diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_update.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_update.py
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--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_update.py
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@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-import logging
-
-from tempest.api.orchestration import base
-from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest import test
-
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class UpdateStackTestJSON(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
-    _interface = 'json'
-
-    template = '''
-heat_template_version: 2013-05-23
-resources:
-  random1:
-    type: OS::Heat::RandomString
-'''
-    update_template = '''
-heat_template_version: 2013-05-23
-resources:
-  random1:
-    type: OS::Heat::RandomString
-  random2:
-    type: OS::Heat::RandomString
-'''
-
-    def update_stack(self, stack_identifier, template):
-        stack_name = stack_identifier.split('/')[0]
-        self.client.update_stack(
-            stack_identifier=stack_identifier,
-            name=stack_name,
-            template=template)
-        self.client.wait_for_stack_status(stack_identifier, 'UPDATE_COMPLETE')
-
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_stack_update_nochange(self):
-        stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
-        stack_identifier = self.create_stack(stack_name, self.template)
-        self.client.wait_for_stack_status(stack_identifier, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
-        expected_resources = {'random1': 'OS::Heat::RandomString'}
-        self.assertEqual(expected_resources,
-                         self.list_resources(stack_identifier))
-
-        # Update with no changes, resources should be unchanged
-        self.update_stack(stack_identifier, self.template)
-        self.assertEqual(expected_resources,
-                         self.list_resources(stack_identifier))
-
-    @test.attr(type='gate')
-    def test_stack_update_add_remove(self):
-        stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
-        stack_identifier = self.create_stack(stack_name, self.template)
-        self.client.wait_for_stack_status(stack_identifier, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
-        initial_resources = {'random1': 'OS::Heat::RandomString'}
-        self.assertEqual(initial_resources,
-                         self.list_resources(stack_identifier))
-
-        # Add one resource via a stack update
-        self.update_stack(stack_identifier, self.update_template)
-        updated_resources = {'random1': 'OS::Heat::RandomString',
-                             'random2': 'OS::Heat::RandomString'}
-        self.assertEqual(updated_resources,
-                         self.list_resources(stack_identifier))
-
-        # Then remove it by updating with the original template
-        self.update_stack(stack_identifier, self.template)
-        self.assertEqual(initial_resources,
-                         self.list_resources(stack_identifier))