diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 1f97121748..6954d1bd31 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@
       branch_override: default
       devstack_python3: 1
 
-- job:
-    name: magnum-functional-api
-    parent: magnum-functional-base
-    vars:
-      coe: api
-
 - job:
     name: magnum-functional-coe
     parent: magnum-functional-base
@@ -298,14 +292,14 @@
       - release-notes-jobs-python3
     check:
       jobs:
-        - magnum-functional-api:
-           voting: false
         - openstack-tox-cover:
            voting: false
+        - magnum-tempest-plugin-tests-api
         - magnum-container-build
     gate:
       queue: magnum
-      jobs: []
+      jobs:
+        - magnum-tempest-plugin-tests-api
     experimental:
       jobs:
         - magnum-functional-dcos
diff --git a/magnum/tests/contrib/post_test_hook.sh b/magnum/tests/contrib/post_test_hook.sh
index 7fb153c0e7..c2adfb40e8 100755
--- a/magnum/tests/contrib/post_test_hook.sh
+++ b/magnum/tests/contrib/post_test_hook.sh
@@ -181,48 +181,8 @@ create_test_data $coe $special
 
 _magnum_tests=""
 target="${coe}${special}"
-if [[ "api" == "$coe" ]]; then
-    sudo chown -R $USER:stack $BASE/new/tempest
-
-    export TEMPEST_CONFIG=$BASE/new/tempest/etc/tempest.conf
-
-    # Set up tempest config with magnum goodness
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG magnum image_id $IMAGE_ID
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG magnum nic_id $NIC_ID
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG magnum keypair_id default
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG magnum flavor_id s1.magnum
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG magnum master_flavor_id m1.magnum
-    iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG magnum copy_logs True
-
-    # show tempest config with magnum
-    cat $TEMPEST_CONFIG
-    # tempest tox env is looking for /etc/tempest/tempest.conf
-    sudo mkdir -p /etc/tempest
-    sudo cp $TEMPEST_CONFIG /etc/tempest/tempest.conf
-
-    # strigazi: don't run test_create_list_sign_delete_clusters because
-    # it is very unstable in the CI
-    _magnum_tests="magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_bay"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_baymodel"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_cluster_template"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_cluster_template_admin"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_magnum_service"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_cluster.ClusterTest.test_create_cluster_for_nonexisting_cluster_template"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_cluster.ClusterTest.test_create_cluster_with_node_count_0"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_cluster.ClusterTest.test_create_cluster_with_nonexisting_flavor"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_cluster.ClusterTest.test_create_cluster_with_zero_masters"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_cluster.ClusterTest.test_delete_cluster_for_nonexisting_cluster"
-    _magnum_tests="$_magnum_tests magnum_tempest_plugin.tests.api.v1.test_cluster.ClusterTest.test_update_cluster_for_nonexisting_cluster"
-
-    pushd $BASE/new/magnum-tempest-plugin
-    sudo cp $CREDS_FILE .
-    sudo -E -H -u $USER tox -e functional-"$target" $_magnum_tests
-    EXIT_CODE=$?
-    popd
-else
-    sudo -E -H -u $USER tox -e functional-"$target" $_magnum_tests -- --concurrency=1
-    EXIT_CODE=$?
-fi
+sudo -E -H -u $USER tox -e functional-"$target" $_magnum_tests -- --concurrency=1
+EXIT_CODE=$?
 
 
 # Delete the keypair used in the functional test.
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 8f8b1da201..679ec62971 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@ commands =
 [testenv:debug]
 commands = oslo_debug_helper -t magnum/tests/unit {posargs}
 
-[testenv:functional-api]
-sitepackages = True
-setenv = {[testenv]setenv}
-         OS_TEST_PATH=./magnum/tests/functional/api
-         OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=7200
-deps =
-  {[testenv]deps}
-commands =
-  find . -type f -name "*.py[c|o]" -delete
-  stestr run {posargs}
-
 [testenv:functional-k8s]
 sitepackages = True
 setenv = {[testenv]setenv}