diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/base.py
index 76e5573..15f231b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/base.py
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 
 
-class BaseKeypairTest(base.BaseComputeTest):
+class BaseKeypairTest(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     """Base test case class for all keypair API tests."""
 
-    _api_version = 2
-
     @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
         super(BaseKeypairTest, cls).setup_clients()