diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 13ee8fe..b70b446 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -467,9 +467,6 @@
 # [nova.vnc]->vnc_enabled in nova.conf (boolean value)
 #vnc_console = false
 
-# If false skip all v2 api tests with xml (boolean value)
-#xml_api_v2 = true
-
 
 [dashboard]
 
@@ -632,9 +629,6 @@
 # (boolean value)
 #trust = true
 
-# If false, skip all identity api tests with xml (boolean value)
-#xml_api = false
-
 
 [image]
 
@@ -810,9 +804,6 @@
 # attributes ipv6_ra_mode and ipv6_address_mode (boolean value)
 #ipv6_subnet_attributes = false
 
-# If false, skip all network api tests with xml (boolean value)
-#xml_api = false
-
 
 [object-storage]
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index 2f53a0b..6a3ee44 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
     def resource_setup(cls):
         cls.set_network_resources()
         super(BaseComputeTest, cls).resource_setup()
-        if getattr(cls, '_interface', None) == 'xml' and cls._api_version == 2:
-            if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.xml_api_v2:
-                raise cls.skipException('XML API is not enabled')
 
         # TODO(andreaf) WE should care also for the alt_manager here
         # but only once client lazy load in the manager is done
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/base.py b/tempest/api/network/base.py
index 4b5f107..b13dd22 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/base.py
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@
         super(BaseNetworkTest, cls).resource_setup()
         if not CONF.service_available.neutron:
             raise cls.skipException("Neutron support is required")
-        if getattr(cls, '_interface', None) == 'xml':
-            if not CONF.network_feature_enabled.xml_api:
-                raise cls.skipException('XML API is not enabled')
         if cls._ip_version == 6 and not CONF.network_feature_enabled.ipv6:
             raise cls.skipException("IPv6 Tests are disabled.")
 
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 616a476..b467f83 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('api_v3',
                 default=True,
                 help='Is the v3 identity API enabled'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('xml_api',
-                default=False,
-                help='If false, skip all identity api tests with xml'),
 ]
 
 compute_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='compute',
@@ -280,9 +277,6 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('api_v3',
                 default=False,
                 help="If false, skip all nova v3 tests."),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('xml_api_v2',
-                default=True,
-                help="If false skip all v2 api tests with xml"),
     cfg.BoolOpt('disk_config',
                 default=True,
                 help="If false, skip disk config tests"),
@@ -491,9 +485,6 @@
                      "the extended IPv6 attributes ipv6_ra_mode "
                      "and ipv6_address_mode"
                 ),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('xml_api',
-                default=False,
-                help='If false, skip all network api tests with xml')
 ]
 
 messaging_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='messaging',