diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/xenapi_apis-conf-fcca549283e53ed6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/xenapi_apis-conf-fcca549283e53ed6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d26210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/xenapi_apis-conf-fcca549283e53ed6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    A number of Compute APIs that only worked with the XenAPI virt driver have
+    been removed in the Compute service. As a result, their corresponding tests
+    are now disabled by default. They can be re-enabled using the new
+    ``[compute_feature_enabled] xenapi_apis`` config option.
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_agents.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_agents.py
index 0414b91..4cc5fdd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_agents.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_agents.py
@@ -13,14 +13,24 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
+CONF = config.CONF
 
+
+# TODO(stephenfin): Remove these tests once the nova Ussuri branch goes EOL
 class AgentsAdminTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
     """Tests Compute Agents API"""
 
     @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(AgentsAdminTestJSON, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise cls.skipException('The os-agents API is not supported.')
+
+    @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(AgentsAdminTestJSON, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.client = cls.os_admin.agents_client
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
index 530c8fb..ab1b49a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class ServersAdminTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
     """Tests Servers API using admin privileges"""
@@ -201,6 +204,10 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('7a1323b4-a6a2-497a-96cb-76c07b945c71')
     def test_reset_network_inject_network_info(self):
         """Test resetting and injecting network info of a server"""
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise self.skipException(
+                'The resetNetwork server action is not supported.')
+
         # Reset Network of a Server
         server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
         self.client.reset_network(server['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata.py
index fc859a8..9f93e76 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata.py
@@ -14,15 +14,26 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 
+CONF = config.CONF
 
+
+# TODO(stephenfin): Remove these tests once the nova Ussuri branch goes EOL
 class ServerMetadataTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     """Test server metadata"""
 
     create_default_network = True
 
     @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(ServerMetadataTestJSON, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise cls.skipException(
+                'Metadata is read-only on non-Xen-based deployments.')
+
+    @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(ServerMetadataTestJSON, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.client = cls.servers_client
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
index 6435ccc..a697b95 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_metadata_negative.py
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class ServerMetadataNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     """Negative tests of server metadata"""
@@ -97,6 +100,10 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('0df38c2a-3d4e-4db5-98d8-d4d9fa843a12')
     def test_set_metadata_non_existent_server(self):
         """Test setting metadata for a non existent server should fail"""
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise self.skipException(
+                'Metadata is read-only on non-Xen-based deployments.')
+
         non_existent_server_id = data_utils.rand_uuid()
         meta = {'meta1': 'data1'}
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
@@ -108,6 +115,10 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('904b13dc-0ef2-4e4c-91cd-3b4a0f2f49d8')
     def test_update_metadata_non_existent_server(self):
         """Test updating metadata for a non existent server should fail"""
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise self.skipException(
+                'Metadata is read-only on non-Xen-based deployments.')
+
         non_existent_server_id = data_utils.rand_uuid()
         meta = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
@@ -119,6 +130,10 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('a452f38c-05c2-4b47-bd44-a4f0bf5a5e48')
     def test_update_metadata_with_blank_key(self):
         """Test updating server metadata to blank key should fail"""
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise self.skipException(
+                'Metadata is read-only on non-Xen-based deployments.')
+
         meta = {'': 'data1'}
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.client.update_server_metadata,
@@ -131,6 +146,10 @@
 
         Should not be able to delete metadata item from a non-existent server.
         """
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise self.skipException(
+                'Metadata is read-only on non-Xen-based deployments.')
+
         non_existent_server_id = data_utils.rand_uuid()
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.client.delete_server_metadata_item,
@@ -145,6 +164,10 @@
         A 403 Forbidden or 413 Overlimit (old behaviour) exception
         will be raised while exceeding metadata items limit for project.
         """
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise self.skipException(
+                'Metadata is read-only on non-Xen-based deployments.')
+
         quota_set = self.quotas_client.show_quota_set(
             self.tenant_id)['quota_set']
         quota_metadata = quota_set['metadata_items']
@@ -169,6 +192,10 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('96100343-7fa9-40d8-80fa-d29ef588ce1c')
     def test_set_server_metadata_blank_key(self):
         """Test setting server metadata with blank key should fail"""
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise self.skipException(
+                'Metadata is read-only on non-Xen-based deployments.')
+
         meta = {'': 'data1'}
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.client.set_server_metadata,
@@ -178,6 +205,10 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('64a91aee-9723-4863-be44-4c9d9f1e7d0e')
     def test_set_server_metadata_missing_metadata(self):
         """Test setting server metadata without metadata field should fail"""
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xenapi_apis:
+            raise self.skipException(
+                'Metadata is read-only on non-Xen-based deployments.')
+
         meta = {'meta1': 'data1'}
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.client.set_server_metadata,
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 989b8ef..a632dee 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -598,6 +598,18 @@
                 help='Does the test environment support attaching a volume to '
                      'more than one instance? This depends on hypervisor and '
                      'volume backend/type and compute API version 2.60.'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('xenapi_apis',
+                default=False,
+                help='Does the test environment support the XenAPI-specific '
+                     'APIs: os-agents, writeable server metadata and the '
+                     'resetNetwork server action? '
+                     'These were removed in Victoria alongside the XenAPI '
+                     'virt driver.',
+                deprecated_for_removal=True,
+                deprecated_reason="On Nova side, XenAPI virt driver and the "
+                                  "APIs that only worked with that driver "
+                                  "have been removed and there's nothing to "
+                                  "test after Ussuri."),
 ]