diff --git a/watcher/objects/audit.py b/watcher/objects/audit.py
index 53d4d6146..fc044ab21 100644
--- a/watcher/objects/audit.py
+++ b/watcher/objects/audit.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ from watcher.objects import fields as wfields
 class State(object):
     ONGOING = 'ONGOING'
     SUCCEEDED = 'SUCCEEDED'
-    SUBMITTED = 'SUBMITTED'
     FAILED = 'FAILED'
     CANCELLED = 'CANCELLED'
     DELETED = 'DELETED'
diff --git a/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_actions.py b/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_actions.py
index b86259c40..10be8bc45 100644
--- a/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_actions.py
+++ b/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_actions.py
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class TestPatch(api_base.FunctionalTest):
     def test_patch_not_allowed(self, mock_utcnow):
         test_time = datetime.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0)
         mock_utcnow.return_value = test_time
-        new_state = objects.audit.State.SUBMITTED
+        new_state = objects.audit.State.SUCCEEDED
         response = self.get_json('/actions/%s' % self.action.uuid)
         self.assertNotEqual(new_state, response['state'])
 
diff --git a/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audit_templates.py b/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audit_templates.py
index e17443db4..651b06b14 100644
--- a/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audit_templates.py
+++ b/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audit_templates.py
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ class TestAuditTemplatePolicyEnforcement(api_base.FunctionalTest):
         self._common_policy_check(
             "audit_template:update", self.patch_json,
             '/audit_templates/%s' % audit_template.uuid,
-            [{'path': '/state', 'value': objects.audit.State.SUBMITTED,
+            [{'path': '/state', 'value': objects.audit.State.SUCCEEDED,
               'op': 'replace'}], expect_errors=True)
 
     def test_policy_disallow_create(self):
diff --git a/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audits.py b/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audits.py
index e523cfddc..6853a8224 100644
--- a/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audits.py
+++ b/watcher/tests/api/v1/test_audits.py
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class TestPatch(api_base.FunctionalTest):
         test_time = datetime.datetime(2000, 1, 1, 0, 0)
         mock_utcnow.return_value = test_time
 
-        new_state = objects.audit.State.SUBMITTED
+        new_state = objects.audit.State.SUCCEEDED
         response = self.get_json('/audits/%s' % self.audit.uuid)
         self.assertNotEqual(new_state, response['state'])
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class TestPatch(api_base.FunctionalTest):
     def test_replace_non_existent_audit(self):
         response = self.patch_json(
             '/audits/%s' % utils.generate_uuid(),
-            [{'path': '/state', 'value': objects.audit.State.SUBMITTED,
+            [{'path': '/state', 'value': objects.audit.State.SUCCEEDED,
               'op': 'replace'}], expect_errors=True)
         self.assertEqual(404, response.status_int)
         self.assertEqual('application/json', response.content_type)
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ class TestAuditPolicyEnforcement(api_base.FunctionalTest):
         self._common_policy_check(
             "audit:update", self.patch_json,
             '/audits/%s' % audit.uuid,
-            [{'path': '/state', 'value': objects.audit.State.SUBMITTED,
+            [{'path': '/state', 'value': objects.audit.State.SUCCEEDED,
              'op': 'replace'}], expect_errors=True)
 
     def test_policy_disallow_create(self):
diff --git a/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/test_audit.py b/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/test_audit.py
index 10c5ad025..b175966c7 100644
--- a/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/test_audit.py
+++ b/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/test_audit.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from watcher_tempest_plugin.tests.api.admin import base
 class TestCreateUpdateDeleteAudit(base.BaseInfraOptimTest):
     """Tests for audit."""
 
-    audit_states = ['ONGOING', 'SUCCEEDED', 'SUBMITTED', 'FAILED',
+    audit_states = ['ONGOING', 'SUCCEEDED', 'FAILED',
                     'CANCELLED', 'DELETED', 'PENDING']
 
     def assert_expected(self, expected, actual,
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class TestCreateUpdateDeleteAudit(base.BaseInfraOptimTest):
 class TestShowListAudit(base.BaseInfraOptimTest):
     """Tests for audit."""
 
-    audit_states = ['ONGOING', 'SUCCEEDED', 'SUBMITTED', 'FAILED',
+    audit_states = ['ONGOING', 'SUCCEEDED', 'FAILED',
                     'CANCELLED', 'DELETED', 'PENDING']
 
     @classmethod