diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
index ad9dbe1..70359be 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import base64
 import time
 
 import testtools
@@ -113,15 +112,11 @@
         # The server should be rebuilt using the provided image and data
         meta = {'rebuild': 'server'}
         new_name = data_utils.rand_name('server')
-        file_contents = 'Test server rebuild.'
-        personality = [{'path': 'rebuild.txt',
-                       'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents)}]
         password = 'rebuildPassw0rd'
         resp, rebuilt_server = self.client.rebuild(self.server_id,
                                                    self.image_ref_alt,
                                                    name=new_name,
                                                    metadata=meta,
-                                                   personality=personality,
                                                    admin_password=password)
         self.addCleanup(self.client.rebuild, self.server_id, self.image_ref)
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_metadata.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_metadata.py
index ee0f4a9..f36feb3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_metadata.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_metadata.py
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class ServerMetadataTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+class ServerMetadataV3TestJSON(base.BaseV3ComputeTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ServerMetadataTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        super(ServerMetadataV3TestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.servers_client
         cls.quotas = cls.quotas_client
         cls.admin_client = cls._get_identity_admin_client()
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         cls.server_id = server['id']
 
     def setUp(self):
-        super(ServerMetadataTestJSON, self).setUp()
+        super(ServerMetadataV3TestJSON, self).setUp()
         meta = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
         resp, _ = self.client.set_server_metadata(self.server_id, meta)
         self.assertEqual(resp.status, 200)
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         meta = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key3': 'value3'}
         resp, metadata = self.client.update_server_metadata(self.server_id,
                                                             meta)
-        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(201, resp.status)
 
         # Verify the values have been updated to the proper values
         resp, resp_metadata = self.client.list_server_metadata(self.server_id)
@@ -213,5 +213,5 @@
                           self.server_id, meta=meta, no_metadata_field=True)
 
 
-class ServerMetadataTestXML(ServerMetadataTestJSON):
+class ServerMetadataV3TestXML(ServerMetadataV3TestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_personality.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_personality.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c6d2e44..0000000
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_personality.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation
-# 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 base64
-
-from tempest.api.compute import base
-from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.test import attr
-
-
-class ServerPersonalityTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
-    _interface = 'json'
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ServerPersonalityTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
-        cls.client = cls.servers_client
-        cls.user_client = cls.limits_client
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_personality_files_exceed_limit(self):
-        # Server creation should fail if greater than the maximum allowed
-        # number of files are injected into the server.
-        file_contents = 'This is a test file.'
-        personality = []
-        max_file_limit = \
-            self.user_client.get_specific_absolute_limit("maxPersonality")
-        for i in range(0, int(max_file_limit) + 1):
-            path = 'etc/test' + str(i) + '.txt'
-            personality.append({'path': path,
-                                'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents)})
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit, self.create_test_server,
-                          personality=personality)
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_can_create_server_with_max_number_personality_files(self):
-        # Server should be created successfully if maximum allowed number of
-        # files is injected into the server during creation.
-        file_contents = 'This is a test file.'
-        max_file_limit = \
-            self.user_client.get_specific_absolute_limit("maxPersonality")
-        person = []
-        for i in range(0, int(max_file_limit)):
-            path = 'etc/test' + str(i) + '.txt'
-            person.append({
-                'path': path,
-                'contents': base64.b64encode(file_contents),
-            })
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(personality=person)
-        self.assertEqual('202', resp['status'])
-
-
-class ServerPersonalityTestXML(ServerPersonalityTestJSON):
-    _interface = "xml"
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/limits_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/limits_client.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e53e3e..0000000
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/limits_client.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation
-# 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 json
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
-
-
-class LimitsClientJSON(RestClient):
-
-    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
-        super(LimitsClientJSON, self).__init__(config, username, password,
-                                               auth_url, tenant_name)
-        self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
-
-    def get_absolute_limits(self):
-        resp, body = self.get("limits")
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        return resp, body['limits']['absolute']
-
-    def get_specific_absolute_limit(self, absolute_limit):
-        resp, body = self.get("limits")
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        if absolute_limit not in body['limits']['absolute']:
-            return None
-        else:
-            return body['limits']['absolute'][absolute_limit]
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
index 0219e68..3342660 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@
         admin_password: Sets the initial root password.
         key_name: Key name of keypair that was created earlier.
         meta: A dictionary of values to be used as metadata.
-        personality: A list of dictionaries for files to be injected into
-        the server.
         security_groups: A list of security group dicts.
         networks: A list of network dicts with UUID and fixed_ip.
         user_data: User data for instance.
@@ -64,7 +62,7 @@
             'flavor_ref': flavor_ref
         }
 
-        for option in ['personality', 'admin_password', 'key_name', 'networks',
+        for option in ['admin_password', 'key_name', 'networks',
                        ('os-security-groups:security_groups',
                         'security_groups'),
                        ('os-user-data:user_data', 'user_data'),
@@ -103,7 +101,6 @@
         Updates the properties of an existing server.
         server_id: The id of an existing server.
         name: The name of the server.
-        personality: A list of files to be injected into the server.
         access_ip_v4: The IPv4 access address for the server.
         access_ip_v6: The IPv6 access address for the server.
         """
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/limits_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/limits_client.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 704de52..0000000
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/limits_client.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-#
-# Copyright 2012 IBM Corp.
-# 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.
-
-from lxml import objectify
-
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
-
-NS = "{http://docs.openstack.org/common/api/v1.0}"
-
-
-class LimitsClientXML(RestClientXML):
-
-    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
-        super(LimitsClientXML, self).__init__(config, username, password,
-                                              auth_url, tenant_name)
-        self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
-
-    def get_absolute_limits(self):
-        resp, body = self.get("limits", self.headers)
-        body = objectify.fromstring(body)
-        lim = NS + 'absolute'
-        ret = {}
-
-        for el in body[lim].iterchildren():
-            attributes = el.attrib
-            ret[attributes['name']] = attributes['value']
-        return resp, ret
-
-    def get_specific_absolute_limit(self, absolute_limit):
-        resp, body = self.get("limits", self.headers)
-        body = objectify.fromstring(body)
-        lim = NS + 'absolute'
-        ret = {}
-
-        for el in body[lim].iterchildren():
-            attributes = el.attrib
-            ret[attributes['name']] = attributes['value']
-        if absolute_limit not in ret:
-            return None
-        else:
-            return ret[absolute_limit]
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/servers_client.py
index 40dcadf..5aca7e8 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@
         admin_password: Sets the initial root password.
         key_name: Key name of keypair that was created earlier.
         meta: A dictionary of values to be used as metadata.
-        personality: A list of dictionaries for files to be injected into
-        the server.
         security_groups: A list of security group dicts.
         networks: A list of network dicts with UUID and fixed_ip.
         user_data: User data for instance.
@@ -404,14 +402,6 @@
                 meta.append(Text(v))
                 metadata.append(meta)
 
-        if 'personality' in kwargs:
-            personality = Element('personality')
-            server.append(personality)
-            for k in kwargs['personality']:
-                temp = Element('file', path=k['path'])
-                temp.append(Text(k['contents']))
-                personality.append(temp)
-
         resp, body = self.post('servers', str(Document(server)), self.headers)
         server = self._parse_server(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, server
@@ -614,7 +604,7 @@
     def set_server_metadata_item(self, server_id, key, meta):
         doc = Document()
         for k, v in meta.items():
-            meta_element = Element("meta", key=k)
+            meta_element = Element("metadata", key=k)
             meta_element.append(Text(v))
             doc.append(meta_element)
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata/%s' % (str(server_id), key),