diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
index 61cbe30..4dd8ab0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_services.py
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@
         data_segments = [data + str(i) for i in range(segments)]
         # uploading segments
         for i in range(segments):
-            self.object_client.create_object_segments(
-                self.container_name, object_name, i, data_segments[i])
+            obj_name = "%s/%s" % (object_name, i)
+            self.object_client.create_object(
+                self.container_name, obj_name, data_segments[i])
 
         return object_name, data_segments
 
@@ -184,12 +185,15 @@
         # create object with transfer_encoding
         object_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestObject')
         data = data_utils.random_bytes(1024)
-        _, _, resp_headers = self.object_client.put_object_with_chunk(
-            container=self.container_name,
-            name=object_name,
-            contents=data_utils.chunkify(data, 512)
-        )
-        self.assertHeaders(resp_headers, 'Object', 'PUT')
+        headers = {'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked'}
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object(
+            self.container_name,
+            object_name,
+            data=data_utils.chunkify(data, 512),
+            headers=headers,
+            chunked=True)
+
+        self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'PUT')
 
         # check uploaded content
         _, body = self.object_client.get_object(self.container_name,
@@ -728,8 +732,13 @@
                                                    dst_object_name,
                                                    dst_data)
         # copy source object to destination
-        resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object_in_same_container(
-            self.container_name, src_object_name, dst_object_name)
+        headers = {}
+        headers['X-Copy-From'] = "%s/%s" % (str(self.container_name),
+                                            str(src_object_name))
+        resp, body = self.object_client.create_object(self.container_name,
+                                                      dst_object_name,
+                                                      data=None,
+                                                      headers=headers)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'PUT')
 
         # check data
@@ -749,8 +758,14 @@
         # change the content type of the object
         metadata = {'content-type': 'text/plain; charset=UTF-8'}
         self.assertNotEqual(resp_tmp['content-type'], metadata['content-type'])
-        resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object_in_same_container(
-            self.container_name, object_name, object_name, metadata)
+        headers = {}
+        headers['X-Copy-From'] = "%s/%s" % (str(self.container_name),
+                                            str(object_name))
+        resp, body = self.object_client.create_object(self.container_name,
+                                                      object_name,
+                                                      data=None,
+                                                      metadata=metadata,
+                                                      headers=headers)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'PUT')
 
         # check the content type
@@ -808,9 +823,13 @@
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'POST')
 
         # copy object from source container to destination container
-        resp, _ = self.object_client.copy_object_across_containers(
-            src_container_name, object_name, dst_container_name,
-            object_name)
+        headers = {}
+        headers['X-Copy-From'] = "%s/%s" % (str(src_container_name),
+                                            str(object_name))
+        resp, body = self.object_client.create_object(dst_container_name,
+                                                      object_name,
+                                                      data=None,
+                                                      headers=headers)
         self.assertHeaders(resp, 'Object', 'PUT')
 
         # check if object is present in destination container
@@ -897,8 +916,9 @@
         data_segments = [data + str(i) for i in range(segments)]
         # uploading segments
         for i in range(segments):
-            resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object_segments(
-                self.container_name, object_name, i, data_segments[i])
+            obj_name = "%s/%s" % (object_name, i)
+            resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object(
+                self.container_name, obj_name, data_segments[i])
         # creating a manifest file
         metadata = {'X-Object-Manifest': '%s/%s/'
                     % (self.container_name, object_name)}
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
index 6d656ec..24532dd 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
 class ObjectClient(rest_client.RestClient):
 
     def create_object(self, container, object_name, data,
-                      params=None, metadata=None, headers=None):
+                      params=None, metadata=None, headers=None,
+                      chunked=False):
         """Create storage object."""
 
         if headers is None:
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@
         if params:
             url += '?%s' % urlparse.urlencode(params)
 
-        resp, body = self.put(url, data, headers)
+        resp, body = self.put(url, data, headers, chunked=chunked)
         self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
         return resp, body
 
@@ -84,41 +85,6 @@
         self.expected_success([200, 206], resp.status)
         return resp, body
 
-    def copy_object_in_same_container(self, container, src_object_name,
-                                      dest_object_name, metadata=None):
-        """Copy storage object's data to the new object using PUT."""
-
-        url = "{0}/{1}".format(container, dest_object_name)
-        headers = {}
-        headers['X-Copy-From'] = "%s/%s" % (str(container),
-                                            str(src_object_name))
-        headers['content-length'] = '0'
-        if metadata:
-            for key in metadata:
-                headers[str(key)] = metadata[key]
-
-        resp, body = self.put(url, None, headers=headers)
-        self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
-        return resp, body
-
-    def copy_object_across_containers(self, src_container, src_object_name,
-                                      dst_container, dst_object_name,
-                                      metadata=None):
-        """Copy storage object's data to the new object using PUT."""
-
-        url = "{0}/{1}".format(dst_container, dst_object_name)
-        headers = {}
-        headers['X-Copy-From'] = "%s/%s" % (str(src_container),
-                                            str(src_object_name))
-        headers['content-length'] = '0'
-        if metadata:
-            for key in metadata:
-                headers[str(key)] = metadata[key]
-
-        resp, body = self.put(url, None, headers=headers)
-        self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
-        return resp, body
-
     def copy_object_2d_way(self, container, src_object_name, dest_object_name,
                            metadata=None):
         """Copy storage object's data to the new object using COPY."""
@@ -135,38 +101,6 @@
         self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
         return resp, body
 
-    def create_object_segments(self, container, object_name, segment, data):
-        """Creates object segments."""
-        url = "{0}/{1}/{2}".format(container, object_name, segment)
-        resp, body = self.put(url, data)
-        self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
-        return resp, body
-
-    def put_object_with_chunk(self, container, name, contents):
-        """Put an object with Transfer-Encoding header
-
-        :param container: name of the container
-        :type container: string
-        :param name: name of the object
-        :type name: string
-        :param contents: object data
-        :type contents: iterable
-        """
-        headers = {'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked'}
-        if self.token:
-            headers['X-Auth-Token'] = self.token
-
-        url = "%s/%s" % (container, name)
-        resp, body = self.put(
-            url, headers=headers,
-            body=contents,
-            chunked=True
-        )
-
-        self._error_checker(resp, body)
-        self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
-        return resp.status, resp.reason, resp
-
     def create_object_continue(self, container, object_name,
                                data, metadata=None):
         """Put an object using Expect:100-continue"""