diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py b/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
index 5219c34..e93e75a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_tags.py
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@
 
     # NOTE(felipemonteiro): The supported resource names are plural. Use
     # the singular case for the corresponding class resource object.
-    SUPPORTED_RESOURCES = ['subnets', 'ports', 'routers', 'subnetpools']
+    if config.is_tungstenfabric_backend_enabled():
+        SUPPORTED_RESOURCES = ['subnets', 'ports', 'routers']
+    else:
+        SUPPORTED_RESOURCES = ['subnets', 'ports', 'routers', 'subnetpools']
 
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
@@ -132,6 +135,9 @@
         cls.port = cls.create_port(cls.network)
         cls.router = cls.create_router()
 
+        if config.is_tungstenfabric_backend_enabled():
+            return
+
         subnetpool_name = data_utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + '-Subnetpool')
         prefix = CONF.network.default_network
         cls.subnetpool = cls.subnetpools_client.create_subnetpool(
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 7a9d19b..2eadea0 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -1607,6 +1607,17 @@
     return _parameters
 
 
+def is_tungstenfabric_backend_enabled():
+    """Return True if TungstenFabric is used as a backend."""
+    try:
+        sdn = getattr(CONF, 'sdn')
+        service_name = getattr(sdn, 'service_name')
+        if service_name == 'tungstenfabric':
+            return True
+    except cfg.NoSuchOptError:
+        return False
+
+
 def _register_tempest_service_clients():
     # Register tempest own service clients using the same mechanism used
     # for external plugins.