diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index c875b2fa6b..08767e3888 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ class BaseImageTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
     """Base test class for Image API tests."""
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
+    def resource_setup(cls):
         cls.set_network_resources()
-        super(BaseImageTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        super(BaseImageTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.created_images = []
         cls._interface = 'json'
         cls.isolated_creds = isolated_creds.IsolatedCreds(
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class BaseImageTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
             cls.os = clients.Manager()
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         for image_id in cls.created_images:
             try:
                 cls.client.delete_image(image_id)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class BaseImageTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
         for image_id in cls.created_images:
                 cls.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
         cls.isolated_creds.clear_isolated_creds()
-        super(BaseImageTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(BaseImageTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @classmethod
     def create_image(cls, **kwargs):
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ class BaseImageTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
 class BaseV1ImageTest(BaseImageTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(BaseV1ImageTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BaseV1ImageTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.client = cls.os.image_client
         if not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v1:
             msg = "Glance API v1 not supported"
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ class BaseV1ImageTest(BaseImageTest):
 
 class BaseV1ImageMembersTest(BaseV1ImageTest):
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(BaseV1ImageMembersTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BaseV1ImageMembersTest, cls).resource_setup()
         if CONF.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
             cls.os_alt = clients.Manager(cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds())
         else:
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ class BaseV1ImageMembersTest(BaseV1ImageTest):
 class BaseV2ImageTest(BaseImageTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(BaseV2ImageTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BaseV2ImageTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.client = cls.os.image_client_v2
         if not CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2:
             msg = "Glance API v2 not supported"
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ class BaseV2ImageTest(BaseImageTest):
 class BaseV2MemberImageTest(BaseV2ImageTest):
 
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(BaseV2MemberImageTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BaseV2MemberImageTest, cls).resource_setup()
         if CONF.compute.allow_tenant_isolation:
             creds = cls.isolated_creds.get_alt_creds()
             cls.os_alt = clients.Manager(creds)
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
index bf55b89c77..38a623ace3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
@@ -106,9 +106,8 @@ class ListImagesTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
     """
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ListImagesTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ListImagesTest, cls).resource_setup()
         # We add a few images here to test the listing functionality of
         # the images API
         img1 = cls._create_remote_image('one', 'bare', 'raw')
@@ -235,8 +234,7 @@ class ListImagesTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
 
 class ListSnapshotImagesTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
+    def resource_setup(cls):
         # This test class only uses nova v3 api to create snapshot
         # as the similar test which uses nova v2 api already exists
         # in nova v2 compute images api tests.
@@ -246,7 +244,7 @@ class ListSnapshotImagesTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as nova v3 api is not available" %
                         cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
-        super(ListSnapshotImagesTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        super(ListSnapshotImagesTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.servers_client = cls.os.servers_v3_client
         cls.servers = []
         # We add a few images here to test the listing functionality of
@@ -265,10 +263,10 @@ class ListSnapshotImagesTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
         cls.client.wait_for_image_status(image['id'], 'active')
 
     @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
+    def resource_cleanup(cls):
         for server in getattr(cls, "servers", []):
             cls.servers_client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        super(ListSnapshotImagesTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+        super(ListSnapshotImagesTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @classmethod
     def _create_snapshot(cls, name, image_id, flavor, **kwargs):
@@ -329,8 +327,8 @@ class ListSnapshotImagesTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
 
 class UpdateImageMetaTest(base.BaseV1ImageTest):
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(UpdateImageMetaTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(UpdateImageMetaTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.image_id = cls._create_standard_image('1', 'ami', 'ami', 42)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index a974ebb280..7e018e5404 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -125,9 +125,8 @@ class ListImagesTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
     """
 
     @classmethod
-    @test.safe_setup
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(ListImagesTest, cls).setUpClass()
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ListImagesTest, cls).resource_setup()
         # We add a few images here to test the listing functionality of
         # the images API
         cls._create_standard_image('bare', 'raw')