diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/admin/test_quotas.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/admin/test_quotas.py
index 3bf52c5..7195693 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/admin/test_quotas.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/admin/test_quotas.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             name=test_tenant,
             description=test_description)['tenant']
         self.addCleanup(
-            self.identity_admin_client.create_tenant, tenant['id'])
+            self.identity_admin_client.delete_tenant, tenant['id'])
         return tenant
 
     def _setup_quotas(self, project_id, **new_quotas):