diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
index 71a00c9..31eff9d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@
 
 class TelemetryNotificationAPITestJSON(base.BaseTelemetryTest):
 
-    @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(TelemetryNotificationAPITestJSON, cls).skip_checks()
-        if CONF.telemetry.too_slow_to_test:
-            raise cls.skipException("Ceilometer feature for fast work mysql "
-                                    "is disabled")
-
     @test.idempotent_id('d7f8c1c8-d470-4731-8604-315d3956caad')
     @test.services('compute')
     def test_check_nova_notification(self):
@@ -75,13 +68,6 @@
 
 class TelemetryNotificationAdminAPITestJSON(base.BaseTelemetryAdminTest):
 
-    @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(TelemetryNotificationAdminAPITestJSON, cls).skip_checks()
-        if CONF.telemetry.too_slow_to_test:
-            raise cls.skipException("Ceilometer feature for fast work mysql "
-                                    "is disabled")
-
     @test.idempotent_id('29604198-8b45-4fc0-8af8-1cae4f94ebe9')
     @test.services('compute')
     @decorators.skip_because(bug='1480490')
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index b6daa2e..5721c27 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@
                help="The endpoint type to use for the telemetry service."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('too_slow_to_test',
                 default=True,
+                deprecated_for_removal=True,
                 help="This variable is used as flag to enable "
                      "notification tests")
 ]
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_swift_telemetry_middleware.py b/tempest/scenario/test_swift_telemetry_middleware.py
index 29ce1a0..c5a0e7c 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_swift_telemetry_middleware.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_swift_telemetry_middleware.py
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as ceilometer is not available" %
                         cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
-        elif CONF.telemetry.too_slow_to_test:
-            skip_msg = "Ceilometer feature for fast work mysql is disabled"
-            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):