diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 441e17c..25cb006 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -363,27 +363,6 @@
 #volume_device_name = vdb
 
 
-[compute-admin]
-
-#
-# From tempest.config
-#
-
-# Domain name for authentication as admin (Keystone V3).The same
-# domain applies to user and project (string value)
-#domain_name = <None>
-
-# API key to use when authenticating as admin. (string value)
-#password = <None>
-
-# Administrative Tenant name to use for Nova API requests. (string
-# value)
-#tenant_name = <None>
-
-# Administrative Username to use for Nova API requests. (string value)
-#username = <None>
-
-
 [compute-feature-enabled]
 
 #
diff --git a/tempest/auth.py b/tempest/auth.py
index 2550cfb..9687905 100644
--- a/tempest/auth.py
+++ b/tempest/auth.py
@@ -499,7 +499,6 @@
     ATTRIBUTES = []
     TYPES = {
         'identity_admin': ('identity', 'admin'),
-        'compute_admin': ('compute_admin', None),
         'user': ('identity', None),
         'alt_user': ('identity', 'alt')
     }
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 261b27c..a79275e 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -289,18 +289,3 @@
             credentials=auth.get_default_credentials('identity_admin'),
             interface=interface,
             service=service)
-
-
-class ComputeAdminManager(Manager):
-
-    """
-    Manager object that uses the compute_admin credentials for its
-    managed client objects
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, interface='json', service=None):
-        base = super(ComputeAdminManager, self)
-        base.__init__(
-            credentials=auth.get_default_credentials('compute_admin'),
-            interface=interface,
-            service=service)
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index b2c2ffb..ebd3875 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
         CONF_PARSER = moves.configparser.SafeConfigParser()
         CONF_PARSER.optionxform = str
         CONF_PARSER.readfp(conf_file)
-    os = clients.ComputeAdminManager(interface='json')
+    os = clients.AdminManager(interface='json')
     services = check_service_availability(os, update)
     results = {}
     for service in ['nova', 'cinder', 'neutron', 'swift']:
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index dbe9bc2..fe72427 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -362,23 +362,6 @@
 ]
 
 
-compute_admin_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='compute-admin',
-                                   title="Compute Admin Options")
-
-ComputeAdminGroup = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('username',
-               help="Administrative Username to use for Nova API requests."),
-    cfg.StrOpt('tenant_name',
-               help="Administrative Tenant name to use for Nova API "
-                    "requests."),
-    cfg.StrOpt('password',
-               help="API key to use when authenticating as admin.",
-               secret=True),
-    cfg.StrOpt('domain_name',
-               help="Domain name for authentication as admin (Keystone V3)."
-                    "The same domain applies to user and project"),
-]
-
 image_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='image',
                            title="Image Service Options")
 
@@ -1062,7 +1045,6 @@
     (dashboard_group, DashboardGroup),
     (data_processing_group, DataProcessingGroup),
     (boto_group, BotoGroup),
-    (compute_admin_group, ComputeAdminGroup),
     (stress_group, StressGroup),
     (scenario_group, ScenarioGroup),
     (service_available_group, ServiceAvailableGroup),
@@ -1133,7 +1115,6 @@
         self.dashboard = cfg.CONF.dashboard
         self.data_processing = cfg.CONF.data_processing
         self.boto = cfg.CONF.boto
-        self.compute_admin = cfg.CONF['compute-admin']
         self.stress = cfg.CONF.stress
         self.scenario = cfg.CONF.scenario
         self.service_available = cfg.CONF.service_available
@@ -1142,17 +1123,11 @@
         self.input_scenario = cfg.CONF['input-scenario']
         self.cli = cfg.CONF.cli
         self.negative = cfg.CONF.negative
-        if not self.compute_admin.username:
-            self.compute_admin.username = self.identity.admin_username
-            self.compute_admin.password = self.identity.admin_password
-            self.compute_admin.tenant_name = self.identity.admin_tenant_name
         cfg.CONF.set_default('domain_name', self.identity.admin_domain_name,
                              group='identity')
         cfg.CONF.set_default('alt_domain_name',
                              self.identity.admin_domain_name,
                              group='identity')
-        cfg.CONF.set_default('domain_name', self.identity.admin_domain_name,
-                             group='compute-admin')
 
     def __init__(self, parse_conf=True, config_path=None):
         """Initialize a configuration from a conf directory and conf file."""
diff --git a/tempest/tests/fake_config.py b/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
index 9e56916..2f8efa1 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/fake_config.py
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
                 self.conf.set_default(prefix + config_option,
                                       'fake_' + config_option,
                                       group='identity')
-            # Compute Admin group items
-            self.conf.set_default(config_option, 'fake_' + config_option,
-                                  group='compute-admin')
 
 
 class FakePrivate(config.TempestConfigPrivate):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_credentials.py b/tempest/tests/test_credentials.py
index fc80fe2..aa3df36 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_credentials.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_credentials.py
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@
         for prefix in ['', 'alt_', 'admin_']:
             cfg.CONF.set_default(prefix + 'domain_name', 'fake_domain_name',
                                  group='identity')
-        # Compute Admin group items
-        cfg.CONF.set_default('domain_name', 'fake_domain_name',
-                             group='compute-admin')
 
     def test_default(self):
         self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('auth_version'))