diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_baremetal_nodes.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_baremetal_nodes.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7726ed46b5..0000000000
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_baremetal_nodes.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2015 NEC Corporation.  All rights reserved.
-#
-#    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.api.compute import base
-from tempest import config
-from tempest.lib import decorators
-from tempest import test
-
-CONF = config.CONF
-
-
-class BaremetalNodesAdminTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
-    """Tests Baremetal API"""
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(BaremetalNodesAdminTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-        if not getattr(CONF.service_available, 'ironic', False):
-            skip_msg = ('%s skipped as Ironic is not available' % cls.__name__)
-            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
-        cls.client = cls.os_adm.baremetal_nodes_client
-        cls.ironic_client = cls.os_adm.baremetal_client
-
-    @test.attr(type=['baremetal'])
-    @decorators.idempotent_id('e475aa6e-416d-4fa4-b3af-28d5e84250fb')
-    def test_list_get_baremetal_nodes(self):
-        # Create some test nodes in Ironic directly
-        test_nodes = []
-        for _ in range(0, 3):
-            _, node = self.ironic_client.create_node()
-            test_nodes.append(node)
-            self.addCleanup(self.ironic_client.delete_node, node['uuid'])
-
-        # List all baremetal nodes and ensure our created test nodes are
-        # listed
-        bm_node_ids = set([n['id'] for n in
-                           self.client.list_baremetal_nodes()['nodes']])
-        test_node_ids = set([n['uuid'] for n in test_nodes])
-        self.assertTrue(test_node_ids.issubset(bm_node_ids))
-
-        # Test getting each individually
-        for node in test_nodes:
-            baremetal_node = self.client.show_baremetal_node(node['uuid'])
-            self.assertEqual(node['uuid'], baremetal_node['node']['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 06541105ed..bf61459713 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ class Manager(clients.ServiceClients):
         self.aggregates_client = self.compute.AggregatesClient()
         self.services_client = self.compute.ServicesClient()
         self.tenant_usages_client = self.compute.TenantUsagesClient()
-        self.baremetal_nodes_client = self.compute.BaremetalNodesClient()
         self.hosts_client = self.compute.HostsClient()
         self.hypervisor_client = self.compute.HypervisorClient()
         self.instance_usages_audit_log_client = (