diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 4652af4..86e84fe 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -1060,10 +1060,10 @@
         if not CONF.service_available.neutron:
             raise cls.skipException('Neutron not available')
 
-    def _create_network(self, networks_client=None,
-                        project_id=None,
-                        namestart='network-smoke-',
-                        port_security_enabled=True, **net_dict):
+    def create_network(self, networks_client=None,
+                       project_id=None,
+                       namestart='network-smoke-',
+                       port_security_enabled=True, **net_dict):
         if not networks_client:
             networks_client = self.networks_client
         if not project_id:
@@ -1594,7 +1594,7 @@
             router = None
             subnet = None
         else:
-            network = self._create_network(
+            network = self.create_network(
                 networks_client=networks_client,
                 project_id=project_id,
                 port_security_enabled=port_security_enabled,
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 6c1b3fa..da1e794 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
         self.floating_ip_tuple = Floating_IP_tuple(floating_ip, server)
 
     def _create_new_network(self, create_gateway=False):
-        self.new_net = self._create_network()
+        self.new_net = self.create_network()
         if create_gateway:
             self.new_subnet = self.create_subnet(
                 network=self.new_net)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
index 9be28c4..9323628 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_v6.py
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@
         if dualnet - create IPv6 subnets on a different network
         :return: list of created networks
         """
-        network = self._create_network()
+        network = self.create_network()
         if dualnet:
-            network_v6 = self._create_network()
+            network_v6 = self.create_network()
 
         sub4 = self.create_subnet(network=network,
                                   namestart='sub4',