diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/rbac_base.py
index 18d2f48..99137cc 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/rbac_base.py
@@ -12,14 +12,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base as compute_base
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 
 from patrole_tempest_plugin import rbac_utils
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class BaseV2ComputeRbacTest(rbac_utils.RbacUtilsMixin,
                             compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/rbac_base.py
index 91b3d1e..d34caaa 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/rbac_base.py
@@ -16,13 +16,11 @@
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from tempest.api.identity import base
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 
 from patrole_tempest_plugin import rbac_utils
 
-CONF = config.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/v3/test_tokens_negative_rbac.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/v3/test_tokens_negative_rbac.py
index 00d522c..da5d4cd 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/v3/test_tokens_negative_rbac.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/identity/v3/test_tokens_negative_rbac.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
@@ -21,8 +20,6 @@
 from patrole_tempest_plugin import rbac_utils
 from patrole_tempest_plugin.tests.api.identity import rbac_base
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class IdentityTokenV3RbacTest(rbac_base.BaseIdentityV3RbacTest):
 
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/image/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/image/rbac_base.py
index 954790d..2220335 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/image/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/image/rbac_base.py
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.image import base as image_base
-from tempest import config
 
 from patrole_tempest_plugin import rbac_utils
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class BaseV2ImageRbacTest(rbac_utils.RbacUtilsMixin,
                           image_base.BaseV2ImageTest):
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/network/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/network/rbac_base.py
index 9d3e28b..39ad311 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/network/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/network/rbac_base.py
@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.network import base as network_base
-from tempest import config
 
 from patrole_tempest_plugin import rbac_utils
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class BaseNetworkRbacTest(rbac_utils.RbacUtilsMixin,
                           network_base.BaseNetworkTest):
diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/rbac_base.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/rbac_base.py
index bac173e..8fa3b67 100644
--- a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/rbac_base.py
+++ b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/rbac_base.py
@@ -13,14 +13,11 @@
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base as vol_base
 from tempest.common import waiters
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 
 from patrole_tempest_plugin import rbac_utils
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class BaseVolumeRbacTest(rbac_utils.RbacUtilsMixin,
                          vol_base.BaseVolumeTest):