diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index d57b1d8..1ee0673 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -52,13 +52,9 @@
     def decorator(f):
         if 'type' in kwargs and isinstance(kwargs['type'], str):
             f = testtools.testcase.attr(kwargs['type'])(f)
-            if kwargs['type'] == 'smoke':
-                f = testtools.testcase.attr('gate')(f)
         elif 'type' in kwargs and isinstance(kwargs['type'], list):
             for attr in kwargs['type']:
                 f = testtools.testcase.attr(attr)(f)
-                if attr == 'smoke':
-                    f = testtools.testcase.attr('gate')(f)
         return f
 
     return decorator
@@ -665,7 +661,7 @@
     """
     This decorator registers a test function on basis of the class name.
     """
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @attr(type=['negative'])
     def generic_test(self):
         if hasattr(self, '_schema'):
             self.execute(self._schema)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py b/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
index 0cd54b9..e5f51f2 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_decorators.py
@@ -49,13 +49,9 @@
     def test_attr_without_type(self):
         self._test_attr_helper(expected_attrs='baz', bar='baz')
 
-    def test_attr_decorator_with_smoke_type(self):
-        # smoke passed as type, so smoke and gate must have been set.
-        self._test_attr_helper(expected_attrs=['smoke', 'gate'], type='smoke')
-
     def test_attr_decorator_with_list_type(self):
-        # if type is 'smoke' we'll get the original list of types plus 'gate'
-        self._test_attr_helper(expected_attrs=['smoke', 'foo', 'gate'],
+        # if type is 'smoke' we'll get the original list of types
+        self._test_attr_helper(expected_attrs=['smoke', 'foo'],
                                type=['smoke', 'foo'])
 
     def test_attr_decorator_with_unknown_type(self):