diff --git a/tcp_tests/fixtures/runtest_fixtures.py b/tcp_tests/fixtures/runtest_fixtures.py
index 4609915..ddeced2 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/fixtures/runtest_fixtures.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/fixtures/runtest_fixtures.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
     Run tempest tests
     """
     tempest_threads = settings.TEMPEST_THREADS
-    tempest_exclude_test_args = settings.TEMPEST_EXCLUDE_TEST_ARGS
     tempest_pattern = settings.TEMPEST_PATTERN
     cluster_name = settings.LAB_CONFIG_NAME
     domain_name = settings.DOMAIN_NAME
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@
         cluster_name=cluster_name,
         domain_name=domain_name,
         tempest_threads=tempest_threads,
-        tempest_exclude_test_args=tempest_exclude_test_args,
         tempest_pattern=tempest_pattern,
         target=target)
     return runtest
diff --git a/tcp_tests/managers/runtestmanager.py b/tcp_tests/managers/runtestmanager.py
index b24cba2..c400556 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/managers/runtestmanager.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/managers/runtestmanager.py
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@
     class_name = "runtest"
     run_cmd = '/bin/bash -c "run-tempest"'
 
-    def __init__(self, underlay, salt_api, cluster_name, domain_name,
-                 tempest_threads, tempest_exclude_test_args,
+    def __init__(self, underlay, salt_api, cluster_name,
+                 domain_name, tempest_threads,
                  tempest_pattern=settings.TEMPEST_PATTERN,
                  run_cmd=None, target='gtw01'):
         self.underlay = underlay
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@
         self.cluster_name = cluster_name
         self.domain_name = domain_name
         self.tempest_threads = tempest_threads
-        self.tempest_exclude_test_args = tempest_exclude_test_args
         self.tempest_pattern = tempest_pattern
         self.run_cmd = run_cmd or self.run_cmd
 
@@ -244,11 +243,9 @@
             "image": "{}:{}".format(self.image_name, self.image_version),
             "environment": {
                 "ARGS": "-r {tempest_pattern} -w "
-                        "{tempest_threads} "
-                        "{tempest_exclude_test_args}".format(
+                        "{tempest_threads} ".format(
                             tempest_pattern=self.tempest_pattern,
-                            tempest_threads=self.tempest_threads,
-                            tempest_exclude_test_args=self.tempest_exclude_test_args)  # noqa
+                            tempest_threads=self.tempest_threads)  # noqa
             },
             "binds": [
                 "{cfg_dir}/tempest.conf:/etc/tempest/tempest.conf".format(cfg_dir=TEMPEST_CFG_DIR),  # noqa
diff --git a/tcp_tests/settings.py b/tcp_tests/settings.py
index cb36ae9..1f69850 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/settings.py
+++ b/tcp_tests/settings.py
@@ -79,7 +79,5 @@
 TEMPEST_PATTERN = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_PATTERN', 'tempest')
 TEMPEST_TIMEOUT = int(os.environ.get('TEMPEST_TIMEOUT', 60 * 60 * 5))
 TEMPEST_THREADS = int(os.environ.get('TEMPEST_THREADS', 2))
-TEMPEST_EXCLUDE_TEST_ARGS = os.environ.get(
-    'TEMPEST_EXCLUDE_TEST_ARGS')
 TEMPEST_TARGET = os.environ.get('TEMPEST_TARGET', 'gtw01')
 SALT_VERSION = os.environ.get('SALT_VERSION', '2017.7')