diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index fe8c175..7115c8d 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -15,14 +15,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-import functools
 import os
 import tempfile
 
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-import testtools
 
 from tempest.lib import exceptions
 from tempest.lib.services import clients
@@ -1240,75 +1238,6 @@
 CONF = TempestConfigProxy()
 
 
-def skip_unless_config(*args):
-    """Decorator to raise a skip if a config opt doesn't exist or is False
-
-    :param str group: The first arg, the option group to check
-    :param str name: The second arg, the option name to check
-    :param str msg: Optional third arg, the skip msg to use if a skip is raised
-    :raises testtools.TestCaseskipException: If the specified config option
-        doesn't exist or it exists and evaluates to False
-    """
-    def decorator(f):
-        group = args[0]
-        name = args[1]
-
-        @functools.wraps(f)
-        def wrapper(self, *func_args, **func_kwargs):
-            if not hasattr(CONF, group):
-                msg = "Config group %s doesn't exist" % group
-                raise testtools.TestCase.skipException(msg)
-
-            conf_group = getattr(CONF, group)
-            if not hasattr(conf_group, name):
-                msg = "Config option %s.%s doesn't exist" % (group,
-                                                             name)
-                raise testtools.TestCase.skipException(msg)
-
-            value = getattr(conf_group, name)
-            if not value:
-                if len(args) == 3:
-                    msg = args[2]
-                else:
-                    msg = "Config option %s.%s is false" % (group,
-                                                            name)
-                raise testtools.TestCase.skipException(msg)
-            return f(self, *func_args, **func_kwargs)
-        return wrapper
-    return decorator
-
-
-def skip_if_config(*args):
-    """Raise a skipException if a config exists and is True
-
-    :param str group: The first arg, the option group to check
-    :param str name: The second arg, the option name to check
-    :param str msg: Optional third arg, the skip msg to use if a skip is raised
-    :raises testtools.TestCase.skipException: If the specified config option
-        exists and evaluates to True
-    """
-    def decorator(f):
-        group = args[0]
-        name = args[1]
-
-        @functools.wraps(f)
-        def wrapper(self, *func_args, **func_kwargs):
-            if hasattr(CONF, group):
-                conf_group = getattr(CONF, group)
-                if hasattr(conf_group, name):
-                    value = getattr(conf_group, name)
-                    if value:
-                        if len(args) == 3:
-                            msg = args[2]
-                        else:
-                            msg = "Config option %s.%s is false" % (group,
-                                                                    name)
-                        raise testtools.TestCase.skipException(msg)
-            return f(self, *func_args, **func_kwargs)
-        return wrapper
-    return decorator
-
-
 def service_client_config(service_client_name=None):
     """Return a dict with the parameters to init service clients
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py b/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
index ae2f2a3..a069a81 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -199,96 +199,3 @@
                           self._test_requires_ext_helper,
                           extension='enabled_ext',
                           service='bad_service')
-
-
-class TestConfigDecorators(BaseDecoratorsTest):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestConfigDecorators, self).setUp()
-        cfg.CONF.set_default('nova', True, 'service_available')
-        cfg.CONF.set_default('glance', False, 'service_available')
-
-    def _assert_skip_message(self, func, skip_msg):
-        try:
-            func()
-            self.fail()
-        except testtools.TestCase.skipException as skip_exc:
-            self.assertEqual(skip_exc.args[0], skip_msg)
-
-    def _test_skip_unless_config(self, expected_to_skip=True, *decorator_args):
-
-        class TestFoo(test.BaseTestCase):
-            @config.skip_unless_config(*decorator_args)
-            def test_bar(self):
-                return 0
-
-        t = TestFoo('test_bar')
-        if expected_to_skip:
-            self.assertRaises(testtools.TestCase.skipException, t.test_bar)
-            if (len(decorator_args) >= 3):
-                # decorator_args[2]: skip message specified
-                self._assert_skip_message(t.test_bar, decorator_args[2])
-        else:
-            try:
-                self.assertEqual(t.test_bar(), 0)
-            except testtools.TestCase.skipException:
-                # We caught a skipException but we didn't expect to skip
-                # this test so raise a hard test failure instead.
-                raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(
-                    "Not supposed to skip")
-
-    def _test_skip_if_config(self, expected_to_skip=True,
-                             *decorator_args):
-
-        class TestFoo(test.BaseTestCase):
-            @config.skip_if_config(*decorator_args)
-            def test_bar(self):
-                return 0
-
-        t = TestFoo('test_bar')
-        if expected_to_skip:
-            self.assertRaises(testtools.TestCase.skipException, t.test_bar)
-            if (len(decorator_args) >= 3):
-                # decorator_args[2]: skip message specified
-                self._assert_skip_message(t.test_bar, decorator_args[2])
-        else:
-            try:
-                self.assertEqual(t.test_bar(), 0)
-            except testtools.TestCase.skipException:
-                # We caught a skipException but we didn't expect to skip
-                # this test so raise a hard test failure instead.
-                raise testtools.TestCase.failureException(
-                    "Not supposed to skip")
-
-    def test_skip_unless_no_group(self):
-        self._test_skip_unless_config(True, 'fake_group', 'an_option')
-
-    def test_skip_unless_no_option(self):
-        self._test_skip_unless_config(True, 'service_available',
-                                      'not_an_option')
-
-    def test_skip_unless_false_option(self):
-        self._test_skip_unless_config(True, 'service_available', 'glance')
-
-    def test_skip_unless_false_option_msg(self):
-        self._test_skip_unless_config(True, 'service_available', 'glance',
-                                      'skip message')
-
-    def test_skip_unless_true_option(self):
-        self._test_skip_unless_config(False,
-                                      'service_available', 'nova')
-
-    def test_skip_if_no_group(self):
-        self._test_skip_if_config(False, 'fake_group', 'an_option')
-
-    def test_skip_if_no_option(self):
-        self._test_skip_if_config(False, 'service_available', 'not_an_option')
-
-    def test_skip_if_false_option(self):
-        self._test_skip_if_config(False, 'service_available', 'glance')
-
-    def test_skip_if_true_option(self):
-        self._test_skip_if_config(True, 'service_available', 'nova')
-
-    def test_skip_if_true_option_msg(self):
-        self._test_skip_if_config(True, 'service_available', 'nova',
-                                  'skip message')