diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/bgpvpn/scenario/manager.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/bgpvpn/scenario/manager.py
index 422df19..529989f 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/bgpvpn/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/bgpvpn/scenario/manager.py
@@ -142,121 +142,6 @@
                                           CONF.validation.ping_timeout,
                                           1)
 
-    def _create_security_group(self, security_group_rules_client=None,
-                               tenant_id=None,
-                               namestart='secgroup-smoke',
-                               security_groups_client=None):
-        if security_group_rules_client is None:
-            security_group_rules_client = self.security_group_rules_client
-        if security_groups_client is None:
-            security_groups_client = self.security_groups_client
-        if tenant_id is None:
-            tenant_id = security_groups_client.tenant_id
-        secgroup = self._create_empty_security_group(
-            namestart=namestart, client=security_groups_client,
-            tenant_id=tenant_id)
-
-        # Add rules to the security group
-        rules = self.create_loginable_secgroup_rule(
-            security_group_rules_client=security_group_rules_client,
-            secgroup=secgroup,
-            security_groups_client=security_groups_client)
-        for rule in rules:
-            self.assertEqual(tenant_id, rule['tenant_id'])
-            self.assertEqual(secgroup['id'], rule['security_group_id'])
-        return secgroup
-
-    def _create_empty_security_group(self, client=None, tenant_id=None,
-                                     namestart='secgroup-smoke'):
-        """Create a security group without rules.
-
-        Default rules will be created:
-         - IPv4 egress to any
-         - IPv6 egress to any
-
-        :param tenant_id: secgroup will be created in this tenant
-        :returns: the created security group
-        """
-        if client is None:
-            client = self.security_groups_client
-        if not tenant_id:
-            tenant_id = client.tenant_id
-        sg_name = data_utils.rand_name(namestart)
-        sg_desc = sg_name + " description"
-        sg_dict = dict(name=sg_name,
-                       description=sg_desc)
-        sg_dict['tenant_id'] = tenant_id
-        result = client.create_security_group(**sg_dict)
-
-        secgroup = result['security_group']
-        self.assertEqual(secgroup['name'], sg_name)
-        self.assertEqual(tenant_id, secgroup['tenant_id'])
-        self.assertEqual(secgroup['description'], sg_desc)
-
-        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
-                        client.delete_security_group, secgroup['id'])
-        return secgroup
-
-    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_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
-
     def create_loginable_secgroup_rule(self, security_group_rules_client=None,
                                        secgroup=None,
                                        security_groups_client=None):
@@ -304,7 +189,7 @@
             for r_direction in ['ingress', 'egress']:
                 ruleset['direction'] = r_direction
                 try:
-                    sg_rule = self._create_security_group_rule(
+                    sg_rule = self.create_security_group_rule(
                         sec_group_rules_client=sec_group_rules_client,
                         secgroup=secgroup,
                         security_groups_client=security_groups_client,
diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/bgpvpn/scenario/test_bgpvpn_basic.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/bgpvpn/scenario/test_bgpvpn_basic.py
index dd82020..186c638 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/bgpvpn/scenario/test_bgpvpn_basic.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/bgpvpn/scenario/test_bgpvpn_basic.py
@@ -1103,8 +1103,8 @@
         self._check_l3_bgpvpn(should_succeed=False)
 
     def _create_security_group_for_test(self):
-        self.security_group = self._create_security_group(
-            tenant_id=self.bgpvpn_client.tenant_id)
+        self.security_group = self.create_security_group(
+            project_id=self.bgpvpn_client.project_id)
 
     def _create_networks_and_subnets(self, names=None, subnet_cidrs=None,
                                      port_security=True):