diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/admin/test_quotas.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/admin/test_quotas.py
index 3013843a358..568380b0eb4 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/admin/test_quotas.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/admin/test_quotas.py
@@ -29,21 +29,18 @@ class QuotasTestBase(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
     @classmethod
     @test.requires_ext(extension="quotas", service="network")
     def resource_setup(cls):
-        if not CONF.identity_feature_enabled.api_v2_admin:
-            # TODO(ihrachys) adopt to v3
-            raise cls.skipException('Identity v2 admin not available')
         super(QuotasTestBase, cls).resource_setup()
 
     def _create_tenant(self):
         # Add a tenant to conduct the test
         test_tenant = data_utils.rand_name('test_tenant_')
         test_description = data_utils.rand_name('desc_')
-        tenant = self.identity_admin_client.create_tenant(
+        project = self.identity_admin_clientv3.create_project(
             name=test_tenant,
-            description=test_description)['tenant']
+            description=test_description)['project']
         self.addCleanup(
-            self.identity_admin_client.delete_tenant, tenant['id'])
-        return tenant
+            self.identity_admin_clientv3.delete_project, project['id'])
+        return project
 
     def _setup_quotas(self, project_id, **new_quotas):
         # Change quotas for tenant
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
index c4cec978bf0..f9f14cc5ac8 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
@@ -425,6 +425,7 @@ class BaseAdminNetworkTest(BaseNetworkTest):
         super(BaseAdminNetworkTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.admin_client = cls.os_adm.network_client
         cls.identity_admin_client = cls.os_adm.tenants_client
+        cls.identity_admin_clientv3 = cls.os_admin.projects_client
 
     @classmethod
     def create_metering_label(cls, name, description):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/clients.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/clients.py
index c6f41d02a15..949ce2ee2c0 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/clients.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/clients.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from tempest.lib.services.compute import keypairs_client
 from tempest.lib.services.compute import servers_client
 from tempest.lib.services.identity.v2 import tenants_client
+from tempest.lib.services.identity.v3 import projects_client
 from tempest import manager
 
 from neutron.tests.tempest import config
@@ -85,3 +86,6 @@ class Manager(manager.Manager):
         # Client uses admin endpoint type of Keystone API v2
         self.tenants_client = tenants_client.TenantsClient(self.auth_provider,
                                                            **params_v2_admin)
+        # Client uses admin endpoint type of Keystone API v3
+        self.projects_client = projects_client.ProjectsClient(
+            self.auth_provider, **params_v2_admin)