diff --git a/tempest/api/database/base.py b/tempest/api/database/base.py
index 6e0f431..c9f16ca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/database/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/database/base.py
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
     _interface = 'json'
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(BaseDatabaseTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BaseDatabaseTest, cls).resource_setup()
         if not CONF.service_available.trove:
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as trove is not available" % cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
diff --git a/tempest/api/database/flavors/test_flavors.py b/tempest/api/database/flavors/test_flavors.py
index a5c8caa..aed1abe 100644
--- a/tempest/api/database/flavors/test_flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api/database/flavors/test_flavors.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@
 class DatabaseFlavorsTest(base.BaseDatabaseTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(DatabaseFlavorsTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(DatabaseFlavorsTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.client = cls.database_flavors_client
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
diff --git a/tempest/api/database/flavors/test_flavors_negative.py b/tempest/api/database/flavors/test_flavors_negative.py
index 202dc48..9f14cce 100644
--- a/tempest/api/database/flavors/test_flavors_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/database/flavors/test_flavors_negative.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 class DatabaseFlavorsNegativeTest(base.BaseDatabaseTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(DatabaseFlavorsNegativeTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(DatabaseFlavorsNegativeTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.client = cls.database_flavors_client
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/database/versions/test_versions.py b/tempest/api/database/versions/test_versions.py
index 453abe7..80fcecf 100644
--- a/tempest/api/database/versions/test_versions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/database/versions/test_versions.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
     _interface = 'json'
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(DatabaseVersionsTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(DatabaseVersionsTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.client = cls.database_versions_client
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')