diff --git a/zun/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_containers.py b/zun/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_containers.py
index a191187d9..247348533 100644
--- a/zun/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_containers.py
+++ b/zun/tests/unit/api/controllers/v1/test_containers.py
@@ -268,80 +268,15 @@ class TestContainerController(api_base.FunctionalTest):
     @patch('zun.network.neutron.NeutronAPI.get_available_network')
     @patch('zun.compute.api.API.container_create')
     @patch('zun.compute.api.API.image_search')
-    def test_create_container_without_memory(self, mock_search,
-                                             mock_container_create,
-                                             mock_neutron_get_network):
-        mock_container_create.side_effect = lambda x, y, **z: y
-        fake_network = {'id': 'foo'}
-        mock_neutron_get_network.return_value = fake_network
-        # Create a container with a command
-        params = ('{"name": "MyDocker", "image": "ubuntu",'
-                  '"command": "env",'
-                  '"environment": {"key1": "val1", "key2": "val2"}}')
-        response = self.post('/v1/containers/',
-                             params=params,
-                             content_type='application/json')
-        self.assertEqual(202, response.status_int)
-        response = self.get('/v1/containers/')
-        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_int)
-        self.assertEqual(2, len(response.json))
-        c = response.json['containers'][0]
-        self.assertIsNotNone(c.get('uuid'))
-        self.assertEqual('MyDocker', c.get('name'))
-        self.assertEqual('env', c.get('command'))
-        self.assertIsNone(c.get('memory'))
-        self.assertEqual({"key1": "val1", "key2": "val2"},
-                         c.get('environment'))
-        mock_neutron_get_network.assert_called_once()
-        requested_networks = \
-            mock_container_create.call_args[1]['requested_networks']
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(requested_networks))
-        self.assertEqual(fake_network['id'], requested_networks[0]['network'])
-
-    @patch('zun.network.neutron.NeutronAPI.get_available_network')
-    @patch('zun.compute.api.API.container_create')
-    @patch('zun.compute.api.API.image_search')
-    def test_create_container_without_environment(self, mock_search,
+    def test_create_container_with_minimum_params(self,
+                                                  mock_search,
                                                   mock_container_create,
                                                   mock_neutron_get_network):
         mock_container_create.side_effect = lambda x, y, **z: y
         fake_network = {'id': 'foo'}
         mock_neutron_get_network.return_value = fake_network
         # Create a container with a command
-        params = ('{"name": "MyDocker", "image": "ubuntu",'
-                  '"command": "env", "memory": "512"}')
-        response = self.post('/v1/containers/',
-                             params=params,
-                             content_type='application/json')
-        self.assertEqual(202, response.status_int)
-        # get all containers
-        response = self.get('/v1/containers/')
-        self.assertEqual(200, response.status_int)
-        self.assertEqual(2, len(response.json))
-        c = response.json['containers'][0]
-        self.assertIsNotNone(c.get('uuid'))
-        self.assertEqual('MyDocker', c.get('name'))
-        self.assertEqual('env', c.get('command'))
-        self.assertEqual('512M', c.get('memory'))
-        self.assertEqual({}, c.get('environment'))
-        mock_neutron_get_network.assert_called_once()
-        requested_networks = \
-            mock_container_create.call_args[1]['requested_networks']
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(requested_networks))
-        self.assertEqual(fake_network['id'], requested_networks[0]['network'])
-
-    @patch('zun.network.neutron.NeutronAPI.get_available_network')
-    @patch('zun.compute.api.API.container_create')
-    @patch('zun.compute.api.API.image_search')
-    def test_create_container_without_name(self, mock_search,
-                                           mock_container_create,
-                                           mock_neutron_get_network):
-        # No name param
-        mock_container_create.side_effect = lambda x, y, **z: y
-        fake_network = {'id': 'foo'}
-        mock_neutron_get_network.return_value = fake_network
-        params = ('{"image": "ubuntu", "command": "env", "memory": "512",'
-                  '"environment": {"key1": "val1", "key2": "val2"}}')
+        params = ('{"image": "ubuntu"}')
         response = self.post('/v1/containers/',
                              params=params,
                              content_type='application/json')
@@ -352,10 +287,13 @@ class TestContainerController(api_base.FunctionalTest):
         c = response.json['containers'][0]
         self.assertIsNotNone(c.get('uuid'))
         self.assertIsNotNone(c.get('name'))
-        self.assertEqual('env', c.get('command'))
-        self.assertEqual('512M', c.get('memory'))
-        self.assertEqual({"key1": "val1", "key2": "val2"},
-                         c.get('environment'))
+        self.assertIsNone(c.get('command'))
+        self.assertIsNone(c.get('memory'))
+        self.assertEqual({}, c.get('environment'))
+        self.assertIsNone(c.get('runtime'))
+        self.assertIsNone(c.get('hostname'))
+        self.assertEqual(0, c.get('disk'))
+        self.assertEqual({}, c.get('restart_policy'))
         mock_neutron_get_network.assert_called_once()
         requested_networks = \
             mock_container_create.call_args[1]['requested_networks']