diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index 5c8ce7d..3c9c051 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
   echo "  -u, --update             Update the virtual environment with any newer package versions"
   echo "  -s, --smoke              Only run smoke tests"
   echo "  -t, --serial             Run testr serially"
-  echo "  -c, --nova-coverage      Enable Nova coverage collection"
   echo "  -C, --config             Config file location"
   echo "  -p, --pep8               Just run pep8"
   echo "  -h, --help               Print this usage message"
@@ -31,13 +30,12 @@
 no_site_packages=0
 force=0
 wrapper=""
-nova_coverage=0
 config_file=""
 update=0
 logging=0
 logging_config=etc/logging.conf
 
-if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfustcphdC:lL: -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,smoke,serial,nova-coverage,pep8,help,debug,config:,logging,logging-config: -- "$@")
+if ! options=$(getopt -o VNnfustphdC:lL: -l virtual-env,no-virtual-env,no-site-packages,force,update,smoke,serial,pep8,help,debug,config:,logging,logging-config: -- "$@")
 then
     # parse error
     usage
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@
     -f|--force) force=1;;
     -u|--update) update=1;;
     -d|--debug) set -o xtrace;;
-    -c|--nova-coverage) let nova_coverage=1;;
     -C|--config) config_file=$2; shift;;
     -p|--pep8) let just_pep8=1;;
     -s|--smoke) testrargs+="smoke"; noseargs+="--attr=type=smoke";;
@@ -131,16 +128,6 @@
   ${wrapper} flake8
 }
 
-function run_coverage_start {
-  echo "Starting nova-coverage"
-  ${wrapper} python tools/tempest_coverage.py -c start
-}
-
-function run_coverage_report {
-  echo "Generating nova-coverage report"
-  ${wrapper} python tools/tempest_coverage.py -c report
-}
-
 if [ $never_venv -eq 0 ]
 then
   # Remove the virtual environment if --force used
@@ -176,11 +163,6 @@
     exit
 fi
 
-if [ $nova_coverage -eq 1 ]; then
-    run_coverage_start
-fi
-
-
 py_version=`${wrapper} python --version 2>&1`
 if [[ $py_version =~ "2.6" ]] ; then
     run_tests_nose
@@ -189,10 +171,6 @@
 fi
 retval=$?
 
-if [ $nova_coverage -eq 1 ]; then
-    run_coverage_report
-fi
-
 if [ -z "$testrargs" ]; then
     run_pep8
 fi
diff --git a/tools/tempest_coverage.py b/tools/tempest_coverage.py
deleted file mode 100755
index ef2eacd..0000000
--- a/tools/tempest_coverage.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2012 IBM Corp.
-#
-#    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.
-
-import json
-import os
-import shutil
-import sys
-
-from oslo.config import cfg
-
-from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
-from tempest import config
-
-CONF = config.TempestConfig()
-
-
-class CoverageClientJSON(RestClient):
-
-    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
-        super(CoverageClientJSON, self).__init__(config, username, password,
-                                                 auth_url, tenant_name)
-        self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
-
-    def start_coverage(self):
-        post_body = {
-            'start': {},
-        }
-        post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        return self.post('os-coverage/action', post_body, self.headers)
-
-    def start_coverage_combine(self):
-        post_body = {
-            'start': {
-                'combine': True,
-            },
-        }
-        post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        return self.post('os-coverage/action', post_body, self.headers)
-
-    def stop_coverage(self):
-        post_body = {
-            'stop': {},
-        }
-        post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post('os-coverage/action', post_body, self.headers)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        return resp, body
-
-    def report_coverage_xml(self, file=None):
-        post_body = {
-            'report': {
-                'file': 'coverage.report',
-                'xml': True,
-            },
-        }
-        if file:
-            post_body['report']['file'] = file
-        post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post('os-coverage/action', post_body, self.headers)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        return resp, body
-
-    def report_coverage(self, file=None):
-        post_body = {
-            'report': {
-                'file': 'coverage.report',
-            },
-        }
-        if file:
-            post_body['report']['file'] = file
-        post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post('os-coverage/action', post_body, self.headers)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        return resp, body
-
-    def report_coverage_html(self, file=None):
-        post_body = {
-            'report': {
-                'file': 'coverage.report',
-                'html': True,
-            },
-        }
-        if file:
-            post_body['report']['file'] = file
-        post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        resp, body = self.post('os-coverage/action', post_body, self.headers)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        return resp, body
-
-
-def parse_opts(argv):
-    cli_opts = [
-        cfg.StrOpt('command',
-                   short='c',
-                   default='',
-                   help="This required argument is used to specify the "
-                        "coverage command to run. Only 'start', "
-                        "'stop', or 'report' are valid fields."),
-        cfg.StrOpt('filename',
-                   default='tempest-coverage',
-                   help="Specify a filename to be used for generated report "
-                        "files"),
-        cfg.BoolOpt('xml',
-                    default=False,
-                    help='Generate XML reports instead of text'),
-        cfg.BoolOpt('html',
-                    default=False,
-                    help='Generate HTML reports instead of text'),
-        cfg.BoolOpt('combine',
-                    default=False,
-                    help='Generate a single report for all services'),
-        cfg.StrOpt('output',
-                   short='o',
-                   default=None,
-                   help='Optional directory to copy generated coverage data or'
-                        ' reports into. This directory must not already exist '
-                        'it will be created')
-    ]
-    CLI = cfg.ConfigOpts()
-    CLI.register_cli_opts(cli_opts)
-    CLI(argv[1:])
-    return CLI
-
-
-def main(argv):
-    CLI = parse_opts(argv)
-    client_args = (CONF, CONF.identity.admin_username,
-                   CONF.identity.admin_password, CONF.identity.uri,
-                   CONF.identity.admin_tenant_name)
-    coverage_client = CoverageClientJSON(*client_args)
-
-    if CLI.command == 'start':
-        if CLI.combine:
-            coverage_client.start_coverage_combine()
-        else:
-            coverage_client.start_coverage()
-
-    elif CLI.command == 'stop':
-        resp, body = coverage_client.stop_coverage()
-        if not resp['status'] == '200':
-            print('coverage stop failed with: %s:' % (resp['status'] + ': '
-                                                      + body))
-            exit(int(resp['status']))
-        path = body['path']
-        if CLI.output:
-            shutil.copytree(path, CLI.output)
-        else:
-            print("Data files located at: %s" % path)
-
-    elif CLI.command == 'report':
-        if CLI.xml:
-            resp, body = coverage_client.report_coverage_xml(file=CLI.filename)
-        elif CLI.html:
-            resp, body = coverage_client.report_coverage_html(
-                file=CLI.filename)
-        else:
-            resp, body = coverage_client.report_coverage(file=CLI.filename)
-        if not resp['status'] == '200':
-            print('coverage report failed with: %s:' % (resp['status'] + ': '
-                                                        + body))
-            exit(int(resp['status']))
-        path = body['path']
-        if CLI.output:
-            if CLI.html:
-                shutil.copytree(path, CLI.output)
-            else:
-                path = os.path.dirname(path)
-                shutil.copytree(path, CLI.output)
-        else:
-            if not CLI.html:
-                path = os.path.dirname(path)
-            print('Report files located at: %s' % path)
-
-    else:
-        print('Invalid command')
-        exit(1)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main(sys.argv)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 6efac78..e5698d2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@
 commands =
    sh tools/pretty_tox_serial.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])((smoke)|(^tempest\.scenario)) {posargs}'
 
-[testenv:coverage]
-sitepackages = True
-commands =
-   python -m tools/tempest_coverage -c start --combine
-   sh tools/pretty_tox.sh '(?!.*\[.*\bslow\b.*\])(^tempest\.(api|scenario|thirdparty|cli))'
-   python -m tools/tempest_coverage -c report --html {posargs}
-
 [testenv:stress]
 sitepackages = True
 commands =