diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_domains.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_domains.py
index 72b6be47ba..07175f4cf4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_domains.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_domains.py
@@ -153,18 +153,3 @@ class DomainsTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
         expected_data = {'name': d_name, 'enabled': True}
         self.assertEqual('', domain['description'])
         self.assertDictContainsSubset(expected_data, domain)
-
-
-class DefaultDomainTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
-
-    @classmethod
-    def resource_setup(cls):
-        cls.domain_id = CONF.identity.default_domain_id
-        super(DefaultDomainTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-
-    @decorators.attr(type='smoke')
-    @decorators.idempotent_id('17a5de24-e6a0-4e4a-a9ee-d85b6e5612b5')
-    def test_default_domain_exists(self):
-        domain = self.domains_client.show_domain(self.domain_id)['domain']
-
-        self.assertTrue(domain['enabled'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_domains.py b/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_domains.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f132dd8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/v3/test_domains.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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.
+
+from tempest.api.identity import base
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.lib import decorators
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class DefaultDomainTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3Test):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(DefaultDomainTestJSON, cls).setup_clients()
+        cls.domains_client = cls.os_primary.domains_client
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(DefaultDomainTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
+        cls.domain_id = CONF.identity.default_domain_id
+
+    @decorators.attr(type='smoke')
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('17a5de24-e6a0-4e4a-a9ee-d85b6e5612b5')
+    def test_default_domain_exists(self):
+        domain = self.domains_client.show_domain(self.domain_id)['domain']
+        self.assertTrue(domain['enabled'])