diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 89cffba..1dda66a 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import keystoneclient.exceptions
-import keystoneclient.v2_0.client
-
 from tempest import auth
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
@@ -488,290 +485,3 @@
             credentials=auth.get_default_credentials('compute_admin'),
             interface=interface,
             service=service)
-
-
-class OfficialClientManager(manager.Manager):
-    """
-    Manager that provides access to the official python clients for
-    calling various OpenStack APIs.
-    """
-
-    NOVACLIENT_VERSION = '2'
-    CINDERCLIENT_VERSION = '1'
-    HEATCLIENT_VERSION = '1'
-    IRONICCLIENT_VERSION = '1'
-    SAHARACLIENT_VERSION = '1.1'
-    CEILOMETERCLIENT_VERSION = '2'
-
-    def __init__(self, credentials):
-        # FIXME(andreaf) Auth provider for client_type 'official' is
-        # not implemented yet, setting to 'tempest' for now.
-        self.client_type = 'tempest'
-        self.interface = None
-        # super cares for credentials validation
-        super(OfficialClientManager, self).__init__(credentials=credentials)
-        self.baremetal_client = self._get_baremetal_client()
-        self.compute_client = self._get_compute_client(credentials)
-        self.identity_client = self._get_identity_client(credentials)
-        self.image_client = self._get_image_client()
-        self.network_client = self._get_network_client()
-        self.volume_client = self._get_volume_client(credentials)
-        self.object_storage_client = self._get_object_storage_client(
-            credentials)
-        self.orchestration_client = self._get_orchestration_client(
-            credentials)
-        self.data_processing_client = self._get_data_processing_client(
-            credentials)
-        self.ceilometer_client = self._get_ceilometer_client(
-            credentials)
-
-    def _get_roles(self):
-        admin_credentials = auth.get_default_credentials('identity_admin')
-        keystone_admin = self._get_identity_client(admin_credentials)
-
-        username = self.credentials.username
-        tenant_name = self.credentials.tenant_name
-        user_id = keystone_admin.users.find(name=username).id
-        tenant_id = keystone_admin.tenants.find(name=tenant_name).id
-
-        roles = keystone_admin.roles.roles_for_user(
-            user=user_id, tenant=tenant_id)
-
-        return [r.name for r in roles]
-
-    def _get_compute_client(self, credentials):
-        # Novaclient will not execute operations for anyone but the
-        # identified user, so a new client needs to be created for
-        # each user that operations need to be performed for.
-        if not CONF.service_available.nova:
-            return None
-        import novaclient.client
-
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-
-        client_args = (credentials.username, credentials.password,
-                       credentials.tenant_name, auth_url)
-
-        # Create our default Nova client to use in testing
-        service_type = CONF.compute.catalog_type
-        endpoint_type = CONF.compute.endpoint_type
-        return novaclient.client.Client(self.NOVACLIENT_VERSION,
-                                        *client_args,
-                                        service_type=service_type,
-                                        endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
-                                        region_name=region,
-                                        no_cache=True,
-                                        insecure=dscv,
-                                        http_log_debug=True)
-
-    def _get_image_client(self):
-        if not CONF.service_available.glance:
-            return None
-        import glanceclient
-        token = self.identity_client.auth_token
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-        endpoint_type = CONF.image.endpoint_type
-        endpoint = self.identity_client.service_catalog.url_for(
-            attr='region', filter_value=region,
-            service_type=CONF.image.catalog_type, endpoint_type=endpoint_type)
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-        return glanceclient.Client('1', endpoint=endpoint, token=token,
-                                   insecure=dscv)
-
-    def _get_volume_client(self, credentials):
-        if not CONF.service_available.cinder:
-            return None
-        import cinderclient.client
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-        endpoint_type = CONF.volume.endpoint_type
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-        return cinderclient.client.Client(self.CINDERCLIENT_VERSION,
-                                          credentials.username,
-                                          credentials.password,
-                                          credentials.tenant_name,
-                                          auth_url,
-                                          region_name=region,
-                                          endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
-                                          insecure=dscv,
-                                          http_log_debug=True)
-
-    def _get_object_storage_client(self, credentials):
-        if not CONF.service_available.swift:
-            return None
-        import swiftclient
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        # add current tenant to swift operator role group.
-        admin_credentials = auth.get_default_credentials('identity_admin')
-        keystone_admin = self._get_identity_client(admin_credentials)
-
-        # enable test user to operate swift by adding operator role to him.
-        roles = keystone_admin.roles.list()
-        operator_role = CONF.object_storage.operator_role
-        member_role = [role for role in roles if role.name == operator_role][0]
-        # NOTE(maurosr): This is surrounded in the try-except block cause
-        # neutron tests doesn't have tenant isolation.
-        try:
-            keystone_admin.roles.add_user_role(self.identity_client.user_id,
-                                               member_role.id,
-                                               self.identity_client.tenant_id)
-        except keystoneclient.exceptions.Conflict:
-            pass
-
-        endpoint_type = CONF.object_storage.endpoint_type
-        os_options = {'endpoint_type': endpoint_type}
-        return swiftclient.Connection(auth_url, credentials.username,
-                                      credentials.password,
-                                      tenant_name=credentials.tenant_name,
-                                      auth_version='2',
-                                      os_options=os_options)
-
-    def _get_orchestration_client(self, credentials):
-        if not CONF.service_available.heat:
-            return None
-        import heatclient.client
-
-        keystone = self._get_identity_client(credentials)
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-        endpoint_type = CONF.orchestration.endpoint_type
-        token = keystone.auth_token
-        service_type = CONF.orchestration.catalog_type
-        try:
-            endpoint = keystone.service_catalog.url_for(
-                attr='region',
-                filter_value=region,
-                service_type=service_type,
-                endpoint_type=endpoint_type)
-        except keystoneclient.exceptions.EndpointNotFound:
-            return None
-        else:
-            return heatclient.client.Client(self.HEATCLIENT_VERSION,
-                                            endpoint,
-                                            token=token,
-                                            username=credentials.username,
-                                            password=credentials.password)
-
-    def _get_identity_client(self, credentials):
-        # This identity client is not intended to check the security
-        # of the identity service, so use admin credentials by default.
-
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-
-        return keystoneclient.v2_0.client.Client(
-            username=credentials.username,
-            password=credentials.password,
-            tenant_name=credentials.tenant_name,
-            auth_url=auth_url,
-            insecure=dscv)
-
-    def _get_baremetal_client(self):
-        # ironic client is currently intended to by used by admin users
-        if not CONF.service_available.ironic:
-            return None
-        import ironicclient.client
-        roles = self._get_roles()
-        if CONF.identity.admin_role not in roles:
-            return None
-
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        api_version = self.IRONICCLIENT_VERSION
-        insecure = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-        service_type = CONF.baremetal.catalog_type
-        endpoint_type = CONF.baremetal.endpoint_type
-        creds = {
-            'os_username': self.credentials.username,
-            'os_password': self.credentials.password,
-            'os_tenant_name': self.credentials.tenant_name
-        }
-
-        try:
-            return ironicclient.client.get_client(
-                api_version=api_version,
-                os_auth_url=auth_url,
-                insecure=insecure,
-                os_service_type=service_type,
-                os_endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
-                **creds)
-        except keystoneclient.exceptions.EndpointNotFound:
-            return None
-
-    def _get_network_client(self):
-        # The intended configuration is for the network client to have
-        # admin privileges and indicate for whom resources are being
-        # created via a 'tenant_id' parameter.  This will often be
-        # preferable to authenticating as a specific user because
-        # working with certain resources (public routers and networks)
-        # often requires admin privileges anyway.
-        if not CONF.service_available.neutron:
-            return None
-        import neutronclient.v2_0.client
-
-        credentials = auth.get_default_credentials('identity_admin')
-
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-        dscv = CONF.identity.disable_ssl_certificate_validation
-        endpoint_type = CONF.network.endpoint_type
-
-        return neutronclient.v2_0.client.Client(
-            username=credentials.username,
-            password=credentials.password,
-            tenant_name=credentials.tenant_name,
-            endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
-            auth_url=auth_url,
-            insecure=dscv)
-
-    def _get_data_processing_client(self, credentials):
-        if not CONF.service_available.sahara:
-            # Sahara isn't available
-            return None
-
-        import saharaclient.client
-
-        endpoint_type = CONF.data_processing.endpoint_type
-        catalog_type = CONF.data_processing.catalog_type
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-
-        client = saharaclient.client.Client(
-            self.SAHARACLIENT_VERSION,
-            credentials.username,
-            credentials.password,
-            project_name=credentials.tenant_name,
-            endpoint_type=endpoint_type,
-            service_type=catalog_type,
-            auth_url=auth_url)
-
-        return client
-
-    def _get_ceilometer_client(self, credentials):
-        if not CONF.service_available.ceilometer:
-            return None
-
-        import ceilometerclient.client
-
-        keystone = self._get_identity_client(credentials)
-        region = CONF.identity.region
-
-        endpoint_type = CONF.telemetry.endpoint_type
-        service_type = CONF.telemetry.catalog_type
-        auth_url = CONF.identity.uri
-
-        try:
-            keystone.service_catalog.url_for(
-                attr='region',
-                filter_value=region,
-                service_type=service_type,
-                endpoint_type=endpoint_type)
-        except keystoneclient.exceptions.EndpointNotFound:
-            return None
-        else:
-            return ceilometerclient.client.get_client(
-                self.CEILOMETERCLIENT_VERSION,
-                os_username=credentials.username,
-                os_password=credentials.password,
-                os_tenant_name=credentials.tenant_name,
-                os_auth_url=auth_url,
-                os_service_type=service_type,
-                os_endpoint_type=endpoint_type)
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index abc60cb..55cc89b 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -106,20 +106,6 @@
                             "T107: service tag should not be in path")
 
 
-def no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests(physical_line, filename):
-    """Check that the OfficialClientManager isn't used in the api tests
-
-    The api tests should not use the official clients.
-
-    T108: Can not use OfficialClientManager in the API tests
-    """
-    if 'tempest/api' in filename:
-        if 'OfficialClientManager' in physical_line:
-            return (physical_line.find('OfficialClientManager'),
-                    'T108: OfficialClientManager can not be used in the api '
-                    'tests')
-
-
 def no_mutable_default_args(logical_line):
     """Check that mutable object isn't used as default argument
 
@@ -136,5 +122,4 @@
     register(no_setupclass_for_unit_tests)
     register(no_vi_headers)
     register(service_tags_not_in_module_path)
-    register(no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests)
     register(no_mutable_default_args)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 559f3d5..93712fc 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -47,15 +47,7 @@
 
 
 class ScenarioTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
-    """Replaces the OfficialClientTest base class.
-
-    Uses tempest own clients as opposed to OfficialClients.
-
-    Common differences:
-    - replace resource.attribute with resource['attribute']
-    - replace resouce.delete with delete_callable(resource['id'])
-    - replace local waiters with common / rest_client waiters
-    """
+    """Base class for scenario tests. Uses tempest own clients. """
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
index 9c13013..37ad18e 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
@@ -100,14 +100,6 @@
         self.assertFalse(checks.service_tags_not_in_module_path(
             "@test.services('compute')", './tempest/api/image/fake_test.py'))
 
-    def test_no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests(self):
-        self.assertTrue(checks.no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests(
-            "cls.official_client = clients.OfficialClientManager(credentials)",
-            "tempest/api/compute/base.py"))
-        self.assertFalse(checks.no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests(
-            "cls.official_client = clients.OfficialClientManager(credentials)",
-            "tempest/scenario/fake_test.py"))
-
     def test_no_mutable_default_args(self):
         self.assertEqual(1, len(list(checks.no_mutable_default_args(
             " def function1(para={}):"))))