diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/test_images.py b/tempest/tests/compute/test_images.py
index c969a0c..694965f 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/test_images.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 import unittest2 as unittest
+import nose
 
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name, parse_image_id
 import tempest.config
@@ -381,6 +382,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        raise nose.SkipTest("Until Bug 1046870 is fixed")
         super(ImagesTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.images_client
         cls.servers_client = cls.servers_client
@@ -407,6 +409,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        raise nose.SkipTest("Until Bug 1046870 is fixed")
         super(ImagesTestXML, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.images_client
         cls.servers_client = cls.servers_client
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/test_servers_negative.py b/tempest/tests/compute/test_servers_negative.py
index 5d7742b..2558e6d 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/test_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/test_servers_negative.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
 import unittest2 as unittest
+import nose
 
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest import openstack
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
+        raise nose.SkipTest("Until Bug 1046870 is fixed")
         super(ServersNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.servers_client
         cls.img_client = cls.images_client