diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
index f3dfeec..b127be2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
@@ -123,43 +123,6 @@
                           self.servers_client.create_image,
                           test_uuid, snapshot_name)
 
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_with_invalid_image_id(self):
-        # An image should not be deleted with invalid image id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          '!@$%^&*()')
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_non_existent_image(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete a non-existent image
-
-        non_existent_image_id = '11a22b9-12a9-5555-cc11-00ab112223fa'
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          non_existent_image_id)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_blank_id(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with blank Id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, '')
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_non_hex_string_id(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with non hex id
-        image_id = '11a22b9-120q-5555-cc11-00ab112223gj'
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          image_id)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_negative_image_id(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with negative id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, -1)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_id_is_over_35_character_limit(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete image with id over limit
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          '11a22b9-12a9-5555-cc11-00ab112223fa-3fac')
-
 
 class ImagesV3TestXML(ImagesV3TestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
index 90ffeae..558e2ec 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import cStringIO as StringIO
 
 from tempest.api.image import base
-from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
@@ -26,17 +25,6 @@
     """Here we test the registration and creation of images."""
 
     @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_register_with_invalid_container_format(self):
-        # Negative tests for invalid data supplied to POST /images
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
-                          'test', 'wrong', 'vhd')
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_register_with_invalid_disk_format(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
-                          'test', 'bare', 'wrong')
-
-    @attr(type='gate')
     def test_register_then_upload(self):
         # Register, then upload an image
         properties = {'prop1': 'val1'}
@@ -108,6 +96,8 @@
         self.assertEqual(40, body.get('min_ram'))
         for key, val in properties.items():
             self.assertEqual(val, body.get('properties')[key])
+        resp, body = self.client.delete_image(body['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
 
 
 class ListImagesTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bcf120
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 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 tempest.api.image import base
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class CreateDeleteImagesNegativeTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
+    """Here are negative tests for the deletion and creation of images."""
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_register_with_invalid_container_format(self):
+        # Negative tests for invalid data supplied to POST /images
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
+                          'test', 'wrong', 'vhd')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_register_with_invalid_disk_format(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.create_image,
+                          'test', 'bare', 'wrong')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_with_invalid_image_id(self):
+        # An image should not be deleted with invalid image id
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          '!@$%^&*()')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_non_existent_image(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete a non-existent image
+
+        non_existent_image_id = '11a22b9-12a9-5555-cc11-00ab112223fa'
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          non_existent_image_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_blank_id(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with blank Id
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, '')
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_non_hex_string_id(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with non hex id
+        image_id = '11a22b9-120q-5555-cc11-00ab112223gj'
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          image_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_negative_image_id(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with negative id
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, -1)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_id_is_over_35_character_limit(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete image with id over limit
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          '11a22b9-12a9-5555-cc11-00ab112223fa-3fac')