diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 4c40ce0..d0a1491 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.services.baremetal.v1.client_json import BaremetalClientJSON
-from tempest.services.baremetal.v1.client_xml import BaremetalClientXML
 from tempest.services import botoclients
 from tempest.services.compute.json.aggregates_client import \
     AggregatesClientJSON
@@ -217,7 +216,6 @@
 
         if interface == 'xml':
             self.certificates_client = CertificatesClientXML(*client_args)
-            self.baremetal_client = BaremetalClientXML(*client_args)
             self.servers_client = ServersClientXML(*client_args)
             self.limits_client = LimitsClientXML(*client_args)
             self.images_client = ImagesClientXML(*client_args)
diff --git a/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_xml.py b/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_xml.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c214fe..0000000
--- a/tempest/services/baremetal/v1/client_xml.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#    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 rest_client
-from tempest.services.baremetal.v1 import base_v1 as base
-from tempest.services.compute.xml import common as xml
-
-
-class BaremetalClientXML(rest_client.RestClientXML, base.BaremetalClientV1):
-    """Tempest REST client for Ironic XML API v1."""
-
-    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
-        super(BaremetalClientXML, self).__init__(config, username, password,
-                                                 auth_url, tenant_name)
-
-        self.serialize = self.json_to_xml
-        self.deserialize = xml.xml_to_json
-
-    def json_to_xml(self, object_type, object_dict):
-        """
-        Brainlessly converts a specification of an object to XML string.
-
-        :param object_type: Kind of the object.
-        :param object_dict: Specification of the object attributes as a dict.
-        :return: An XML string that corresponds to the specification.
-
-        """
-        root = xml.Element(object_type)
-
-        for attr_name, value in object_dict:
-            # Handle nested dictionaries
-            if isinstance(value, dict):
-                value = self.json_to_xml(attr_name, value)
-
-            root.append(xml.Element(attr_name, value))
-
-        return str(xml.Document(root))
-
-    def _patch_request(self, resource_name, uuid, patch_object):
-        """Changes Content-Type header to application/json for jsonpatch."""
-
-        self.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
-        try:
-            super(self)._patch_request(self, resource_name, uuid, patch_object)
-        finally:
-            self.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/xml'