diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/base.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/base.py
index 6246eb7..2f5446c 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/base.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/api/base.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
         cls.projects = []
         cls.log_objects = []
         cls.reserved_subnet_cidrs = set()
+        cls.keypairs = []
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_cleanup(cls):
@@ -221,6 +222,9 @@
                 cls._try_delete_resource(cls.admin_client.delete_log,
                                          log_object['id'])
 
+            for keypair in cls.keypairs:
+                cls._try_delete_resource(cls.delete_keypair, keypair)
+
         super(BaseNetworkTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @classmethod
@@ -593,6 +597,23 @@
         cls.security_groups.append(body['security_group'])
         return body['security_group']
 
+    @classmethod
+    def create_keypair(cls, client=None, name=None, **kwargs):
+        client = client or cls.os_primary.keypairs_client
+        name = name or data_utils.rand_name('keypair-test')
+        keypair = client.create_keypair(name=name, **kwargs)['keypair']
+
+        # save client for later cleanup
+        keypair['client'] = client
+        cls.keypairs.append(keypair)
+        return keypair
+
+    @classmethod
+    def delete_keypair(cls, keypair, client=None):
+        client = (client or keypair.get('client') or
+                  cls.os_primary.keypairs_client)
+        client.delete_keypair(keypair_name=keypair['name'])
+
 
 class BaseAdminNetworkTest(BaseNetworkTest):
 
diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/scenario/base.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/scenario/base.py
index b76a81a..45914c5 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/scenario/base.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/scenario/base.py
@@ -33,20 +33,6 @@
 
 
 class BaseTempestTestCase(base_api.BaseNetworkTest):
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(BaseTempestTestCase, cls).resource_setup()
-
-        cls.keypairs = []
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_cleanup(cls):
-        for keypair in cls.keypairs:
-            client = keypair['client']
-            client.delete_keypair(
-                keypair_name=keypair['keypair']['name'])
-
-        super(BaseTempestTestCase, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def create_server(self, flavor_ref, image_ref, key_name, networks,
                       **kwargs):
@@ -105,17 +91,6 @@
         return server
 
     @classmethod
-    def create_keypair(cls, client=None):
-        client = client or cls.os_primary.keypairs_client
-        name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair-test')
-        body = client.create_keypair(name=name)
-        body.update(client=client)
-        if client is cls.os_primary.keypairs_client:
-            cls.keypairs.append(body)
-
-        return body['keypair']
-
-    @classmethod
     def create_secgroup_rules(cls, rule_list, secgroup_id=None,
                               client=None):
         client = client or cls.os_primary.network_client