diff --git a/cinder/tests/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_placeholder.py b/cinder/tests/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_placeholder.py
index 4c82675..c0d3e32 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_placeholder.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_placeholder.py
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.tests import base
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class CinderPlaceholderTest(base.TestCase):
     """Placeholder test for adding in-tree Cinder tempest tests."""
diff --git a/cinder/tests/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_unicode.py b/cinder/tests/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_unicode.py
index d646050..8436699 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_unicode.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_unicode.py
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
 from tempest.api.volume import base as volume_base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.common import waiters
-from tempest import config
-
-CONF = config.CONF
 
 
 class CinderUnicodeTest(volume_base.BaseVolumeTest):