diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index b062201..0e1b273 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -1027,11 +1027,6 @@
                default='cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-vmlinuz',
                help='AKI image file name',
                deprecated_for_removal=True),
-    cfg.IntOpt(
-        'large_ops_number',
-        default=0,
-        help="specifies how many resources to request at once. Used "
-        "for large operations testing."),
     # TODO(yfried): add support for dhcpcd
     cfg.StrOpt('dhcp_client',
                default='udhcpc',
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ed831c..0000000
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_large_ops.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,133 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2013 NEC Corporation
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    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.
-
-from tempest.common import fixed_network
-from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.common import waiters
-from tempest import config
-from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
-from tempest.scenario import manager
-from tempest import test
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
-class TestLargeOpsScenario(manager.ScenarioTest):
-
-    """Test large operations.
-
-    This test below:
-    * Spin up multiple instances in one nova call, and repeat three times
-    * as a regular user
-    * TODO: same thing for cinder
-
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(TestLargeOpsScenario, cls).skip_checks()
-        if CONF.scenario.large_ops_number < 1:
-            raise cls.skipException("large_ops_number not set to multiple "
-                                    "instances")
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setup_credentials(cls):
-        cls.set_network_resources()
-        super(TestLargeOpsScenario, cls).setup_credentials()
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(TestLargeOpsScenario, cls).resource_setup()
-        # list of cleanup calls to be executed in reverse order
-        cls._cleanup_resources = []
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_cleanup(cls):
-        while cls._cleanup_resources:
-            function, args, kwargs = cls._cleanup_resources.pop(-1)
-            try:
-                function(*args, **kwargs)
-            except lib_exc.NotFound:
-                pass
-        super(TestLargeOpsScenario, cls).resource_cleanup()
-
-    @classmethod
-    def addCleanupClass(cls, function, *arguments, **keywordArguments):
-        cls._cleanup_resources.append((function, arguments, keywordArguments))
-
-    def _wait_for_server_status(self, status):
-        for server in self.servers:
-            # Make sure nova list keeps working throughout the build process
-            self.servers_client.list_servers()
-            waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.servers_client,
-                                           server['id'], status)
-
-    def nova_boot(self, image):
-        name = data_utils.rand_name('scenario-server')
-        flavor_id = CONF.compute.flavor_ref
-        # Explicitly create secgroup to avoid cleanup at the end of testcases.
-        # Since no traffic is tested, we don't need to actually add rules to
-        # secgroup
-        secgroup = self.compute_security_groups_client.create_security_group(
-            name='secgroup-%s' % name,
-            description='secgroup-desc-%s' % name)['security_group']
-        self.addCleanupClass(
-            self.compute_security_groups_client.delete_security_group,
-            secgroup['id'])
-        create_kwargs = {
-            'min_count': CONF.scenario.large_ops_number,
-            'security_groups': [{'name': secgroup['name']}]
-            }
-        network = self.get_tenant_network()
-        create_kwargs = fixed_network.set_networks_kwarg(network,
-                                                         create_kwargs)
-        self.servers_client.create_server(
-            name=name,
-            imageRef=image,
-            flavorRef=flavor_id,
-            **create_kwargs)
-        # needed because of bug 1199788
-        params = {'name': name}
-        server_list = self.servers_client.list_servers(**params)
-        self.servers = server_list['servers']
-        for server in self.servers:
-            # after deleting all servers - wait for all servers to clear
-            # before cleanup continues
-            self.addCleanupClass(waiters.wait_for_server_termination,
-                                 self.servers_client,
-                                 server['id'])
-        for server in self.servers:
-            self.addCleanupClass(self.servers_client.delete_server,
-                                 server['id'])
-        self._wait_for_server_status('ACTIVE')
-
-    def _large_ops_scenario(self):
-        image = self.glance_image_create()
-        self.nova_boot(image)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('14ba0e78-2ed9-4d17-9659-a48f4756ecb3')
-    @test.services('compute', 'image')
-    def test_large_ops_scenario_1(self):
-        self._large_ops_scenario()
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('b9b79b88-32aa-42db-8f8f-dcc8f4b4ccfe')
-    @test.services('compute', 'image')
-    def test_large_ops_scenario_2(self):
-        self._large_ops_scenario()
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('3aab7e82-2de3-419a-9da1-9f3a070668fb')
-    @test.services('compute', 'image')
-    def test_large_ops_scenario_3(self):
-        self._large_ops_scenario()
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 95f2cf1..21b7a8f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -70,14 +70,6 @@
   find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
   bash tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario|thirdparty)) {posargs}'
 
-[testenv:large-ops]
-sitepackages = {[tempestenv]sitepackages}
-setenv = {[tempestenv]setenv}
-deps = {[tempestenv]deps}
-commands =
-  find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
-  python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='tempest.scenario.test_large_ops {posargs}'
-
 [testenv:smoke]
 sitepackages = {[tempestenv]sitepackages}
 setenv = {[tempestenv]setenv}