b/horizon/horizon/base.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class Dashboard(Registry, HorizonComponent):
         dashboard in order.
         """
         registered = copy.copy(self._registry)
-        if type(self.panels) is dict:
+        if isinstance(self.panels, dict):
             panels = {}
             for heading, items in self.panels.iteritems():
                 panels.setdefault(heading, [])
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class Dashboard(Registry, HorizonComponent):
         package = '.'.join(self.__module__.split('.')[:-1])
         mod = import_module(package)
         panels = []
-        if type(self.panels) is dict:
+        if isinstance(self.panels, dict):
             [panels.extend(values) for values in self.panels.values()]
         else:
             panels = self.panels
diff --git a/horizon/horizon/dashboards/syspanel/instances/views.py b/horizon/horizon/dashboards/syspanel/instances/views.py
index 056d0feec..c78057e44 100644
--- a/horizon/horizon/dashboards/syspanel/instances/views.py
+++ b/horizon/horizon/dashboards/syspanel/instances/views.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class GlobalSummary(object):
             # usage = usage._info
             for k in usage._attrs:
                 v = usage.__getattr__(k)
-                if type(v) in [float, int]:
+                if isinstance(v, (float, int)):
                     if not k in self.summary:
                         self.summary[k] = 0
                     self.summary[k] += v
diff --git a/horizon/horizon/templatetags/horizon.py b/horizon/horizon/templatetags/horizon.py
index be6210e0c..f83dfeb91 100644
--- a/horizon/horizon/templatetags/horizon.py
+++ b/horizon/horizon/templatetags/horizon.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def horizon_dashboard_nav(context):
     if 'request' not in context:
         return {}
     dashboard = context['request'].horizon['dashboard']
-    if type(dashboard.panels) is dict:
+    if isinstance(dashboard.panels, dict):
         panels = copy.copy(dashboard.get_panels())
     else:
         panels = {dashboard.name: dashboard.get_panels()}