diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
index 4d27a22661..789965eb8f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class FlavorsExtraSpecsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
         # Test to SET, GET, UPDATE, SHOW, UNSET flavor extra
         # spec as a user with admin privileges.
         # Assigning extra specs values that are to be set
-        specs = {"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}
+        specs = {'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
         # SET extra specs to the flavor created in setUp
         set_body = self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(
             self.flavor['id'], **specs)['extra_specs']
@@ -74,30 +74,33 @@ class FlavorsExtraSpecsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
             self.flavor['id'])['extra_specs'])
         self.assertEqual(get_body, specs)
 
-        # UPDATE the value of the extra specs key1
-        update_body = \
-            self.admin_flavors_client.update_flavor_extra_spec(
-                self.flavor['id'], "key1", key1="value")
-        self.assertEqual({"key1": "value"}, update_body)
+        # UPDATE the value of the extra specs 'hw:numa_nodes'
+        update_body = self.admin_flavors_client.update_flavor_extra_spec(
+            self.flavor['id'], "hw:numa_nodes", **{'hw:numa_nodes': '2'})
+        self.assertEqual({'hw:numa_nodes': '2'}, update_body)
 
-        # GET extra specs and verify the value of the key2
+        # GET extra specs and verify the value of the 'hw:cpu_policy'
         # is the same as before
         get_body = self.admin_flavors_client.list_flavor_extra_specs(
             self.flavor['id'])['extra_specs']
-        self.assertEqual(get_body, {"key1": "value", "key2": "value2"})
+        self.assertEqual(
+            get_body, {'hw:numa_nodes': '2', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
+        )
 
         # UNSET extra specs that were set in this test
-        self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(self.flavor['id'],
-                                                          "key1")
-        self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(self.flavor['id'],
-                                                          "key2")
+        self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(
+            self.flavor['id'], 'hw:numa_nodes'
+        )
+        self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec(
+            self.flavor['id'], 'hw:cpu_policy'
+        )
         get_body = self.admin_flavors_client.list_flavor_extra_specs(
             self.flavor['id'])['extra_specs']
         self.assertEmpty(get_body)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('a99dad88-ae1c-4fba-aeb4-32f898218bd0')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_get_all_keys(self):
-        specs = {"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2"}
+        specs = {'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
         self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(self.flavor['id'],
                                                         **specs)
         body = (self.flavors_client.list_flavor_extra_specs(
@@ -108,11 +111,14 @@ class FlavorsExtraSpecsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('12805a7f-39a3-4042-b989-701d5cad9c90')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_get_specific_key(self):
+        specs = {'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
         body = self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(
-            self.flavor['id'], key1="value1", key2="value2")['extra_specs']
-        self.assertEqual(body['key1'], 'value1')
-        self.assertIn('key2', body)
+            self.flavor['id'], **specs
+        )['extra_specs']
+        self.assertEqual(body['hw:numa_nodes'], '1')
+        self.assertIn('hw:cpu_policy', body)
+
         body = self.flavors_client.show_flavor_extra_spec(
-            self.flavor['id'], 'key1')
-        self.assertEqual(body['key1'], 'value1')
-        self.assertNotIn('key2', body)
+            self.flavor['id'], 'hw:numa_nodes')
+        self.assertEqual(body['hw:numa_nodes'], '1')
+        self.assertNotIn('hw:cpu_policy', body)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs_negative.py
index 5cde39e32b..9f8929328f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors_extra_specs_negative.py
@@ -68,32 +68,36 @@ class FlavorsExtraSpecsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
                           self.flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          key1="value1", key2="value2")
+                          **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'})
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('1ebf4ef8-759e-48fe-a801-d451d80476fb')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_update_specific_key(self):
         # non admin user is not allowed to update flavor extra spec
         body = self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(
-            self.flavor['id'], key1="value1", key2="value2")['extra_specs']
-        self.assertEqual(body['key1'], 'value1')
+            self.flavor['id'],
+            **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
+        )['extra_specs']
+        self.assertEqual(body['hw:numa_nodes'], '1')
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
                           self.flavors_client.
                           update_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          'key1',
-                          key1='value1_new')
+                          'hw:numa_nodes',
+                          **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1'})
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('28f12249-27c7-44c1-8810-1f382f316b11')
     def test_flavor_non_admin_unset_keys(self):
         self.admin_flavors_client.set_flavor_extra_spec(
-            self.flavor['id'], key1="value1", key2="value2")
+            self.flavor['id'],
+            **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'}
+        )
 
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
                           self.flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          'key1')
+                          'hw:numa_nodes')
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('440b9f3f-3c7f-4293-a106-0ceda350f8de')
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ class FlavorsExtraSpecsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.admin_flavors_client.unset_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          'nonexistent_key')
+                          'hw:cpu_thread_policy')
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('329a7be3-54b2-48be-8052-bf2ce4afd898')
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ class FlavorsExtraSpecsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.flavors_client.show_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          "nonexistent_key")
+                          'hw:cpu_thread_policy')
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('25b822b8-9f49-44f6-80de-d99f0482e5cb')
@@ -118,8 +122,8 @@ class FlavorsExtraSpecsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.admin_flavors_client.update_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          "key2",
-                          key1="value")
+                          'hw:numa_nodes',
+                          **{'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'})
 
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     @decorators.idempotent_id('f5889590-bf66-41cc-b4b1-6e6370cfd93f')
@@ -128,6 +132,5 @@ class FlavorsExtraSpecsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.admin_flavors_client.update_flavor_extra_spec,
                           self.flavor['id'],
-                          "key1",
-                          key1="value",
-                          key2="value")
+                          'hw:numa_nodes',
+                          **{'hw:numa_nodes': '1', 'hw:cpu_policy': 'shared'})