diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/common.go b/acceptance/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/common.go
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+package lbaas
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	base "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/acceptance/openstack/networking/v2"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/networking/v2/networks"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/networking/v2/subnets"
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+)
+
+func SetupTopology(t *testing.T) (string, string) {
+	// create network
+	n, err := networks.Create(base.Client, networks.CreateOpts{Name: "tmp_network"}).Extract()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	t.Logf("Created network %s", n.ID)
+
+	// create subnet
+	s, err := subnets.Create(base.Client, subnets.CreateOpts{
+		NetworkID: n.ID,
+		CIDR:      "192.168.199.0/24",
+		IPVersion: subnets.IPv4,
+		Name:      "tmp_subnet",
+	}).Extract()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	t.Logf("Created subnet %s", s.ID)
+
+	return n.ID, s.ID
+}
+
+func DeleteTopology(t *testing.T, networkID string) {
+	res := networks.Delete(base.Client, networkID)
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, res.Err)
+	t.Logf("Deleted network %s", networkID)
+}
+
+func CreatePool(t *testing.T, subnetID string) string {
+	p, err := pools.Create(base.Client, pools.CreateOpts{
+		LBMethod: pools.LBMethodRoundRobin,
+		Protocol: "HTTP",
+		Name:     "tmp_pool",
+		SubnetID: subnetID,
+	}).Extract()
+
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	t.Logf("Created pool %s", p.ID)
+
+	return p.ID
+}
+
+func DeletePool(t *testing.T, poolID string) {
+	res := pools.Delete(base.Client, poolID)
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, res.Err)
+	t.Logf("Deleted pool %s", poolID)
+}