diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/fwaas/scenario/fwaas_v2_manager.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/fwaas/scenario/fwaas_v2_manager.py
index 07d0060..decab10 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/fwaas/scenario/fwaas_v2_manager.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/fwaas/scenario/fwaas_v2_manager.py
@@ -455,176 +455,6 @@
                         floating_ip['id'])
         return floating_ip
 
-    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):
-        """Create loginable security group rule
-
-        This function will create:
-        1. egress and ingress tcp port 22 allow rule in order to allow ssh
-        access for ipv4.
-        2. egress and ingress ipv6 icmp allow rule, in order to allow icmpv6.
-        3. egress and ingress ipv4 icmp allow rule, in order to allow icmpv4.
-        """
-
-        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
-        rules = []
-        rulesets = [
-            dict(
-                # ssh
-                protocol='tcp',
-                port_range_min=22,
-                port_range_max=22,
-            ),
-            dict(
-                # ping
-                protocol='icmp',
-            ),
-            dict(
-                # ipv6-icmp for ping6
-                protocol='icmp',
-                ethertype='IPv6',
-            )
-        ]
-        sec_group_rules_client = security_group_rules_client
-        for ruleset in rulesets:
-            for r_direction in ['ingress', 'egress']:
-                ruleset['direction'] = r_direction
-                try:
-                    sg_rule = self._create_security_group_rule(
-                        sec_group_rules_client=sec_group_rules_client,
-                        secgroup=secgroup,
-                        security_groups_client=security_groups_client,
-                        **ruleset)
-                except lib_exc.Conflict as ex:
-                    # if rule already exist - skip rule and continue
-                    msg = 'Security group rule already exists'
-                    if msg not in ex._error_string:
-                        raise ex
-                else:
-                    self.assertEqual(r_direction, sg_rule['direction'])
-                    rules.append(sg_rule)
-
-        return rules
-
     def _create_router(self, client=None, tenant_id=None,
                        namestart='router-smoke'):
         if not client:
diff --git a/neutron_tempest_plugin/fwaas/scenario/test_fwaas_v2.py b/neutron_tempest_plugin/fwaas/scenario/test_fwaas_v2.py
index 4681b88..8f0c0d5 100644
--- a/neutron_tempest_plugin/fwaas/scenario/test_fwaas_v2.py
+++ b/neutron_tempest_plugin/fwaas/scenario/test_fwaas_v2.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         resp['router_portid_2'] = router_portid_2
 
         # Create a VM on each of the network and assign it a floating IP.
-        security_group = self._create_security_group()
+        security_group = self.create_security_group()
         server1, private_key1, server_fixed_ip_1, server_floating_ip_1 = (
             self._create_test_server(network1, security_group))
         server2, private_key2, server_fixed_ip_2, server_floating_ip_2 = (