diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_delete_server.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_delete_server.py
index 83444b9..58cac57 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_delete_server.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_delete_server.py
@@ -15,11 +15,8 @@
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common import waiters
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class DeleteServersAdminTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
     # NOTE: Server creations of each test class should be under 10
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_application_credentials.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_application_credentials.py
index 4a74ef8..7e802c6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_application_credentials.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_application_credentials.py
@@ -15,13 +15,9 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.identity import base
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
 class ApplicationCredentialsV3AdminTest(base.BaseApplicationCredentialsV3Test,
                                         base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_projects.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_projects.py
index bc94a8e..6ddf42e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_projects.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_projects.py
@@ -14,12 +14,9 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.identity import base
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class ProjectsTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_roles.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_roles.py
index 62ced19..47f663c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_roles.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_roles.py
@@ -14,14 +14,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 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 tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class RolesV3TestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_application_credentials.py b/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_application_credentials.py
index caf0b1e..1cee902 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_application_credentials.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_application_credentials.py
@@ -19,13 +19,9 @@
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 from tempest.api.identity import base
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
 class ApplicationCredentialsV3Test(base.BaseApplicationCredentialsV3Test):
 
     def _list_app_creds(self, name=None):
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/admin/test_l3_agent_scheduler.py b/tempest/api/network/admin/test_l3_agent_scheduler.py
index 206d867..033bf55 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/admin/test_l3_agent_scheduler.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/admin/test_l3_agent_scheduler.py
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
 
 from tempest.api.network import base
 from tempest.common import utils
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.lib import exceptions
 
-CONF = config.CONF
 AGENT_TYPE = 'L3 agent'
 AGENT_MODES = (
     'legacy',
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/admin/test_ports.py b/tempest/api/network/admin/test_ports.py
index 483b405..05363db 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/admin/test_ports.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/admin/test_ports.py
@@ -14,11 +14,8 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.network import base
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class PortsAdminExtendedAttrsTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_allowed_address_pair.py b/tempest/api/network/test_allowed_address_pair.py
index 3075047..dec3413 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_allowed_address_pair.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_allowed_address_pair.py
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@
 
 from tempest.api.network import base
 from tempest.common import utils
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class AllowedAddressPairTestJSON(base.BaseNetworkTest):
     """Tests the Neutron Allowed Address Pair API extension
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_ports.py b/tempest/api/network/test_ports.py
index 246a5c3..2c9159c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_ports.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_ports.py
@@ -22,13 +22,10 @@
 from tempest.api.network import base_security_groups as sec_base
 from tempest.common import custom_matchers
 from tempest.common import utils
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.lib import exceptions
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class PortsTestJSON(sec_base.BaseSecGroupTest):
     """Test the following operations for ports:
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_routers_negative.py b/tempest/api/network/test_routers_negative.py
index ddd7d3a..0b61860 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_routers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_routers_negative.py
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@
 
 from tempest.api.network import base
 from tempest.common import utils
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class RoutersNegativeTest(base.BaseNetworkTest):
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
index 24bd8ea..ffc1fca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@
 
 from tempest.api.network import base_security_groups as base
 from tempest.common import utils
-from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
-CONF = config.CONF
-
 
 class SecGroupTest(base.BaseSecGroupTest):