diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
index a143659..6a5fd3d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/base.py
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 class BaseObjectTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
+    def resource_setup(cls):
         cls.set_network_resources()
-        super(BaseObjectTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        super(BaseObjectTest, cls).resource_setup()
         if not CONF.service_available.swift:
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as swift is not available" % cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
@@ -72,10 +72,10 @@
         cls.data = SwiftDataGenerator(cls.identity_admin_client)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         cls.data.teardown_all()
         cls.isolated_creds.clear_isolated_creds()
-        super(BaseObjectTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(BaseObjectTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @classmethod
     def delete_containers(cls, containers, container_client=None,
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
index c1eb897..97e9195 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas.py
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@
 class AccountQuotasTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(AccountQuotasTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(AccountQuotasTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name="TestContainer")
         cls.container_client.create_container(cls.container_name)
 
@@ -71,10 +70,10 @@
         super(AccountQuotasTest, self).tearDown()
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         if hasattr(cls, "container_name"):
             cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
-        super(AccountQuotasTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(AccountQuotasTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @test.attr(type="smoke")
     @test.requires_ext(extension='account_quotas', service='object')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
index 7324c2e..6c1fb5a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_quotas_negative.py
@@ -27,9 +27,8 @@
 class AccountQuotasNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(AccountQuotasNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(AccountQuotasNegativeTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name="TestContainer")
         cls.container_client.create_container(cls.container_name)
 
@@ -71,10 +70,10 @@
         super(AccountQuotasNegativeTest, self).tearDown()
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         if hasattr(cls, "container_name"):
             cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
-        super(AccountQuotasNegativeTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(AccountQuotasNegativeTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @test.attr(type=["negative", "smoke"])
     @test.requires_ext(extension='account_quotas', service='object')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
index 69cba1e..a0436ee 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
@@ -32,9 +32,8 @@
     containers = []
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(AccountTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(AccountTest, cls).resource_setup()
         for i in moves.xrange(ord('a'), ord('f') + 1):
             name = data_utils.rand_name(name='%s-' % chr(i))
             cls.container_client.create_container(name)
@@ -42,9 +41,9 @@
         cls.containers_count = len(cls.containers)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
-        super(AccountTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(AccountTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_containers(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl.py
index a7d45be..e816a9f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 class ObjectTestACLs(base.BaseObjectTest):
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ObjectTestACLs, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ObjectTestACLs, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.data.setup_test_user()
         test_os = clients.Manager(cls.data.test_credentials)
         cls.test_auth_data = test_os.auth_provider.auth_data
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl_negative.py
index 1a21ecc..9b49db3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_acl_negative.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 class ObjectACLsNegativeTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ObjectACLsNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ObjectACLsNegativeTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.data.setup_test_user()
         test_os = clients.Manager(cls.data.test_credentials)
         cls.test_auth_data = test_os.auth_provider.auth_data
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
index 28bde24..966a08d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_staticweb.py
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@
 class StaticWebTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(StaticWebTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(StaticWebTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name="TestContainer")
 
         # This header should be posted on the container before every test
@@ -45,10 +44,10 @@
             metadata_prefix="X-Container-")
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         if hasattr(cls, "container_name"):
             cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
-        super(StaticWebTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(StaticWebTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @test.requires_ext(extension='staticweb', service='object')
     @test.attr('gate')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
index 3e6d58c..aebcb5c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@
     clients = {}
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.containers = []
         cls.objects = []
 
@@ -62,10 +61,10 @@
             cls.containers.append(cont_name)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         for client in cls.clients.values():
             cls.delete_containers(cls.containers, client[0], client[1])
-        super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ContainerSyncTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @test.attr(type='slow')
     @test.skip_because(bug='1317133')
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_crossdomain.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_crossdomain.py
index ad7e068..f6d1fb9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_crossdomain.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_crossdomain.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 class CrossdomainTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(CrossdomainTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(CrossdomainTest, cls).resource_setup()
 
         cls.xml_start = '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n' \
                         '<!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM ' \
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_healthcheck.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_healthcheck.py
index e27c7ef..a1138e6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_healthcheck.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_healthcheck.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 class HealthcheckTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(HealthcheckTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(HealthcheckTest, cls).resource_setup()
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(HealthcheckTest, self).setUp()
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
index 73b4f3b..8cec2fc 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_expiry.py
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 
 class ObjectExpiryTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ObjectExpiryTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ObjectExpiryTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
         cls.container_client.create_container(cls.container_name)
 
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
                                                    self.object_name, '')
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         cls.delete_containers([cls.container_name])
-        super(ObjectExpiryTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ObjectExpiryTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def _test_object_expiry(self, metadata):
         # update object metadata
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
index a0fb708..05c8ff2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost.py
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
     containers = []
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ObjectFormPostTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ObjectFormPostTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
         cls.object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='ObjectTemp')
 
@@ -56,10 +55,10 @@
             self.key)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         cls.account_client.delete_account_metadata(metadata=cls.metadata)
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
-        super(ObjectFormPostTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ObjectFormPostTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def get_multipart_form(self, expires=600):
         path = "%s/%s/%s" % (
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
index 103bc8e..32f5917 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_formpost_negative.py
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
     containers = []
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ObjectFormPostNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ObjectFormPostNegativeTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
         cls.object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='ObjectTemp')
 
@@ -56,10 +55,10 @@
             self.key)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         cls.account_client.delete_account_metadata(metadata=cls.metadata)
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
-        super(ObjectFormPostNegativeTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ObjectFormPostNegativeTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def get_multipart_form(self, expires=600):
         path = "%s/%s/%s" % (
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
index 8b74b7e..56ab1fb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@
 
 class ObjectTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ObjectTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ObjectTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
         cls.container_client.create_container(cls.container_name)
         cls.containers = [cls.container_name]
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
-        super(ObjectTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ObjectTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def _create_object(self, metadata=None):
         # setup object
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url.py
index f5ebce7..e70bd9a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
 class ObjectTempUrlTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ObjectTempUrlTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ObjectTempUrlTest, cls).resource_setup()
         # create a container
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
         cls.container_client.create_container(cls.container_name)
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@
                                         cls.object_name, cls.content)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         for metadata in cls.metadatas:
             cls.account_client.delete_account_metadata(
                 metadata=metadata)
 
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
 
-        super(ObjectTempUrlTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ObjectTempUrlTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(ObjectTempUrlTest, self).setUp()
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url_negative.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url_negative.py
index 28173fe..b752348 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_temp_url_negative.py
@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@
     containers = []
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ObjectTempUrlNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ObjectTempUrlNegativeTest, cls).resource_setup()
 
         cls.container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestContainer')
         cls.container_client.create_container(cls.container_name)
@@ -47,13 +46,13 @@
             cls.account_client.list_account_metadata()
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         resp, _ = cls.account_client.delete_account_metadata(
             metadata=cls.metadata)
 
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
 
-        super(ObjectTempUrlNegativeTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ObjectTempUrlNegativeTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(ObjectTempUrlNegativeTest, self).setUp()
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
index 971449d..5fe4fc8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 
 class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ContainerTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ContainerTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.containers = []
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         cls.delete_containers(cls.containers)
-        super(ContainerTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ContainerTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def assertContainer(self, container, count, byte, versioned):
         resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(container)