Stop using REUSE_DB, as it doesn't detect needed migrations

Makefile

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ requirements:
 	pip install -qr requirements/local.txt --exists-action w
 
 test: clean
-	REUSE_DB=1 coverage run ./manage.py test edx_course_discovery --settings=edx_course_discovery.settings.test
+	coverage run ./manage.py test edx_course_discovery --settings=edx_course_discovery.settings.test
 	coverage report
 
 quality:

edx_course_discovery/apps/core/tests/test_views.py

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 import mock
 
 from edx_course_discovery.apps.core.constants import Status
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ class HealthTests(TestCase):
             }
         }
 
-        self.assertJSONEqual(response.content, expected_data)
+        self.assertJSONEqual(force_text(response.content), expected_data)
 
 
 class AutoAuthTests(TestCase):