diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-volume-apis-from-v2-volumes-client-cf35e5b4cca89860.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-volume-apis-from-v2-volumes-client-cf35e5b4cca89860.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12ac5b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/remove-deprecated-volume-apis-from-v2-volumes-client-cf35e5b4cca89860.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Remove deprecated APIs (``show_pools`` and ``show_backend_capabilities``)
+    from volume v2 volumes_client, and the deprecated APIs are re-realized in
+    volume v2 scheduler_stats_client (``list_pools``) and capabilities_client
+    (``show_backend_capabilities``) accordingly.
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_endpoints.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_endpoints.py
index 59fc4d8..947706e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_endpoints.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_endpoints.py
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(EndPointsTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.service_ids = list()
         s_name = data_utils.rand_name('service')
         s_type = data_utils.rand_name('type')
         s_description = data_utils.rand_name('description')
         service_data = cls.services_client.create_service(
             name=s_name, type=s_type,
             description=s_description)['OS-KSADM:service']
+        cls.addClassResourceCleanup(cls.services_client.delete_service,
+                                    service_data['id'])
         cls.service_id = service_data['id']
-        cls.service_ids.append(cls.service_id)
         # Create endpoints so as to use for LIST and GET test cases
         cls.setup_endpoints = list()
         for _ in range(2):
@@ -43,18 +43,12 @@
                 publicurl=url,
                 adminurl=url,
                 internalurl=url)['endpoint']
+            cls.addClassResourceCleanup(cls.endpoints_client.delete_endpoint,
+                                        endpoint['id'])
             # list_endpoints() will return 'enabled' field
             endpoint['enabled'] = True
             cls.setup_endpoints.append(endpoint)
 
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_cleanup(cls):
-        for e in cls.setup_endpoints:
-            cls.endpoints_client.delete_endpoint(e['id'])
-        for s in cls.service_ids:
-            cls.services_client.delete_service(s)
-        super(EndPointsTestJSON, cls).resource_cleanup()
-
     @decorators.idempotent_id('11f590eb-59d8-4067-8b2b-980c7f387f51')
     def test_list_endpoints(self):
         # Get a list of endpoints
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_projects.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_projects.py
index 1b1d3f7..0cc1834 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_projects.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_projects.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
         # project and domain APIs
         projects_list = self.projects_client.list_projects(
             params={'is_domain': True})['projects']
-        self.assertIn(project, projects_list)
+        project_ids = [p['id'] for p in projects_list]
+        self.assertIn(project['id'], project_ids)
 
         # The domains API return different attributes for the entity, so we
         # compare the entities IDs
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py b/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
index 409d556..85f6896 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
@@ -131,11 +131,8 @@
         prefix = CONF.network.default_network
         cls.subnetpool = cls.subnetpools_client.create_subnetpool(
             name=subnetpool_name, prefixes=prefix)['subnetpool']
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_cleanup(cls):
-        cls.subnetpools_client.delete_subnetpool(cls.subnetpool['id'])
-        super(TagsExtTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
+        cls.addClassResourceCleanup(cls.subnetpools_client.delete_subnetpool,
+                                    cls.subnetpool['id'])
 
     def _create_tags_for_each_resource(self):
         # Create a tag for each resource in `SUPPORTED_RESOURCES` and return
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
index 79973ee..da3f2b5 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from debtcollector import removals
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 import six
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
@@ -340,34 +339,6 @@
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    @removals.remove(message="use list_pools from tempest.lib.services."
-                             "volume.v2.scheduler_stats_client")
-    def show_pools(self, detail=False):
-        # List all the volumes pools (hosts)
-        url = 'scheduler-stats/get_pools'
-        if detail:
-            url += '?detail=True'
-
-        resp, body = self.get(url)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    @removals.remove(message="use show_backend_capabilities from tempest.lib."
-                             "services.volume.v2.capabilities_client")
-    def show_backend_capabilities(self, host):
-        """Shows capabilities for a storage back end.
-
-        For a full list of available parameters, please refer to the official
-        API reference:
-        http://developer.openstack.org/api-ref/block-storage/v2/#show-back-end-capabilities
-        """
-        url = 'capabilities/%s' % host
-        resp, body = self.get(url)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
     def unmanage_volume(self, volume_id):
         """Unmanage volume.
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_imports.py b/tempest/tests/test_imports.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f1cfca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_imports.py
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# Copyright 2017 IBM Corp.
+#
+# 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 mock
+
+from tempest.tests import base
+
+
+class ConfCounter(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.count = 0
+
+    def __getattr__(self, key):
+        self.count += 1
+        return mock.MagicMock()
+
+    def get_counts(self):
+        return self.count
+
+
+class TestImports(base.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestImports, self).setUp()
+        self.conf_mock = self.patch('tempest.config.CONF',
+                                    new_callable=ConfCounter)
+
+    def test_account_generator_command_import(self):
+        from tempest.cmd import account_generator  # noqa
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.conf_mock.get_counts())
+
+    def test_cleanup_command_import(self):
+        from tempest.cmd import cleanup  # noqa
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.conf_mock.get_counts())
+
+    def test_init_command_import(self):
+        from tempest.cmd import init  # noqa
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.conf_mock.get_counts())
+
+    def test_list_plugins_command_import(self):
+        from tempest.cmd import list_plugins  # noqa
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.conf_mock.get_counts())
+
+    def test_run_command_import(self):
+        from tempest.cmd import run  # noqa
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.conf_mock.get_counts())
+
+    def test_subunit_descibe_command_import(self):
+        from tempest.cmd import subunit_describe_calls  # noqa
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.conf_mock.get_counts())
+
+    def test_verify_tempest_config_command_import(self):
+        from tempest.cmd import verify_tempest_config  # noqa
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.conf_mock.get_counts())
+
+    def test_workspace_command_import(self):
+        from tempest.cmd import workspace  # noqa
+        self.assertEqual(0, self.conf_mock.get_counts())