diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/__init__.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/checks.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/checks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..366aca38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/hacking/checks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Company, L.P.
+#
+# 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.hacking import checks
+
+
+def factory(register):
+    # Imported from Tempest
+    register(checks.import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests)
+    register(checks.scenario_tests_need_service_tags)
+    register(checks.no_setup_teardown_class_for_tests)
+    register(checks.no_vi_headers)
+    register(checks.service_tags_not_in_module_path)
+    register(checks.no_hyphen_at_end_of_rand_name)
+    register(checks.no_mutable_default_args)
+    register(checks.no_testtools_skip_decorator)
+    register(checks.get_resources_on_service_clients)
+    register(checks.delete_resources_on_service_clients)
+    register(checks.dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib)
+    register(checks.use_rand_uuid_instead_of_uuid4)
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_domains.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_domains.py
index 84e77e50..9c6d1b62 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_domains.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_domains.py
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class DnsDomainsTest(base.BaseDnsV1Test):
         cls.client = cls.os.domains_client
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(DnsDomainsTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(DnsDomainsTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.setup_domains = list()
         for i in range(2):
             name = data_utils.rand_name('domain') + '.com.'
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ class DnsDomainsTest(base.BaseDnsV1Test):
             cls.setup_domains.append(domain)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         for domain in cls.setup_domains:
             cls.client.delete_domain(domain['id'])
-        super(DnsDomainsTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(DnsDomainsTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def _delete_domain(self, domain_id):
         self.client.delete_domain(domain_id)
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_records.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_records.py
index 1e395d65..ec15771d 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_records.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_records.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ class RecordsTest(base.BaseDnsV1Test):
         cls.client = cls.os.records_client
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(RecordsTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(RecordsTest, cls).resource_setup()
 
         # Creates domains and Records for testcase
         cls.setup_records = list()
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ class RecordsTest(base.BaseDnsV1Test):
         cls.setup_records.append(record)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         for record in cls.setup_records:
             cls.client.delete_record(cls.domain['id'], record['id'])
         cls.os.domains_client.delete_domain(cls.domain['id'])
-        super(RecordsTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(RecordsTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def _delete_record(self, domain_id, record_id):
         self.client.delete_record(domain_id, record_id)
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_servers.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_servers.py
index 74639ba3..c92c6045 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_servers.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v1/test_servers.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ class ServersAdminTest(base.BaseDnsV1Test):
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ServersAdminTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ServersAdminTest, cls).resource_setup()
 
         cls.setup_servers = list()
         for i in range(2):
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ class ServersAdminTest(base.BaseDnsV1Test):
             cls.setup_servers.append(server)
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         for server in cls.setup_servers:
             cls.client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        super(ServersAdminTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ServersAdminTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def _delete_server(self, server_id):
         self.client.delete_server(server_id)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index cdbccbb1..31e305b0 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -73,3 +73,8 @@ commands = {posargs}
 
 ignore = H302,H306,H402,H404,H405,H904,E126,E128
 exclude = .venv,.git,.tox,dist,doc,*openstack/common*,*openstack/deprecated*,*lib/python*,*egg,build,tools,.ropeproject
+
+
+[hacking]
+local-check-factory = designate_tempest_plugin.hacking.checks.factory
+