diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/manager.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/manager.py
index 4c2f45b..c9d2c7b 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/manager.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/manager.py
@@ -82,50 +82,6 @@
     # The create_[resource] functions only return body and discard the
     # resp part which is not used in scenario tests
 
-    def _get_router(self, client=None, tenant_id=None):
-        """Retrieve a router for the given tenant id.
-
-        If a public router has been configured, it will be returned.
-
-        If a public router has not been configured, but a public
-        network has, a tenant router will be created and returned that
-        routes traffic to the public network.
-        """
-        if not client:
-            client = self.os_primary.routers_client
-        if not tenant_id:
-            tenant_id = client.tenant_id
-        router_id = CONF.network.public_router_id
-        network_id = CONF.network.public_network_id
-        if router_id:
-            body = client.show_router(router_id)
-            return body['router']
-        elif network_id:
-            router = self._create_router(client, tenant_id)
-            kwargs = {'external_gateway_info': dict(network_id=network_id)}
-            router = client.update_router(router['id'], **kwargs)['router']
-            return router
-        else:
-            raise Exception("Neither of 'public_router_id' or "
-                            "'public_network_id' has been defined.")
-
-    def _create_router(self, client=None, tenant_id=None,
-                       namestart='router-smoke'):
-        if not client:
-            client = self.os_primary.routers_client
-        if not tenant_id:
-            tenant_id = client.tenant_id
-        name = data_utils.rand_name(namestart)
-        result = client.create_router(name=name,
-                                      admin_state_up=True,
-                                      tenant_id=tenant_id)
-        router = result['router']
-        self.assertEqual(router['name'], name)
-        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
-                        client.delete_router,
-                        router['id'])
-        return router
-
 
 class NetworkScenarioTest(manager.NetworkScenarioTest):
     """Base class for network scenario tests.
diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_multitenancy.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_multitenancy.py
index cc3ca73..0d30bc4 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_multitenancy.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_multitenancy.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
         network = self._create_network(
             networks_client=clients.networks_client,
             tenant_id=clients.credentials.tenant_id)
-        router = self._get_router(
+        router = self.get_router(
             client=clients.routers_client,
-            tenant_id=clients.credentials.tenant_id)
+            project_id=clients.credentials.tenant_id)
 
         result = clients.subnets_client.create_subnet(
             name=data_utils.rand_name('subnet'),
diff --git a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_single_tenant.py b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_single_tenant.py
index 60f986a..1735bef 100644
--- a/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_single_tenant.py
+++ b/ironic_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/test_baremetal_single_tenant.py
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@
         network = self._create_network(
             networks_client=clients.networks_client,
             tenant_id=clients.credentials.tenant_id)
-        router = self._get_router(
+        router = self.get_router(
             client=clients.routers_client,
-            tenant_id=clients.credentials.tenant_id)
+            project_id=clients.credentials.tenant_id)
 
         extra_subnet_args = {}
         if CONF.validation.ip_version_for_ssh == 6: