diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/__init__.py b/tempest/api/compute/__init__.py
index dd92ee9..d20068e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest import config
-from tempest.exceptions import InvalidConfiguration
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -26,29 +25,3 @@
 RESIZE_AVAILABLE = CONFIG.compute_feature_enabled.resize
 CHANGE_PASSWORD_AVAILABLE = CONFIG.compute_feature_enabled.change_password
 DISK_CONFIG_ENABLED = CONFIG.compute_feature_enabled.disk_config
-MULTI_USER = True
-
-
-# All compute tests -- single setup function
-def generic_setup_package():
-    LOG.debug("Entering tempest.api.compute.setup_package")
-
-    global MULTI_USER
-
-    # Determine if there are two regular users that can be
-    # used in testing. If the test cases are allowed to create
-    # users (config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation is true,
-    # then we allow multi-user.
-    if not CONFIG.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
-        user1 = CONFIG.identity.username
-        user2 = CONFIG.identity.alt_username
-        if not user2 or user1 == user2:
-            MULTI_USER = False
-        else:
-            user2_password = CONFIG.identity.alt_password
-            user2_tenant_name = CONFIG.identity.alt_tenant_name
-            if not user2_password or not user2_tenant_name:
-                msg = ("Alternate user specified but not alternate "
-                       "tenant or password: alt_tenant_name=%s alt_password=%s"
-                       % (user2_tenant_name, user2_password))
-                raise InvalidConfiguration(msg)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index e72f3fc..6c6d6c0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import time
 
-from tempest.api import compute
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@
 class BaseComputeTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
     """Base test case class for all Compute API tests."""
 
-    conclusion = compute.generic_setup_package()
     force_tenant_isolation = False
 
     @classmethod
@@ -55,6 +53,30 @@
         cls.image_ssh_password = cls.config.compute.image_ssh_password
         cls.servers = []
         cls.images = []
+        cls.multi_user = cls.get_multi_user()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_multi_user(cls):
+        multi_user = True
+        # Determine if there are two regular users that can be
+        # used in testing. If the test cases are allowed to create
+        # users (config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation is true,
+        # then we allow multi-user.
+        if not cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
+            user1 = cls.config.identity.username
+            user2 = cls.config.identity.alt_username
+            if not user2 or user1 == user2:
+                multi_user = False
+            else:
+                user2_password = cls.config.identity.alt_password
+                user2_tenant_name = cls.config.identity.alt_tenant_name
+                if not user2_password or not user2_tenant_name:
+                    msg = ("Alternate user specified but not alternate "
+                           "tenant or password: alt_tenant_name=%s "
+                           "alt_password=%s"
+                           % (user2_tenant_name, user2_password))
+                    raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(msg)
+        return multi_user
 
     @classmethod
     def clear_servers(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
index 4539981..4541802 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api import compute
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@
 
         cls.image_ids = []
 
-        if compute.MULTI_USER:
+        if cls.multi_user:
             if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
                 creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
                 username, tenant_name, password = creds
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
index 18e32d8..57c7aa5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 
         cls.image_ids = []
 
-        if compute.MULTI_USER:
+        if cls.multi_user:
             if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
                 creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
                 username, tenant_name, password = creds
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
index 4cd41ee..e73bbd0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_oneserver_negative.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api import compute
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@
 
         cls.image_ids = []
 
-        if compute.MULTI_USER:
+        if cls.multi_user:
             if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
                 creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
                 username, tenant_name, password = creds
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py b/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
index 49c4f32..327c7d1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/test_authorization.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api import compute
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
@@ -31,12 +30,10 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        if not compute.MULTI_USER:
+        super(AuthorizationTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not cls.multi_user:
             msg = "Need >1 user"
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
-
-        super(AuthorizationTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
-
         cls.client = cls.os.servers_client
         cls.images_client = cls.os.images_client
         cls.keypairs_client = cls.os.keypairs_client
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        if compute.MULTI_USER:
+        if cls.multi_user:
             cls.images_client.delete_image(cls.image['id'])
             cls.keypairs_client.delete_keypair(cls.keypairname)
             cls.security_client.delete_security_group(cls.security_group['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
index 3aacafb..a179d65 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/images/test_images.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api import compute
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@
         cls.client = cls.images_client
         cls.servers_client = cls.servers_client
 
-        if compute.MULTI_USER:
+        if cls.multi_user:
             if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
                 creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
                 username, tenant_name, password = creds
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
index 6225345..3f7f885 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import datetime
 
-from tempest.api import compute
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest import exceptions
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@
         cls.client = cls.servers_client
         cls.servers = []
 
-        if compute.MULTI_USER:
+        if cls.multi_user:
             if cls.config.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
                 creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
                 username, tenant_name, password = creds