diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index 630532c..c36c9be 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 
 def verify_glance_api_versions(os, update):
     # Check glance api versions
-    versions = _get_api_versions(os, 'glance')
+    _, versions = os.image_client.get_versions()
     if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1 != contains_version('v1.', versions):
         print_and_or_update('api_v1', 'image-feature-enabled',
                             not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1, update)
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@
         'nova': os.servers_client,
         'keystone': os.identity_client,
         'cinder': os.volumes_client,
-        'glance': os.image_client,
     }
     if service != 'keystone':
         # Since keystone may be listening on a path, do not remove the path.
diff --git a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
index 68588be..00b4542 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/cmd/test_verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -237,45 +237,33 @@
                                    True, True)
         self.assertEqual(2, print_mock.call_count)
 
-    @mock.patch('tempest.lib.common.http.ClosingHttp.request')
-    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v2_with_v1_1(self, mock_request):
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
-            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
-        fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v1.1'}]}
-        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        mock_request.return_value = (None, fake_resp)
+    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v2_with_v1_1(self):
+        def fake_get_versions():
+            return (None, ['v1.1'])
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        fake_os.image_client.get_versions = fake_get_versions
         with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
                                'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
             verify_tempest_config.verify_glance_api_versions(fake_os, True)
         print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v2', 'image-feature-enabled',
                                            False, True)
 
-    @mock.patch('tempest.lib.common.http.ClosingHttp.request')
-    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v2_with_v1_0(self, mock_request):
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
-            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
-        fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v1.0'}]}
-        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        mock_request.return_value = (None, fake_resp)
+    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v2_with_v1_0(self):
+        def fake_get_versions():
+            return (None, ['v1.0'])
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        fake_os.image_client.get_versions = fake_get_versions
         with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
                                'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
             verify_tempest_config.verify_glance_api_versions(fake_os, True)
         print_mock.assert_called_once_with('api_v2', 'image-feature-enabled',
                                            False, True)
 
-    @mock.patch('tempest.lib.common.http.ClosingHttp.request')
-    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v1(self, mock_request):
-        self.useFixture(mockpatch.PatchObject(
-            verify_tempest_config, '_get_unversioned_endpoint',
-            return_value='http://fake_endpoint:5000'))
-        fake_resp = {'versions': [{'id': 'v2.0'}]}
-        fake_resp = json.dumps(fake_resp)
-        mock_request.return_value = (None, fake_resp)
+    def test_verify_glance_version_no_v1(self):
+        def fake_get_versions():
+            return (None, ['v2.0'])
         fake_os = mock.MagicMock()
+        fake_os.image_client.get_versions = fake_get_versions
         with mock.patch.object(verify_tempest_config,
                                'print_and_or_update') as print_mock:
             verify_tempest_config.verify_glance_api_versions(fake_os, True)