diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 27d587cb..74b2ebe5 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ before_script:
 script: export COVERAGE_PROCESS_START=gluon/tests/coverage.ini; ./web2py.py --run_system_tests --with_coverage
 
 after_success:
+  - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.6' ]]; then pip install unittest2; fi
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.7' ]]; then coverage combine; fi
   - if [[ $TRAVIS_PYTHON_VERSION == '2.7' ]]; then coveralls --config_file=gluon/tests/coverage.ini; fi
 
diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_dal.py b/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
index 07ea25ae..568c0f3f 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_dal.py
@@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ class TestDALSubclass(unittest.TestCase):
     def testRun(self):
         import gluon.serializers as mserializers
         import gluon.validators as mvalidators
-        from gluon.utils import web2py_uuid
         from gluon import sqlhtml
         db = DAL(check_reserved=['all'])
         self.assertEqual(db.serializers, mserializers)
         self.assertEqual(db.validators, mvalidators)
-        self.assertEqual(db.uuid, web2py_uuid)
         self.assertEqual(db.representers['rows_render'], sqlhtml.represent)
         self.assertEqual(db.representers['rows_xml'], sqlhtml.SQLTABLE)