diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 00c9b61..b19bf89 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -883,11 +883,11 @@
         LOG.info("FloatingIP: {fp} is at status: {st}"
                  .format(fp=floating_ip, st=status))
 
-    def _check_tenant_network_connectivity(self, server,
-                                           username,
-                                           private_key,
-                                           should_connect=True,
-                                           servers_for_debug=None):
+    def check_tenant_network_connectivity(self, server,
+                                          username,
+                                          private_key,
+                                          should_connect=True,
+                                          servers_for_debug=None):
         if not CONF.network.project_networks_reachable:
             msg = 'Tenant networks not configured to be reachable.'
             LOG.info(msg)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_advanced_server_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_advanced_server_ops.py
index 340c3c9..7c404ad 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_advanced_server_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_advanced_server_ops.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
                                     should_connect=True):
         username = CONF.validation.image_ssh_user
         private_key = keypair['private_key']
-        self._check_tenant_network_connectivity(
+        self.check_tenant_network_connectivity(
             server, username, private_key,
             should_connect=should_connect,
             servers_for_debug=[server])
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
index 0c3bf23..7ce7b28 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_network_basic_ops.py
@@ -117,7 +117,12 @@
             self.ports.append({'port': port_id})
 
         server = self._create_server(self.network, port_id)
-        self._check_tenant_network_connectivity()
+        ssh_login = CONF.validation.image_ssh_user
+        for server in self.servers:
+            # call the common method in the parent class
+            self.check_tenant_network_connectivity(
+                server, ssh_login, self._get_server_key(server),
+                servers_for_debug=self.servers)
 
         floating_ip = self.create_floating_ip(server)
         self.floating_ip_tuple = Floating_IP_tuple(floating_ip, server)
@@ -170,15 +175,6 @@
     def _get_server_key(self, server):
         return self.keypairs[server['key_name']]['private_key']
 
-    def _check_tenant_network_connectivity(self):
-        ssh_login = CONF.validation.image_ssh_user
-        for server in self.servers:
-            # call the common method in the parent class
-            super(TestNetworkBasicOps, self).\
-                _check_tenant_network_connectivity(
-                    server, ssh_login, self._get_server_key(server),
-                    servers_for_debug=self.servers)
-
     def check_public_network_connectivity(
             self, should_connect=True, msg=None,
             should_check_floating_ip_status=True, mtu=None):