diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/config.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/config.py
index ce1d300..bd9c8fb 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
     cfg.StrOpt('catalog_type',
                default='load-balancer',
                help='Catalog type of the Octavia service.'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('allow_invisible_resource_usage',
-                default=False,
-                help='Ability to use network resources that user cannot see '
-                     'or "show" on load balancers.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
                default='publicURL',
                choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
diff --git a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_member.py b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_member.py
index d9f5040..a84e121 100644
--- a/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_member.py
+++ b/octavia_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_member.py
@@ -157,15 +157,11 @@
             member_kwargs[const.SUBNET_ID] = self.lb_member_vip_subnet[
                 const.ID]
 
-        create_member_exception = exceptions.BadRequest
-        if CONF.load_balancer.allow_invisible_resource_usage:
-            create_member_exception = exceptions.Forbidden
-
         # Test that a user without the load balancer role cannot
         # create a member
         if CONF.load_balancer.RBAC_test_type == const.ADVANCED:
             self.assertRaises(
-                create_member_exception,
+                exceptions.Forbidden,
                 self.os_primary.member_client.create_member,
                 **member_kwargs)