diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_negative_rest_client.py b/tempest/tests/test_negative_rest_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce95739
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_negative_rest_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# (c) 2015 Deutsche Telekom AG
+# Copyright 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+# Copyright 2015 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.
+
+import httplib2
+from oslotest import mockpatch
+
+from tempest.common import negative_rest_client
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.tests import base
+from tempest.tests import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests import fake_config
+from tempest.tests import fake_http
+
+
+class TestNegativeRestClient(base.TestCase):
+
+    url = 'fake_endpoint'
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.fake_http = fake_http.fake_httplib2()
+        super(TestNegativeRestClient, self).setUp()
+        self.useFixture(fake_config.ConfigFixture())
+        self.stubs.Set(config, 'TempestConfigPrivate', fake_config.FakePrivate)
+        self.stubs.Set(httplib2.Http, 'request', self.fake_http.request)
+        self.negative_rest_client = negative_rest_client.NegativeRestClient(
+            fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider(), None)
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(self.negative_rest_client,
+                                              '_log_request'))
+
+    def test_post(self):
+        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('POST',
+                                                                 self.url,
+                                                                 [], {})
+        self.assertEqual('POST', return_dict['method'])
+
+    def test_get(self):
+        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('GET',
+                                                                 self.url,
+                                                                 [])
+        self.assertEqual('GET', return_dict['method'])
+
+    def test_delete(self):
+        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('DELETE',
+                                                                 self.url,
+                                                                 [])
+        self.assertEqual('DELETE', return_dict['method'])
+
+    def test_patch(self):
+        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('PATCH',
+                                                                 self.url,
+                                                                 [], {})
+        self.assertEqual('PATCH', return_dict['method'])
+
+    def test_put(self):
+        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('PUT',
+                                                                 self.url,
+                                                                 [], {})
+        self.assertEqual('PUT', return_dict['method'])
+
+    def test_head(self):
+        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(self.negative_rest_client,
+                                              'response_checker'))
+        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('HEAD',
+                                                                 self.url,
+                                                                 [])
+        self.assertEqual('HEAD', return_dict['method'])
+
+    def test_copy(self):
+        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('COPY',
+                                                                 self.url,
+                                                                 [])
+        self.assertEqual('COPY', return_dict['method'])
+
+    def test_other(self):
+        self.assertRaises(AssertionError,
+                          self.negative_rest_client.send_request,
+                          'OTHER', self.url, [])
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_rest_client.py b/tempest/tests/test_rest_client.py
index a133800..e42fab7 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_rest_client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import httplib2
 from oslotest import mockpatch
 
-from tempest.common import negative_rest_client
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -429,66 +428,6 @@
                           '1234')
 
 
-class TestNegativeRestClient(BaseRestClientTestClass):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.fake_http = fake_http.fake_httplib2()
-        super(TestNegativeRestClient, self).setUp()
-        self.negative_rest_client = negative_rest_client.NegativeRestClient(
-            fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider(), None)
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(self.negative_rest_client,
-                                              '_log_request'))
-
-    def test_post(self):
-        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('POST',
-                                                                 self.url,
-                                                                 [], {})
-        self.assertEqual('POST', return_dict['method'])
-
-    def test_get(self):
-        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('GET',
-                                                                 self.url,
-                                                                 [])
-        self.assertEqual('GET', return_dict['method'])
-
-    def test_delete(self):
-        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('DELETE',
-                                                                 self.url,
-                                                                 [])
-        self.assertEqual('DELETE', return_dict['method'])
-
-    def test_patch(self):
-        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('PATCH',
-                                                                 self.url,
-                                                                 [], {})
-        self.assertEqual('PATCH', return_dict['method'])
-
-    def test_put(self):
-        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('PUT',
-                                                                 self.url,
-                                                                 [], {})
-        self.assertEqual('PUT', return_dict['method'])
-
-    def test_head(self):
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(self.negative_rest_client,
-                                              'response_checker'))
-        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('HEAD',
-                                                                 self.url,
-                                                                 [])
-        self.assertEqual('HEAD', return_dict['method'])
-
-    def test_copy(self):
-        __, return_dict = self.negative_rest_client.send_request('COPY',
-                                                                 self.url,
-                                                                 [])
-        self.assertEqual('COPY', return_dict['method'])
-
-    def test_other(self):
-        self.assertRaises(AssertionError,
-                          self.negative_rest_client.send_request,
-                          'OTHER', self.url, [])
-
-
 class TestExpectedSuccess(BaseRestClientTestClass):
 
     def setUp(self):