diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index 4572310..da0ce83 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@
 
         image = cls.client.create_image(name, container_format,
                                         disk_format, **kwargs)
+        # Image objects returned by the v1 client have the image
+        # data inside a dict that is keyed against 'image'.
+        if 'image' in image:
+            image = image['image']
         cls.created_images.append(image['id'])
         return image
 
@@ -90,26 +94,6 @@
         super(BaseV1ImageTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.client = cls.os.image_client
 
-    # TODO(jswarren) Remove this method once the v2 client also returns the
-    # full response object, not just the ['image'] value. At that
-    # point BaseImageTest.create_image will need to retrieve the
-    # ['image'] value.
-    @classmethod
-    def create_image(cls, **kwargs):
-        """Wrapper that returns a test image."""
-        name = data_utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + "-instance")
-
-        if 'name' in kwargs:
-            name = kwargs.pop('name')
-
-        container_format = kwargs.pop('container_format')
-        disk_format = kwargs.pop('disk_format')
-
-        image = cls.client.create_image(name, container_format,
-                                        disk_format, **kwargs)['image']
-        cls.created_images.append(image['id'])
-        return image
-
 
 class BaseV1ImageMembersTest(BaseV1ImageTest):
 
@@ -166,7 +150,7 @@
         cls.alt_tenant_id = cls.alt_img_client.tenant_id
 
     def _list_image_ids_as_alt(self):
-        image_list = self.alt_img_client.list_images()
+        image_list = self.alt_img_client.list_images()['images']
         image_ids = map(lambda x: x['id'], image_list)
         return image_ids
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index 20e9bca..b446ec3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
 
         # Verifying deletion
-        images = self.client.list_images()
+        images = self.client.list_images()['images']
         images_id = [item['id'] for item in images]
         self.assertNotIn(image_id, images_id)
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         """
         Perform list action with given params and validates result.
         """
-        images_list = self.client.list_images(params=params)
+        images_list = self.client.list_images(params=params)['images']
         # Validating params of fetched images
         for image in images_list:
             for key in params:
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('1e341d7a-90a9-494c-b143-2cdf2aeb6aee')
     def test_index_no_params(self):
         # Simple test to see all fixture images returned
-        images_list = self.client.list_images()
+        images_list = self.client.list_images()['images']
         image_list = map(lambda x: x['id'], images_list)
 
         for image in self.created_images:
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 
         size = image['size']
         params = {"size_min": size - 500, "size_max": size + 500}
-        images_list = self.client.list_images(params=params)
+        images_list = self.client.list_images(params=params)['images']
         image_size_list = map(lambda x: x['size'], images_list)
 
         for image_size in image_size_list:
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
     def test_list_images_param_limit(self):
         # Test to get images by limit
         params = {"limit": 2}
-        images_list = self.client.list_images(params=params)
+        images_list = self.client.list_images(params=params)['images']
 
         self.assertEqual(len(images_list), params['limit'],
                          "Failed to get images by limit")
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/image_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/image_client.py
index 67f7708..c5aa41a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/image_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/image_client.py
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         body = json.loads(body)
         self._validate_schema(body, type='images')
-        return service_client.ResponseBodyList(resp, body['images'])
+        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def show_image(self, image_id):
         url = 'v2/images/%s' % image_id