diff --git a/tests/integration/cloud/providers/ec2.py b/tests/integration/cloud/providers/ec2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..239c737042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/cloud/providers/ec2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+'''
+    :codeauthor: :email:`Nicole Thomas <nicole@saltstack.com>`
+'''
+
+# Import Python Libs
+import os
+import random
+import string
+
+# Import Salt Libs
+import integration
+from salt.config import cloud_providers_config
+
+# Import Salt Testing Libs
+from salttesting.helpers import ensure_in_syspath, expensiveTest
+
+ensure_in_syspath('../../../')
+
+
+def __random_name(size=6):
+    '''
+    Generates a radom cloud instance name
+    '''
+    return 'CLOUD-TEST-' + ''.join(
+        random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase + string.digits)
+        for x in range(size)
+    )
+
+# Create the cloud instance name to be used throughout the tests
+INSTANCE_NAME = __random_name()
+
+
+class EC2Test(integration.ShellCase):
+    '''
+    Integration tests for the EC2 cloud provider in Salt-Cloud
+    '''
+
+    @expensiveTest
+    def setUp(self):
+        '''
+        Sets up the test requirements
+        '''
+        super(EC2Test, self).setUp()
+
+        # check if appropriate cloud provider and profile files are present
+        profile_str = 'ec2-config:'
+        provider = 'ec2'
+        providers = self.run_cloud('--list-providers')
+
+        if profile_str not in providers:
+            self.skipTest(
+                'Configuration file for {0} was not found. Check {0}.conf files '
+                'in tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.*.d/ to run these tests.'
+                .format(provider)
+            )
+
+        # check if id, key, keyname, securitygroup, private_key, location,
+        # and provider are present
+        path = os.path.join(integration.FILES,
+                            'conf',
+                            'cloud.providers.d',
+                            provider + '.conf')
+        config = cloud_providers_config(path)
+
+        id = config['ec2-config']['ec2']['id']
+        key = config['ec2-config']['ec2']['key']
+        keyname = config['ec2-config']['ec2']['keyname']
+        sec_group = config['ec2-config']['ec2']['securitygroup']
+        private_key = config['ec2-config']['ec2']['private_key']
+        location = config['ec2-config']['ec2']['location']
+
+        conf_items = [id, key, keyname, sec_group, private_key, location]
+        missing_conf_item = []
+
+        for item in conf_items:
+            if item == '':
+                missing_conf_item.append(item)
+
+        if missing_conf_item:
+            self.skipTest(
+                'An id, key, keyname, security group, private key, and location must '
+                'be provided to run these tests. One or more of these elements is '
+                'missing. Check tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.providers.d/{0}.conf'
+                .format(provider)
+            )
+
+    def test_instance(self):
+        '''
+        Tests creating and deleting an instance on EC2 (classic)
+        '''
+
+        # create the instance
+        instance = self.run_cloud('-p ec2-test {0}'.format(INSTANCE_NAME))
+        ret_str = '        {0}'.format(INSTANCE_NAME)
+
+        # check if instance returned with salt installed
+        try:
+            self.assertIn(ret_str, instance)
+        except AssertionError:
+            self.run_cloud('-d {0} --assume-yes'.format(INSTANCE_NAME))
+            raise
+
+        # delete the instance
+        delete = self.run_cloud('-d {0} --assume-yes'.format(INSTANCE_NAME))
+        ret_str = '            True'
+
+        # check if deletion was performed appropriately
+        try:
+            self.assertIn(ret_str, delete)
+        except AssertionError:
+            raise
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        '''
+        Clean up after tests
+        '''
+        query = self.run_cloud('--query')
+        ret_str = '        {0}:'.format(INSTANCE_NAME)
+
+        # if test instance is still present, delete it
+        if ret_str in query:
+            self.run_cloud('-d {0} --assume-yes'.format(INSTANCE_NAME))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    from integration import run_tests
+    run_tests(EC2Test)
diff --git a/tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.profiles.d/ec2.conf b/tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.profiles.d/ec2.conf
index 03d2fd21f2..21e6aca725 100644
--- a/tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.profiles.d/ec2.conf
+++ b/tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.profiles.d/ec2.conf
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-# vim: filetype=yaml sw=2 ts=2 fenc=utf-8 et
-
-Ubuntu-13.04-AMD64:
-  image: ami-c30360aa
+ec2-test:
   provider: ec2-config
-  size: Micro Instance
-  ssh_username: ubuntu
-  securitygroup:
-    - default
+  image: ami-b06a98d8
+  size: t1.micro
+  sh_username: ec2-user
diff --git a/tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.providers.d/ec2.conf b/tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.providers.d/ec2.conf
index 52916712d6..f244dfe272 100644
--- a/tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.providers.d/ec2.conf
+++ b/tests/integration/files/conf/cloud.providers.d/ec2.conf
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
-# vim: filetype=yaml sw=2 ts=2 fenc=utf-8 et
----
-
 ec2-config:
-  id: AAAAAABBBBBCCCCCDDDDDDFFFFF
-  key: AAAAAABBBBBCCCCCDDDDDDFFFFF
   provider: ec2
-  keyname: salttest
-  securitygroup: default
-  private_key: salttest
+  id: ''
+  key: ''
+  keyname: ''
+  securitygroup: ''
+  private_key: ''
+  location: ''
diff --git a/tests/unit/config_test.py b/tests/unit/config_test.py
index 7434269743..5d672a1e02 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config_test.py
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ class ConfigTestCase(TestCase, integration.AdaptedConfigurationTestCaseMixIn):
         '''
         config = sconfig.cloud_config(self.get_config_file_path('cloud'))
         self.assertIn('ec2-config', config['providers'])
-        self.assertIn('Ubuntu-13.04-AMD64', config['profiles'])
+        self.assertIn('ec2-test', config['profiles'])
 
 # <---- Salt Cloud Configuration Tests ---------------------------------------------