diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 990cb37..fe4959b 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@
 #uri_v3=<None>
 
 # Identity API version to be used for authentication for API
-# tests. Planned to extend to tenant isolation, scenario tests
-# and CLI tests. (string value)
+# tests. (string value)
 #auth_version=v2
 
 # The identity region name to use. Also used as the other
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/test_users_negative.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/test_users_negative.py
index e9e7818..060f24a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/test_users_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/test_users_negative.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@
     @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
     def test_get_users_request_without_token(self):
         # Request to get list of users without a valid token should fail
-        token = self.client.auth_provider.auth_data[0]
+        token = self.client.auth_provider.get_token()
         self.client.delete_token(token)
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.Unauthorized, self.client.get_users)
         self.client.auth_provider.clear_auth()
diff --git a/tempest/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
index 8a85602..033fe70 100644
--- a/tempest/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/common/rest_client.py
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@
         return self.auth_provider.base_url(filters=self.filters)
 
     @property
+    def token(self):
+        return self.auth_provider.get_token()
+
+    @property
     def filters(self):
         _filters = dict(
             service=self.service,
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 068193b..9ff9043 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@
     cfg.StrOpt('auth_version',
                default='v2',
                help="Identity API version to be used for authentication "
-                    "for API tests. Planned to extend to tenant isolation, "
-                    "scenario tests and CLI tests."),
+                    "for API tests."),
     cfg.StrOpt('region',
                default='RegionOne',
                help="The identity region name to use. Also used as the other "
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/account_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/account_client.py
index 924d9a8..e9208b7 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/account_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/account_client.py
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
         self.service = CONF.object_storage.catalog_type
         self.format = 'json'
 
-    @property
-    def token(self):
-        return self.auth_provider.auth_data[0]
-
     def create_account(self, data=None,
                        params=None,
                        metadata={},
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
index 63a6460..95b428b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/container_client.py
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@
         self.service = CONF.object_storage.catalog_type
         self.format = 'json'
 
-    @property
-    def token(self):
-        return self.auth_provider.auth_data[0]
-
     def create_container(
             self, container_name,
             metadata=None,