diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/keypairs.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/keypairs.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ae410c..0000000
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/keypairs.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 NEC Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-list_keypairs = {
-    'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': {
-        'type': 'object',
-        'properties': {
-            'keypairs': {
-                'type': 'array',
-                'items': {
-                    'type': 'object',
-                    'properties': {
-                        'keypair': {
-                            'type': 'object',
-                            'properties': {
-                                'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
-                                'name': {'type': 'string'},
-                                'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'}
-                            },
-                            'required': ['public_key', 'name', 'fingerprint']
-                        }
-                    },
-                    'required': ['keypair']
-                }
-            }
-        },
-        'required': ['keypairs']
-    }
-}
-
-create_keypair = {
-    'type': 'object',
-    'properties': {
-        'keypair': {
-            'type': 'object',
-            'properties': {
-                'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'},
-                'name': {'type': 'string'},
-                'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
-                'user_id': {'type': 'string'},
-                'private_key': {'type': 'string'}
-            },
-            # When create keypair API is being called with 'Public key'
-            # (Importing keypair) then, response body does not contain
-            # 'private_key' So it is not defined as 'required'
-            'required': ['fingerprint', 'name', 'public_key', 'user_id']
-        }
-    },
-    'required': ['keypair']
-}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
index ec26fa0..ceae6cf 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import keypairs
-
 get_keypair = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -47,9 +45,56 @@
 
 create_keypair = {
     'status_code': [200],
-    'response_body': keypairs.create_keypair
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'keypair': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'user_id': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'private_key': {'type': 'string'}
+                },
+                # When create keypair API is being called with 'Public key'
+                # (Importing keypair) then, response body does not contain
+                # 'private_key' So it is not defined as 'required'
+                'required': ['fingerprint', 'name', 'public_key', 'user_id']
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['keypair']
+    }
 }
 
 delete_keypair = {
     'status_code': [202],
 }
+
+list_keypairs = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'keypairs': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'keypair': {
+                            'type': 'object',
+                            'properties': {
+                                'public_key': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'name': {'type': 'string'},
+                                'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'}
+                            },
+                            'required': ['public_key', 'name', 'fingerprint']
+                        }
+                    },
+                    'required': ['keypair']
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['keypairs']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
index 722aefa..7fe335b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/keypairs_client.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import json
 
-from tempest.api_schema.response.compute import keypairs as common_schema
 from tempest.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import keypairs as schema
 from tempest.common import service_client
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@
         # servers, etc. A bug?
         # For now we shall adhere to the spec, but the spec for keypairs
         # is yet to be found
-        self.validate_response(common_schema.list_keypairs, resp, body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_keypairs, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body['keypairs'])
 
     def get_keypair(self, key_name):