diff --git a/roles/validate-tempest/README.md b/roles/validate-tempest/README.md
index b05d74651..d25c17d54 100644
--- a/roles/validate-tempest/README.md
+++ b/roles/validate-tempest/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Role Variables
                      installed
 * `tempest_extra_config`: dict - A dict of tempest configuration which needs to be overridden in tempest.conf,
                           It should be like section.key: value.
+* `tempest_conf_removal`: dict - A dict of tempest configuration which will be
+                          removed from tempest.conf file.
+                          Format: section.key: value
 
 Skip tests file
 ---------------
diff --git a/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml b/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
index 9f91dedea..6cdaafdbc 100644
--- a/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/validate-tempest/defaults/main.yml
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ tempest_version: "{{ tempest_version_dict[release] }}"
 tempestmail_config: config.yaml
 tempest_track_resources: true
 tempest_test_image_path: http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.5/cirros-0.3.5-x86_64-disk.img
+# A dict containing values to be removed from tempest.conf
+tempest_conf_removal:
+  network-feature-enabled.api_extensions: dvr
diff --git a/roles/validate-tempest/templates/configure-tempest.sh.j2 b/roles/validate-tempest/templates/configure-tempest.sh.j2
index eba6ed640..7c80d2682 100644
--- a/roles/validate-tempest/templates/configure-tempest.sh.j2
+++ b/roles/validate-tempest/templates/configure-tempest.sh.j2
@@ -148,7 +148,13 @@ ${TEMPESTCONF} --out etc/tempest.conf \
   --network-id $public_net_id \
   --deployer-input ~/{{ tempest_deployer_input_file }} \
   --image {{ tempest_test_image_path }} \
-  --debug --create \
+  --debug \
+  {% if tempest_conf_removal %}
+  {% for key, value in tempest_conf_removal.iteritems() %}
+  --remove {{ key }}={{ value }} \
+  {% endfor %}
+  {% endif %}
+  --create \
   {% if release in ['newton','ocata', 'pike'] %}
   identity.uri $OS_AUTH_URL \
   identity.admin_password $OS_PASSWORD \