diff --git a/etc/javelin-resources.yaml.sample b/etc/javelin-resources.yaml.sample
index fb270a4..1565686 100644
--- a/etc/javelin-resources.yaml.sample
+++ b/etc/javelin-resources.yaml.sample
@@ -61,5 +61,3 @@
     owner: javelin
     file: /etc/hosts
     swift_role: Member
-
-telemetry: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7238098..0000000
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,196 +0,0 @@
-#    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.
-
-import time
-
-from oslo_utils import timeutils
-
-from tempest.common import compute
-from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.common import waiters
-from tempest import config
-from tempest import exceptions
-from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
-import tempest.test
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
-class BaseTelemetryTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
-
-    """Base test case class for all Telemetry API tests."""
-
-    credentials = ['primary']
-
-    @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        if not CONF.service_available.ceilometer:
-            raise cls.skipException("Ceilometer support is required")
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setup_credentials(cls):
-        cls.set_network_resources()
-        super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).setup_credentials()
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setup_clients(cls):
-        super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).setup_clients()
-        cls.telemetry_client = cls.os.telemetry_client
-        cls.servers_client = cls.os.servers_client
-        cls.flavors_client = cls.os.flavors_client
-        cls.image_client = cls.os.image_client
-        cls.image_client_v2 = cls.os.image_client_v2
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.nova_notifications = ['memory', 'vcpus', 'disk.root.size',
-                                  'disk.ephemeral.size']
-
-        cls.glance_notifications = ['image.size']
-
-        cls.glance_v2_notifications = ['image.download', 'image.serve']
-
-        cls.server_ids = []
-        cls.image_ids = []
-
-    @classmethod
-    def create_server(cls):
-        tenant_network = cls.get_tenant_network()
-        body, server = compute.create_test_server(
-            cls.os,
-            tenant_network=tenant_network,
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('ceilometer-instance'),
-            wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        cls.server_ids.append(body['id'])
-        return body
-
-    @classmethod
-    def create_image(cls, client, **kwargs):
-        body = client.create_image(name=data_utils.rand_name('image'),
-                                   container_format='bare',
-                                   disk_format='raw',
-                                   **kwargs)
-        # TODO(jswarren) Move ['image'] up to initial body value assignment
-        # once both v1 and v2 glance clients include the full response
-        # object.
-        if 'image' in body:
-            body = body['image']
-        cls.image_ids.append(body['id'])
-        return body
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def cleanup_resources(method, list_of_ids):
-        for resource_id in list_of_ids:
-            try:
-                method(resource_id)
-            except lib_exc.NotFound:
-                pass
-
-    @classmethod
-    def wait_for_server_termination(cls, server_id):
-        waiters.wait_for_server_termination(cls.servers_client,
-                                            server_id)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_cleanup(cls):
-        cls.cleanup_resources(cls.servers_client.delete_server, cls.server_ids)
-        cls.cleanup_resources(cls.wait_for_server_termination, cls.server_ids)
-        cls.cleanup_resources(cls.image_client.delete_image, cls.image_ids)
-        super(BaseTelemetryTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
-
-    def await_samples(self, metric, query):
-        """This method is to wait for sample to add it to database.
-
-        There are long time delays when using Postgresql (or Mysql)
-        database as ceilometer backend
-        """
-        timeout = CONF.compute.build_timeout
-        start = timeutils.utcnow()
-        while timeutils.delta_seconds(start, timeutils.utcnow()) < timeout:
-            body = self.telemetry_client.list_samples(metric, query)
-            if body:
-                return body
-            time.sleep(CONF.compute.build_interval)
-
-        raise exceptions.TimeoutException(
-            'Sample for metric:%s with query:%s has not been added to the '
-            'database within %d seconds' % (metric, query,
-                                            CONF.compute.build_timeout))
-
-
-class BaseTelemetryAdminTest(BaseTelemetryTest):
-    """Base test case class for admin Telemetry API tests."""
-
-    credentials = ['primary', 'admin']
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setup_clients(cls):
-        super(BaseTelemetryAdminTest, cls).setup_clients()
-        cls.telemetry_admin_client = cls.os_adm.telemetry_client
-
-    def await_events(self, query):
-        timeout = CONF.compute.build_timeout
-        start = timeutils.utcnow()
-        while timeutils.delta_seconds(start, timeutils.utcnow()) < timeout:
-            body = self.telemetry_admin_client.list_events(query)
-            if body:
-                return body
-            time.sleep(CONF.compute.build_interval)
-
-        raise exceptions.TimeoutException(
-            'Event with query:%s has not been added to the '
-            'database within %d seconds' % (query, CONF.compute.build_timeout))
-
-
-class BaseAlarmingTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
-    """Base test case class for all Alarming API tests."""
-
-    credentials = ['primary']
-
-    @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(BaseAlarmingTest, cls).skip_checks()
-        if not CONF.service_available.aodh:
-            raise cls.skipException("Aodh support is required")
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setup_clients(cls):
-        super(BaseAlarmingTest, cls).setup_clients()
-        cls.alarming_client = cls.os.alarming_client
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(BaseAlarmingTest, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.alarm_ids = []
-
-    @classmethod
-    def create_alarm(cls, **kwargs):
-        body = cls.alarming_client.create_alarm(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('telemetry_alarm'),
-            type='threshold', **kwargs)
-        cls.alarm_ids.append(body['alarm_id'])
-        return body
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def cleanup_resources(method, list_of_ids):
-        for resource_id in list_of_ids:
-            try:
-                method(resource_id)
-            except lib_exc.NotFound:
-                pass
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_cleanup(cls):
-        cls.cleanup_resources(cls.alarming_client.delete_alarm, cls.alarm_ids)
-        super(BaseAlarmingTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_alarming_api.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_alarming_api.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 586bb42..0000000
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_alarming_api.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-#    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.
-
-from tempest.api.telemetry import base
-from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
-from tempest import test
-
-
-class TelemetryAlarmingAPITestJSON(base.BaseAlarmingTest):
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(TelemetryAlarmingAPITestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.rule = {'meter_name': 'cpu_util',
-                    'comparison_operator': 'gt',
-                    'threshold': 80.0,
-                    'period': 70}
-        for i in range(2):
-            cls.create_alarm(threshold_rule=cls.rule)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('1c918e06-210b-41eb-bd45-14676dd77cd6')
-    def test_alarm_list(self):
-        # List alarms
-        alarm_list = self.alarming_client.list_alarms()
-
-        # Verify created alarm in the list
-        fetched_ids = [a['alarm_id'] for a in alarm_list]
-        missing_alarms = [a for a in self.alarm_ids if a not in fetched_ids]
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(missing_alarms),
-                         "Failed to find the following created alarm(s)"
-                         " in a fetched list: %s" %
-                         ', '.join(str(a) for a in missing_alarms))
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('1297b095-39c1-4e74-8a1f-4ae998cedd67')
-    def test_create_update_get_delete_alarm(self):
-        # Create an alarm
-        alarm_name = data_utils.rand_name('telemetry_alarm')
-        body = self.alarming_client.create_alarm(
-            name=alarm_name, type='threshold', threshold_rule=self.rule)
-        self.assertEqual(alarm_name, body['name'])
-        alarm_id = body['alarm_id']
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(self.rule, body['threshold_rule'])
-        # Update alarm with new rule and new name
-        new_rule = {'meter_name': 'cpu',
-                    'comparison_operator': 'eq',
-                    'threshold': 70.0,
-                    'period': 60}
-        alarm_name_updated = data_utils.rand_name('telemetry-alarm-update')
-        body = self.alarming_client.update_alarm(
-            alarm_id,
-            threshold_rule=new_rule,
-            name=alarm_name_updated,
-            type='threshold')
-        self.assertEqual(alarm_name_updated, body['name'])
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(new_rule, body['threshold_rule'])
-        # Get and verify details of an alarm after update
-        body = self.alarming_client.show_alarm(alarm_id)
-        self.assertEqual(alarm_name_updated, body['name'])
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(new_rule, body['threshold_rule'])
-        # Get history for the alarm and verify the same
-        body = self.alarming_client.show_alarm_history(alarm_id)
-        self.assertEqual("rule change", body[0]['type'])
-        self.assertIn(alarm_name_updated, body[0]['detail'])
-        self.assertEqual("creation", body[1]['type'])
-        self.assertIn(alarm_name, body[1]['detail'])
-        # Delete alarm and verify if deleted
-        self.alarming_client.delete_alarm(alarm_id)
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
-                          self.alarming_client.show_alarm, alarm_id)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('aca49486-70bb-4016-87e0-f6131374f741')
-    def test_set_get_alarm_state(self):
-        alarm_states = ['ok', 'alarm', 'insufficient data']
-        alarm = self.create_alarm(threshold_rule=self.rule)
-        # Set alarm state and verify
-        new_state =\
-            [elem for elem in alarm_states if elem != alarm['state']][0]
-        state = self.alarming_client.alarm_set_state(alarm['alarm_id'],
-                                                     new_state)
-        self.assertEqual(new_state, state.data)
-        # Get alarm state and verify
-        state = self.alarming_client.show_alarm_state(alarm['alarm_id'])
-        self.assertEqual(new_state, state.data)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('08d7e45a-1344-4e5c-ba6f-f6cbb77f55b9')
-    def test_create_delete_alarm_with_combination_rule(self):
-        rule = {"alarm_ids": self.alarm_ids,
-                "operator": "or"}
-        # Verifies alarm create
-        alarm_name = data_utils.rand_name('combination_alarm')
-        body = self.alarming_client.create_alarm(name=alarm_name,
-                                                 combination_rule=rule,
-                                                 type='combination')
-        self.assertEqual(alarm_name, body['name'])
-        alarm_id = body['alarm_id']
-        self.assertDictContainsSubset(rule, body['combination_rule'])
-        # Verify alarm delete
-        self.alarming_client.delete_alarm(alarm_id)
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
-                          self.alarming_client.show_alarm, alarm_id)
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_alarming_api_negative.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_alarming_api_negative.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3e34f8b..0000000
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_alarming_api_negative.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-#    Copyright 2015 GlobalLogic.  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.
-
-from tempest.api.telemetry import base
-from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
-from tempest import test
-
-
-class TelemetryAlarmingNegativeTest(base.BaseAlarmingTest):
-    """Negative tests for show_alarm, update_alarm, show_alarm_history tests
-
-        ** show non-existent alarm
-        ** show the deleted alarm
-        ** delete deleted alarm
-        ** update deleted alarm
-    """
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative'])
-    @test.idempotent_id('668743d5-08ad-4480-b2b8-15da34f81e7d')
-    def test_get_non_existent_alarm(self):
-        # get the non-existent alarm
-        non_existent_id = data_utils.rand_uuid()
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.alarming_client.show_alarm,
-                          non_existent_id)
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative'])
-    @test.idempotent_id('ef45000d-0a72-4781-866d-4cb7bf2582ad')
-    def test_get_update_show_history_delete_deleted_alarm(self):
-        # get, update and delete the deleted alarm
-        alarm_name = data_utils.rand_name('telemetry_alarm')
-        rule = {'meter_name': 'cpu',
-                'comparison_operator': 'eq',
-                'threshold': 100.0,
-                'period': 90}
-        body = self.alarming_client.create_alarm(
-            name=alarm_name,
-            type='threshold',
-            threshold_rule=rule)
-        alarm_id = body['alarm_id']
-        self.alarming_client.delete_alarm(alarm_id)
-        # get the deleted alarm
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.alarming_client.show_alarm,
-                          alarm_id)
-
-        # update the deleted alarm
-        updated_alarm_name = data_utils.rand_name('telemetry_alarm_updated')
-        updated_rule = {'meter_name': 'cpu_new',
-                        'comparison_operator': 'eq',
-                        'threshold': 70,
-                        'period': 50}
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.alarming_client.update_alarm,
-                          alarm_id, threshold_rule=updated_rule,
-                          name=updated_alarm_name,
-                          type='threshold')
-        # delete the deleted alarm
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.alarming_client.delete_alarm,
-                          alarm_id)
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 53d457f..0000000
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-#    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.
-
-import testtools
-
-from tempest.api.telemetry import base
-from tempest import config
-from tempest.lib import decorators
-from tempest import test
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
-class TelemetryNotificationAPITestJSON(base.BaseTelemetryTest):
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('d7f8c1c8-d470-4731-8604-315d3956caad')
-    @test.services('compute')
-    def test_check_nova_notification(self):
-
-        body = self.create_server()
-
-        query = ('resource', 'eq', body['id'])
-
-        for metric in self.nova_notifications:
-            self.await_samples(metric, query)
-
-    @test.attr(type="smoke")
-    @test.idempotent_id('04b10bfe-a5dc-47af-b22f-0460426bf498')
-    @test.services("image")
-    @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1,
-                      "Glance api v1 is disabled")
-    def test_check_glance_v1_notifications(self):
-        body = self.create_image(self.image_client, is_public=False)
-        self.image_client.update_image(body['id'], data='data')
-
-        query = 'resource', 'eq', body['id']
-
-        self.image_client.delete_image(body['id'])
-
-        for metric in self.glance_notifications:
-            self.await_samples(metric, query)
-
-    @test.attr(type="smoke")
-    @test.idempotent_id('c240457d-d943-439b-8aea-85e26d64fe8e')
-    @test.services("image")
-    @testtools.skipIf(not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2,
-                      "Glance api v2 is disabled")
-    def test_check_glance_v2_notifications(self):
-        body = self.create_image(self.image_client_v2, visibility='private')
-
-        self.image_client_v2.store_image_file(body['id'], "file")
-        self.image_client_v2.show_image_file(body['id'])
-
-        query = 'resource', 'eq', body['id']
-
-        for metric in self.glance_v2_notifications:
-            self.await_samples(metric, query)
-
-
-class TelemetryNotificationAdminAPITestJSON(base.BaseTelemetryAdminTest):
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('29604198-8b45-4fc0-8af8-1cae4f94ebe9')
-    @test.services('compute')
-    @decorators.skip_because(bug='1480490')
-    def test_check_nova_notification_event_and_meter(self):
-
-        body = self.create_server()
-
-        if CONF.telemetry_feature_enabled.events:
-            query = ('instance_id', 'eq', body['id'])
-            self.await_events(query)
-
-        query = ('resource', 'eq', body['id'])
-        for metric in self.nova_notifications:
-            self.await_samples(metric, query)
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 0eded8b..2ad1733 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -138,9 +138,6 @@
 from tempest.services.object_storage.object_client import ObjectClient
 from tempest.services.orchestration.json.orchestration_client import \
     OrchestrationClient
-from tempest.services.telemetry.json.alarming_client import AlarmingClient
-from tempest.services.telemetry.json.telemetry_client import \
-    TelemetryClient
 from tempest.services.volume.v1.json.admin.hosts_client import \
     HostsClient as VolumeHostsClient
 from tempest.services.volume.v1.json.admin.quotas_client import \
@@ -324,20 +321,6 @@
             build_interval=CONF.network.build_interval,
             build_timeout=CONF.network.build_timeout,
             **self.default_params)
-        if CONF.service_available.ceilometer:
-            self.telemetry_client = TelemetryClient(
-                self.auth_provider,
-                CONF.telemetry.catalog_type,
-                CONF.identity.region,
-                endpoint_type=CONF.telemetry.endpoint_type,
-                **self.default_params_with_timeout_values)
-        if CONF.service_available.aodh:
-            self.alarming_client = AlarmingClient(
-                self.auth_provider,
-                CONF.alarming.catalog_type,
-                CONF.identity.region,
-                endpoint_type=CONF.alarming.endpoint_type,
-                **self.default_params_with_timeout_values)
         if CONF.service_available.glance:
             self.image_client = ImagesClient(
                 self.auth_provider,
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/cleanup_service.py b/tempest/cmd/cleanup_service.py
index f51fc53..9e86b48 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/cleanup_service.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/cleanup_service.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 CONF_TENANTS = None
 CONF_USERS = None
 
-IS_AODH = None
 IS_CINDER = None
 IS_GLANCE = None
 IS_HEAT = None
@@ -51,14 +50,12 @@
     global CONF_PUB_ROUTER
     global CONF_TENANTS
     global CONF_USERS
-    global IS_AODH
     global IS_CINDER
     global IS_GLANCE
     global IS_HEAT
     global IS_NEUTRON
     global IS_NOVA
 
-    IS_AODH = CONF.service_available.aodh
     IS_CINDER = CONF.service_available.cinder
     IS_GLANCE = CONF.service_available.glance
     IS_HEAT = CONF.service_available.heat
@@ -706,32 +703,6 @@
         self.data['subnets'] = subnets
 
 
-# Telemetry services
-class TelemetryAlarmService(BaseService):
-    def __init__(self, manager, **kwargs):
-        super(TelemetryAlarmService, self).__init__(kwargs)
-        self.client = manager.alarming_client
-
-    def list(self):
-        client = self.client
-        alarms = client.list_alarms()
-        LOG.debug("List count, %s Alarms" % len(alarms))
-        return alarms
-
-    def delete(self):
-        client = self.client
-        alarms = self.list()
-        for alarm in alarms:
-            try:
-                client.delete_alarm(alarm['id'])
-            except Exception:
-                LOG.exception("Delete Alarms exception.")
-
-    def dry_run(self):
-        alarms = self.list()
-        self.data['alarms'] = alarms
-
-
 # begin global services
 class FlavorService(BaseService):
     def __init__(self, manager, **kwargs):
@@ -976,8 +947,8 @@
 
 def get_tenant_cleanup_services():
     tenant_services = []
-    if IS_AODH:
-        tenant_services.append(TelemetryAlarmService)
+    # TODO(gmann): Tempest should provide some plugin hook for cleanup
+    # script extension to plugin tests also.
     if IS_NOVA:
         tenant_services.append(ServerService)
         tenant_services.append(KeyPairService)
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
index 2a4e314..9b3cac7 100755
--- a/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/javelin.py
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@
 
 import netaddr
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import six
 import yaml
 
@@ -138,8 +137,6 @@
 from tempest.services.network.json import routers_client
 from tempest.services.object_storage import container_client
 from tempest.services.object_storage import object_client
-from tempest.services.telemetry.json import alarming_client
-from tempest.services.telemetry.json import telemetry_client
 from tempest.services.volume.v1.json import volumes_client
 
 CONF = config.CONF
@@ -244,18 +241,6 @@
             build_interval=CONF.image.build_interval,
             build_timeout=CONF.image.build_timeout,
             **default_params)
-        self.telemetry = telemetry_client.TelemetryClient(
-            _auth,
-            CONF.telemetry.catalog_type,
-            CONF.identity.region,
-            endpoint_type=CONF.telemetry.endpoint_type,
-            **default_params_with_timeout_values)
-        self.alarming = alarming_client.AlarmingClient(
-            _auth,
-            CONF.alarm.catalog_type,
-            CONF.identity.region,
-            endpoint_type=CONF.alarm.endpoint_type,
-            **default_params_with_timeout_values)
         self.volumes = volumes_client.VolumesClient(
             _auth,
             CONF.volume.catalog_type,
@@ -461,7 +446,6 @@
         self.check_objects()
         self.check_servers()
         self.check_volumes()
-        self.check_telemetry()
         self.check_secgroups()
 
         # validate neutron is enabled and ironic disabled:
@@ -563,27 +547,6 @@
                 found,
                 "Couldn't find expected secgroup %s" % secgroup['name'])
 
-    def check_telemetry(self):
-        """Check that ceilometer provides a sane sample.
-
-        Confirm that there is more than one sample and that they have the
-        expected metadata.
-
-        If in check mode confirm that the oldest sample available is from
-        before the upgrade.
-        """
-        if not self.res.get('telemetry'):
-            return
-        LOG.info("checking telemetry")
-        for server in self.res['servers']:
-            client = client_for_user(server['owner'])
-            body = client.telemetry.list_samples(
-                'instance',
-                query=('metadata.display_name', 'eq', server['name'])
-            )
-            self.assertTrue(len(body) >= 1, 'expecting at least one sample')
-            self._confirm_telemetry_sample(server, body[-1])
-
     def check_volumes(self):
         """Check that the volumes are still there and attached."""
         if not self.res.get('volumes'):
@@ -602,26 +565,6 @@
             self.assertEqual(vol_body['id'], attachment['volume_id'])
             self.assertEqual(server_id, attachment['server_id'])
 
-    def _confirm_telemetry_sample(self, server, sample):
-        """Check this sample matches the expected resource metadata."""
-        # Confirm display_name
-        self.assertEqual(server['name'],
-                         sample['resource_metadata']['display_name'])
-        # Confirm instance_type of flavor
-        flavor = sample['resource_metadata'].get(
-            'flavor.name',
-            sample['resource_metadata'].get('instance_type')
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(server['flavor'], flavor)
-        # Confirm the oldest sample was created before upgrade.
-        if OPTS.mode == 'check':
-            oldest_timestamp = timeutils.normalize_time(
-                timeutils.parse_isotime(sample['timestamp']))
-            self.assertTrue(
-                oldest_timestamp < JAVELIN_START,
-                'timestamp should come before start of second javelin run'
-            )
-
     def check_networking(self):
         """Check that the networks are still there."""
         for res_type in ('networks', 'subnets', 'routers'):
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml b/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml
index 2d6664c..5c62ee3 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml
+++ b/tempest/cmd/resources.yaml
@@ -93,4 +93,3 @@
     name: javelin1
     owner: javelin
     file: /etc/hosts
-telemetry: true
diff --git a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
index 3ef04f5..fbc5026 100644
--- a/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
+++ b/tempest/cmd/verify_tempest_config.py
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@
         'object_storage': 'swift',
         'compute': 'nova',
         'orchestration': 'heat',
-        'metering': 'ceilometer',
-        'telemetry': 'ceilometer',
         'data_processing': 'sahara',
         'baremetal': 'ironic',
         'identity': 'keystone',
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index b787b19..f8d49b9 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -892,50 +892,6 @@
 ]
 
 
-telemetry_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='telemetry',
-                               title='Telemetry Service Options')
-
-TelemetryGroup = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('catalog_type',
-               default='metering',
-               help="Catalog type of the Telemetry service."),
-    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
-               default='publicURL',
-               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
-                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
-               help="The endpoint type to use for the telemetry service."),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('too_slow_to_test',
-                default=True,
-                deprecated_for_removal=True,
-                help="This variable is used as flag to enable "
-                     "notification tests")
-]
-
-alarming_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='alarming',
-                              title='Alarming Service Options')
-
-AlarmingGroup = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('catalog_type',
-               default='alarming',
-               help="Catalog type of the Alarming service."),
-    cfg.StrOpt('endpoint_type',
-               default='publicURL',
-               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
-                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
-               help="The endpoint type to use for the alarming service."),
-]
-
-
-telemetry_feature_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='telemetry-feature-enabled',
-                                       title='Enabled Ceilometer Features')
-
-TelemetryFeaturesGroup = [
-    cfg.BoolOpt('events',
-                default=False,
-                help="Runs Ceilometer event-related tests"),
-]
-
-
 dashboard_group = cfg.OptGroup(name="dashboard",
                                title="Dashboard options")
 
@@ -1080,12 +1036,6 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('heat',
                 default=False,
                 help="Whether or not Heat is expected to be available"),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('ceilometer',
-                default=True,
-                help="Whether or not Ceilometer is expected to be available"),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('aodh',
-                default=False,
-                help="Whether or not Aodh is expected to be available"),
     cfg.BoolOpt('horizon',
                 default=True,
                 help="Whether or not Horizon is expected to be available"),
@@ -1231,9 +1181,6 @@
     (object_storage_feature_group, ObjectStoreFeaturesGroup),
     (database_group, DatabaseGroup),
     (orchestration_group, OrchestrationGroup),
-    (telemetry_group, TelemetryGroup),
-    (telemetry_feature_group, TelemetryFeaturesGroup),
-    (alarming_group, AlarmingGroup),
     (dashboard_group, DashboardGroup),
     (data_processing_group, DataProcessingGroup),
     (data_processing_feature_group, DataProcessingFeaturesGroup),
@@ -1302,8 +1249,6 @@
             'object-storage-feature-enabled']
         self.database = _CONF.database
         self.orchestration = _CONF.orchestration
-        self.telemetry = _CONF.telemetry
-        self.telemetry_feature_enabled = _CONF['telemetry-feature-enabled']
         self.dashboard = _CONF.dashboard
         self.data_processing = _CONF['data-processing']
         self.data_processing_feature_enabled = _CONF[
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index d0e1fcb..125fb3c 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
 
 
 PYTHON_CLIENTS = ['cinder', 'glance', 'keystone', 'nova', 'swift', 'neutron',
-                  'trove', 'ironic', 'savanna', 'heat', 'ceilometer',
-                  'sahara']
+                  'trove', 'ironic', 'savanna', 'heat', 'sahara']
 
 PYTHON_CLIENT_RE = re.compile('import (%s)client' % '|'.join(PYTHON_CLIENTS))
 TEST_DEFINITION = re.compile(r'^\s*def test.*')
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/ignored_list_T110.txt b/tempest/hacking/ignored_list_T110.txt
index 380c173..4ef9012 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/ignored_list_T110.txt
+++ b/tempest/hacking/ignored_list_T110.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ./tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
-./tempest/services/telemetry/json/alarming_client.py
-./tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
 ./tempest/services/volume/base/base_qos_client.py
 ./tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py
 ./tempest/services/baremetal/base.py
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_object_storage_telemetry_middleware.py b/tempest/scenario/test_object_storage_telemetry_middleware.py
deleted file mode 100644
index eee4d3d..0000000
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_object_storage_telemetry_middleware.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 Red Hat
-#
-# 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.
-
-from oslo_log import log as logging
-
-from tempest import config
-from tempest.scenario import manager
-from tempest import test
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-# Loop for up to 120 seconds waiting on notifications
-# NOTE(chdent): The choice of 120 seconds is fairly
-# arbitrary: Long enough to give the notifications the
-# chance to travel across a highly latent bus but not
-# so long as to allow excessive latency to never be visible.
-# TODO(chdent): Ideally this value would come from configuration.
-NOTIFICATIONS_WAIT = 120
-NOTIFICATIONS_SLEEP = 1
-
-
-class TestObjectStorageTelemetry(manager.ObjectStorageScenarioTest):
-    """Test that swift uses the ceilometer middleware.
-
-     * create container.
-     * upload a file to the created container.
-     * retrieve the file from the created container.
-     * wait for notifications from ceilometer.
-    """
-
-    @classmethod
-    def skip_checks(cls):
-        super(TestObjectStorageTelemetry, cls).skip_checks()
-        if not CONF.service_available.ceilometer:
-            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as ceilometer is not available" %
-                        cls.__name__)
-            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setup_clients(cls):
-        super(TestObjectStorageTelemetry, cls).setup_clients()
-        cls.telemetry_client = cls.os_operator.telemetry_client
-
-    def _confirm_notifications(self, container_name, obj_name):
-        # NOTE: Loop seeking for appropriate notifications about the containers
-        # and objects sent to swift.
-
-        def _check_samples():
-            # NOTE: Return True only if we have notifications about some
-            # containers and some objects and the notifications are about
-            # the expected containers and objects.
-            # Otherwise returning False will case _check_samples to be
-            # called again.
-            results = self.telemetry_client.list_samples(
-                'storage.objects.incoming.bytes')
-            LOG.debug('got samples %s', results)
-
-            # Extract container info from samples.
-            containers, objects = [], []
-            for sample in results:
-                meta = sample['resource_metadata']
-                if meta.get('container') and meta['container'] != 'None':
-                    containers.append(meta['container'])
-                elif (meta.get('target.metadata:container') and
-                      meta['target.metadata:container'] != 'None'):
-                    containers.append(meta['target.metadata:container'])
-
-                if meta.get('object') and meta['object'] != 'None':
-                    objects.append(meta['object'])
-                elif (meta.get('target.metadata:object') and
-                      meta['target.metadata:object'] != 'None'):
-                    objects.append(meta['target.metadata:object'])
-
-            return (container_name in containers and obj_name in objects)
-
-        self.assertTrue(test.call_until_true(_check_samples,
-                                             NOTIFICATIONS_WAIT,
-                                             NOTIFICATIONS_SLEEP),
-                        'Correct notifications were not received after '
-                        '%s seconds.' % NOTIFICATIONS_WAIT)
-
-    @test.idempotent_id('6d6b88e5-3e38-41bc-b34a-79f713a6cb84')
-    @test.services('object_storage', 'telemetry')
-    def test_swift_middleware_notifies(self):
-        container_name = self.create_container()
-        obj_name, _ = self.upload_object_to_container(container_name)
-        self._confirm_notifications(container_name, obj_name)
diff --git a/tempest/services/telemetry/__init__.py b/tempest/services/telemetry/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/tempest/services/telemetry/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/__init__.py b/tempest/services/telemetry/json/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
--- a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/alarming_client.py b/tempest/services/telemetry/json/alarming_client.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 703efdf..0000000
--- a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/alarming_client.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 OpenStack Foundation
-# 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.
-
-from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
-
-from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
-
-
-class AlarmingClient(rest_client.RestClient):
-
-    version = '2'
-    uri_prefix = "v2"
-
-    def deserialize(self, body):
-        return json.loads(body.replace("\n", ""))
-
-    def serialize(self, body):
-        return json.dumps(body)
-
-    def list_alarms(self, query=None):
-        uri = '%s/alarms' % self.uri_prefix
-        uri_dict = {}
-        if query:
-            uri_dict = {'q.field': query[0],
-                        'q.op': query[1],
-                        'q.value': query[2]}
-        if uri_dict:
-            uri += "?%s" % urllib.urlencode(uri_dict)
-        resp, body = self.get(uri)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body)
-
-    def show_alarm(self, alarm_id):
-        uri = '%s/alarms/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, alarm_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(uri)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def show_alarm_history(self, alarm_id):
-        uri = "%s/alarms/%s/history" % (self.uri_prefix, alarm_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(uri)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body)
-
-    def delete_alarm(self, alarm_id):
-        uri = "%s/alarms/%s" % (self.uri_prefix, alarm_id)
-        resp, body = self.delete(uri)
-        self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
-        if body:
-            body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def create_alarm(self, **kwargs):
-        uri = "%s/alarms" % self.uri_prefix
-        body = self.serialize(kwargs)
-        resp, body = self.post(uri, body)
-        self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def update_alarm(self, alarm_id, **kwargs):
-        uri = "%s/alarms/%s" % (self.uri_prefix, alarm_id)
-        body = self.serialize(kwargs)
-        resp, body = self.put(uri, body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def show_alarm_state(self, alarm_id):
-        uri = "%s/alarms/%s/state" % (self.uri_prefix, alarm_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(uri)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBodyData(resp, body)
-
-    def alarm_set_state(self, alarm_id, state):
-        uri = "%s/alarms/%s/state" % (self.uri_prefix, alarm_id)
-        body = self.serialize(state)
-        resp, body = self.put(uri, body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBodyData(resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py b/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
deleted file mode 100644
index df7d916..0000000
--- a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 OpenStack Foundation
-# 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.
-
-from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
-
-from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
-
-
-class TelemetryClient(rest_client.RestClient):
-
-    version = '2'
-    uri_prefix = "v2"
-
-    def deserialize(self, body):
-        return json.loads(body.replace("\n", ""))
-
-    def serialize(self, body):
-        return json.dumps(body)
-
-    def create_sample(self, meter_name, sample_list):
-        uri = "%s/meters/%s" % (self.uri_prefix, meter_name)
-        body = self.serialize(sample_list)
-        resp, body = self.post(uri, body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def _helper_list(self, uri, query=None, period=None):
-        uri_dict = {}
-        if query:
-            uri_dict = {'q.field': query[0],
-                        'q.op': query[1],
-                        'q.value': query[2]}
-        if period:
-            uri_dict['period'] = period
-        if uri_dict:
-            uri += "?%s" % urllib.urlencode(uri_dict)
-        resp, body = self.get(uri)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body)
-
-    def list_resources(self, query=None):
-        uri = '%s/resources' % self.uri_prefix
-        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
-
-    def list_meters(self, query=None):
-        uri = '%s/meters' % self.uri_prefix
-        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
-
-    def list_statistics(self, meter, period=None, query=None):
-        uri = "%s/meters/%s/statistics" % (self.uri_prefix, meter)
-        return self._helper_list(uri, query, period)
-
-    def list_samples(self, meter_id, query=None):
-        uri = '%s/meters/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, meter_id)
-        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
-
-    def list_events(self, query=None):
-        uri = '%s/events' % self.uri_prefix
-        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
-
-    def show_resource(self, resource_id):
-        uri = '%s/resources/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, resource_id)
-        resp, body = self.get(uri)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = self.deserialize(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index b32beaa..bbadb5c 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@
         'identity': True,
         'object_storage': CONF.service_available.swift,
         'dashboard': CONF.service_available.horizon,
-        'telemetry': CONF.service_available.ceilometer,
         'data_processing': CONF.service_available.sahara,
         'database': CONF.service_available.trove
     }
@@ -94,7 +93,7 @@
     def decorator(f):
         services = ['compute', 'image', 'baremetal', 'volume', 'orchestration',
                     'network', 'identity', 'object_storage', 'dashboard',
-                    'telemetry', 'data_processing', 'database']
+                    'data_processing', 'database']
         for service in args:
             if service not in services:
                 raise exceptions.InvalidServiceTag('%s is not a valid '