diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
index 0b22de5..5a586fc 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     """Base test case class for all Orchestration API tests."""
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.os = clients.Manager()
         if not CONF.service_available.heat:
             raise cls.skipException("Heat support is required")
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@
             return yaml.safe_load(f)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         cls._clear_stacks()
         cls._clear_keypairs()
         cls._clear_images()
-        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(BaseOrchestrationTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @staticmethod
     def stack_output(stack, output_key):
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
index ffadb16..f1a4f85 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_neutron_resources.py
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
 class NeutronResourcesTestJSON(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(NeutronResourcesTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(NeutronResourcesTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         if not CONF.orchestration.image_ref:
             raise cls.skipException("No image available to test")
         os = clients.Manager()
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_non_empty_stack.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_non_empty_stack.py
index 72ad5f5..759cbbe 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_non_empty_stack.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_non_empty_stack.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 class StacksTestJSON(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(StacksTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(StacksTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
         template = cls.read_template('non_empty_stack')
         image_id = (CONF.orchestration.image_ref or
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_nova_keypair_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_nova_keypair_resources.py
index 2f58611..1da340c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_nova_keypair_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_nova_keypair_resources.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     _type = 'type'
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(NovaKeyPairResourcesYAMLTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(NovaKeyPairResourcesYAMLTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
         template = cls.read_template('nova_keypair', ext=cls._tpl_type)
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_stacks.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_stacks.py
index 8023f2c..d7fbd65 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_stacks.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_stacks.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
     empty_template = "HeatTemplateFormatVersion: '2012-12-12'\n"
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(StacksTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(StacksTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_stack_list_responds(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
index d7c2a0d..307468e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_swift_resources.py
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 
 class SwiftResourcesTestJSON(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(SwiftResourcesTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(SwiftResourcesTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
         template = cls.read_template('swift_basic')
         os = clients.Manager()
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_templates.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_templates.py
index 0d6060d..262c576 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_templates.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_templates.py
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 """
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(TemplateYAMLTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(TemplateYAMLTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
         cls.stack_identifier = cls.create_stack(cls.stack_name, cls.template)
         cls.client.wait_for_stack_status(cls.stack_identifier,
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_templates_negative.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_templates_negative.py
index b325104..9082107 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_templates_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_templates_negative.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     invalid_template_url = 'http://www.example.com/template.yaml'
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(TemplateYAMLNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(TemplateYAMLNegativeTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.parameters = {}
 
     @test.attr(type=['gate', 'negative'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
index f371370..f47078c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
 class CinderResourcesTest(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(CinderResourcesTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(CinderResourcesTest, cls).resource_setup()
         if not CONF.service_available.cinder:
             raise cls.skipException('Cinder support is required')