diff --git a/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/base.py b/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/base.py
index 37e3b51..f04408a 100755
--- a/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/base.py
+++ b/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/base.py
@@ -43,74 +43,16 @@ class BaseOrmTest(test.BaseTestCase):
 
         # Get regions in ranger deployment
         _, regions_list = cls.region_client.list_regions()
-        region_names = [x['name'] for x in regions_list['regions']]
+        regions = [x for x in regions_list['regions']]
 
-        # Check if region and alt region exist. If not, create those regions.
-        # NOTE: These region creation statements will be removed when
-        #  ranger-agent has been modified to create regions at deployment
-        if (CONF.identity.region not in region_names):
-            cls.region_client.create_region(
-                CONF.identity.region,
-                **{'id': CONF.identity.region,
-                   'name': CONF.identity.region,
-                   'description': 'region for testing',
-                   'status': 'functional',
-                   'rangerAgentVersion': '3.0',
-                   'OSVersion': 'stein',
-                   'CLLI': '123450',
-                   'address': {'country': 'This', 'state': 'region',
-                               'city': 'is for', 'street': 'test',
-                               'zip': 'purposes'},
-                   'metadata': {'meta1': ['region']},
-                   'designType': 'large',
-                   'domainName': CONF.auth.admin_domain_name,
-                   'endpoints': [{
-                       'publicURL':
-                       'https://dashboard-nc.%s.cci.att.com'
-                           % CONF.identity.region,
-                       'type': 'dashboard'
-                   }, {
-                       'publicURL': cls.identity_url,
-                       'type': 'identity'
-                   }, {
-                       'publicURL':
-                       'https://ranger-agent-nc.%s.cci.att.com'
-                           % CONF.identity.region,
-                       'type': 'ord'
-                   }]})
-
-        # TODO(jh629g): configuration of alternate region for testing
-        #  this plugin needs to be refactored to ensure all region
-        #  creation in this plugin exists in only one place.
-        if (CONF.ranger.alt_region not in region_names) and \
-            CONF.ranger.alt_region_available is True:
-            cls.region_client.create_region(
-                CONF.ranger.alt_region,
-                **{'status': 'functional',
-                    'rangerAgentVersion': '3.0',
-                    'OSVersion': 'stein',
-                    'CLLI': '123450',
-                    'address': {'country': 'This', 'state': 'region',
-                                'city': 'is for', 'street': 'test',
-                                'zip': 'purposes'},
-                    'metadata': {'meta1': ['alt_region']},
-                    'designType': 'large',
-                    'domainName': CONF.auth.admin_domain_name,
-                    'endpoints': [{
-                        'publicURL':
-                            'https://dashboard-nc.%s.cci.att.com'
-                            % CONF.ranger.alt_region,
-                        'type': 'dashboard'
-                    }, {
-                        'publicURL': 'https://identity-nc.%s.cci.att.com'
-                            % CONF.ranger.alt_region,
-                        'type': 'identity'
-                    }, {
-                        'publicURL':
-                            'https://ranger-agent-nc.%s.cci.att.com'
-                            % CONF.ranger.alt_region,
-                        'type': 'ord'
-                    }]})
+        for region in regions:
+            if region['domain_name'] != CONF.auth.admin_domain_name:
+                region['domain_name'] = CONF.auth.admin_domain_name
+                cls.region_client.update_region(region['id'],
+                                                **region)
+                cls.addClassResourceCleanup(cls.region_client.update_region,
+                                            region['id'],
+                                            **region)
         super(BaseOrmTest, cls).setup_clients()
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/ims_base.py b/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/ims_base.py
index 648971f..95aef3d 100755
--- a/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/ims_base.py
+++ b/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/ims_base.py
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@ class ImsBaseOrmTest(base.BaseOrmTest):
         post_body["disk-format"] = "qcow2"
         post_body["container-format"] = "bare"
 
-        region["name"] = cls.region_id
+        region["name"] = CONF.identity.region
         region["type"] = "single"
-        region["checksum"] = "7297321c2fa6424417a548c85edd6e98"
-        region["virtual_size"] = "None"
-        region["size"] = "38797312"
 
         # set enabled status to True or False based on set_enabled value
         post_body["enabled"] = True if set_enabled else False
diff --git a/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_images.py b/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_images.py
index 1acf26f..fd50081 100644
--- a/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_images.py
+++ b/ranger_tempest_plugin/tests/api/test_images.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
 
-from ranger_tempest_plugin.data_utils import data_utils
 from ranger_tempest_plugin.tests.api import ims_base
 from tempest import config
 
@@ -85,31 +84,6 @@ class TestTempestIms(ims_base.ImsBaseOrmTest):
         self._del_img_validate_deletion_on_dcp_and_lcp(id_)
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_image, id_)
 
-    def _create_region(self, status='functional'):
-        region_name = data_utils.rand_name()
-        self.addCleanup(
-            self.os_admin.rms_client.delete_region,
-            region_name)
-
-        _, region = self.os_admin.rms_client.create_region(
-            **{
-                'region_id': region_name,
-                'status': status,
-                'endpoints': [{
-                    'publicURL':
-                        'https://dashboard-ranger.%s.com' % region_name,
-                    'type': 'dashboard'
-                    }, {
-                    'publicURL': CONF.identity.uri_v3,
-                    'type': 'identity'
-                    }, {
-                    'publicURL':
-                        'https://ranger-agent.%s.com:9010' % region_name,
-                    'type': 'ord'
-                    }]})
-
-        return region
-
     @decorators.idempotent_id('2b1bb28b-4151-4e75-ae1b-d21089c3418c')
     def test_get_image(self):
         """Execute 'get_image' using the following options: