diff --git a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
index 848c3c8..8fb868c 100644
--- a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
-from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 from tempest.scenario import manager
 
@@ -52,12 +51,6 @@
         # Compute image client
         cls.compute_images_client = cls.os_primary.compute_images_client
         cls.keypairs_client = cls.os_primary.keypairs_client
-        # Nova security groups client
-        cls.compute_security_groups_client = (
-            cls.os_primary.compute_security_groups_client)
-        cls.compute_security_group_rules_client = (
-            cls.os_primary.compute_security_group_rules_client)
-        cls.servers_client = cls.os_primary.servers_client
         # Neutron network client
         cls.networks_client = cls.os_primary.networks_client
         cls.ports_client = cls.os_primary.ports_client
@@ -125,117 +118,3 @@
                                  str(failed_stores))
 
         return image['id']
-
-    def _default_security_group(self, client=None, tenant_id=None):
-        """Get default secgroup for given tenant_id.
-
-        :returns: default secgroup for given tenant
-        """
-        if client is None:
-            client = self.security_groups_client
-        if not tenant_id:
-            tenant_id = client.tenant_id
-        sgs = [
-            sg for sg in list(client.list_security_groups().values())[0]
-            if sg['tenant_id'] == tenant_id and sg['name'] == 'default'
-        ]
-        msg = "No default security group for tenant %s." % (tenant_id)
-        self.assertGreater(len(sgs), 0, msg)
-        return sgs[0]
-
-    def _create_security_group(self):
-        # Create security group
-        sg_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__)
-        sg_desc = sg_name + " description"
-        secgroup = self.compute_security_groups_client.create_security_group(
-            name=sg_name, description=sg_desc)['security_group']
-        self.assertEqual(secgroup['name'], sg_name)
-        self.assertEqual(secgroup['description'], sg_desc)
-        self.addCleanup(
-            test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
-            self.compute_security_groups_client.delete_security_group,
-            secgroup['id'])
-
-        # Add rules to the security group
-        self._create_loginable_secgroup_rule(secgroup['id'])
-
-        return secgroup
-
-    def _create_loginable_secgroup_rule(self, secgroup_id=None):
-        _client = self.compute_security_groups_client
-        _client_rules = self.compute_security_group_rules_client
-        if secgroup_id is None:
-            sgs = _client.list_security_groups()['security_groups']
-            for sg in sgs:
-                if sg['name'] == 'default':
-                    secgroup_id = sg['id']
-
-        # These rules are intended to permit inbound ssh and icmp
-        # traffic from all sources, so no group_id is provided.
-        # Setting a group_id would only permit traffic from ports
-        # belonging to the same security group.
-        rulesets = [
-            {
-                # ssh
-                'ip_protocol': 'tcp',
-                'from_port': 22,
-                'to_port': 22,
-                'cidr': '0.0.0.0/0',
-            },
-            {
-                # ping
-                'ip_protocol': 'icmp',
-                'from_port': -1,
-                'to_port': -1,
-                'cidr': '0.0.0.0/0',
-            }
-        ]
-        rules = list()
-        for ruleset in rulesets:
-            sg_rule = _client_rules.create_security_group_rule(
-                parent_group_id=secgroup_id, **ruleset)['security_group_rule']
-            rules.append(sg_rule)
-        return rules
-
-    def _create_security_group_rule(self, secgroup=None,
-                                    sec_group_rules_client=None,
-                                    tenant_id=None,
-                                    security_groups_client=None, **kwargs):
-        """Create a rule from a dictionary of rule parameters.
-
-        Create a rule in a secgroup. if secgroup not defined will search for
-        default secgroup in tenant_id.
-
-        :param secgroup: the security group.
-        :param tenant_id: if secgroup not passed -- the tenant in which to
-            search for default secgroup
-        :param kwargs: a dictionary containing rule parameters:
-            for example, to allow incoming ssh:
-            rule = {
-                    direction: 'ingress'
-                    protocol:'tcp',
-                    port_range_min: 22,
-                    port_range_max: 22
-                    }
-        """
-        if sec_group_rules_client is None:
-            sec_group_rules_client = self.security_group_rules_client
-        if security_groups_client is None:
-            security_groups_client = self.security_groups_client
-        if not tenant_id:
-            tenant_id = security_groups_client.tenant_id
-        if secgroup is None:
-            secgroup = self._default_security_group(
-                client=security_groups_client, tenant_id=tenant_id)
-
-        ruleset = dict(security_group_id=secgroup['id'],
-                       tenant_id=secgroup['tenant_id'])
-        ruleset.update(kwargs)
-
-        sg_rule = sec_group_rules_client.create_security_group_rule(**ruleset)
-        sg_rule = sg_rule['security_group_rule']
-
-        self.assertEqual(secgroup['tenant_id'], sg_rule['tenant_id'])
-        self.assertEqual(secgroup['id'], sg_rule['security_group_id'])
-
-        return sg_rule
diff --git a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_ephemeral_disk_encryption.py b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_ephemeral_disk_encryption.py
index 0b81649..71e6a0a 100644
--- a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_ephemeral_disk_encryption.py
+++ b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_ephemeral_disk_encryption.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         client_test_path = '/tmp/ephemeral_disk_encryption_test'
         img_uuid = self.sign_and_upload_image()
         keypair = self.create_keypair()
-        security_group = self._create_security_group()
+        security_group = self.create_security_group()
         instance = self.create_server(
             name='signed_img_server',
             image_id=img_uuid,
diff --git a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_volume_encryption.py b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_volume_encryption.py
index 56ed64b..7613fa7 100644
--- a/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_volume_encryption.py
+++ b/barbican_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_volume_encryption.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         img_uuid = self.sign_and_upload_image()
         LOG.info("Creating keypair and security group")
         keypair = self.create_keypair()
-        security_group = self._create_security_group()
+        security_group = self.create_security_group()
         server = self.create_server(
             name='signed_img_server',
             image_id=img_uuid,
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
         img_uuid = self.sign_and_upload_image()
         LOG.info("Creating keypair and security group")
         keypair = self.create_keypair()
-        security_group = self._create_security_group()
+        security_group = self.create_security_group()
         server = self.create_server(
             name='signed_img_server',
             image_id=img_uuid,