diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
index b04ab8a..35f6fc2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/security_groups/test_security_group_rules.py
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
                                                    to_port,
                                                    cidr=cidr,
                                                    group_id=group_id)
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group_rule, rule['id'])
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
@@ -95,8 +94,6 @@
                                                    ip_protocol1,
                                                    from_port1, to_port1)
         rule1_id = rule['id']
-        # Delete the Security Group rule1 at the end of this method
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_security_group_rule, rule1_id)
 
         # Add a second rule to the created Security Group
         ip_protocol2 = 'icmp'
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
index 97b3c4b..b98cea1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@
                 direction='ingress'
             )
             self.assertEqual('201', resp['status'])
-            self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group_rule,
-                            rule_create_body['security_group_rule']['id']
-                            )
 
             # Show details of the created security rule
             resp, show_rule_body = self.client.show_security_group_rule(
@@ -130,9 +127,6 @@
 
         self.assertEqual('201', resp['status'])
         sec_group_rule = rule_create_body['security_group_rule']
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group_rule,
-                        sec_group_rule['id']
-                        )
 
         self.assertEqual(sec_group_rule['direction'], direction)
         self.assertEqual(sec_group_rule['protocol'], protocol)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index f83a4b8..3a1a7db 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@
         for ruleset in rulesets:
             sg_rule = client.security_group_rules.create(secgroup_id,
                                                          **ruleset)
-            self.set_resource(sg_rule.id, sg_rule)
             rules.append(sg_rule)
         return rules
 
@@ -923,7 +922,6 @@
             client=client,
             **sg_rule['security_group_rule']
         )
-        self.set_resource(sg_rule.id, sg_rule)
         self.assertEqual(secgroup.tenant_id, sg_rule.tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(secgroup.id, sg_rule.security_group_id)