diff --git a/devstack/gate/post_test_hook.sh b/devstack/gate/post_test_hook.sh
index 7197cf4a..41dd6314 100755
--- a/devstack/gate/post_test_hook.sh
+++ b/devstack/gate/post_test_hook.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ $BASE/new/designate/devstack/exercise.sh
 # Import functions needed for the below workaround
 source $BASE/new/devstack/functions
 
-# Run the new style tempest plugin first, so the workaround below is not
-# applied.
-sudo BASE=$BASE ./run_tempest_plugin.sh
-
 # Workaround for Tempest architectural changes
 # See bugs:
 # 1) https://bugs.launchpad.net/manila/+bug/1531049
diff --git a/devstack/gate/run_tempest_plugin.sh b/devstack/gate/run_tempest_plugin.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 7a5dba19..00000000
--- a/devstack/gate/run_tempest_plugin.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash -e
-#
-# 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.
-
-# TODO(kiall): One old style tests are no longer used, we should switch from
-# this pattern for executing the tests to a true tempest gate job.
-
-# How many seconds to wait for the API to be responding before giving up
-API_RESPONDING_TIMEOUT=20
-
-if ! timeout ${API_RESPONDING_TIMEOUT} sh -c "while ! curl -s http://127.0.0.1:9001/ 2>/dev/null | grep -q 'v1' ; do sleep 1; done"; then
-    echo "The Designate API failed to respond within ${API_RESPONDING_TIMEOUT} seconds"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Successfully contacted the Designate API"
-
-# Where Tempest code lives
-TEMPEST_DIR=${TEMPEST_DIR:-"$BASE/new/tempest"}
-
-pushd $TEMPEST_DIR
-tox -e all-plugin -- designate
-popd