diff --git a/tempest/api/network/base.py b/tempest/api/network/base.py
index 425d3f2..0a71055 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/base.py
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@
     def create_vpnservice(cls, subnet_id, router_id):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test vpn service."""
         resp, body = cls.client.create_vpnservice(
-            subnet_id, router_id, admin_state_up=True,
+            subnet_id=subnet_id, router_id=router_id, admin_state_up=True,
             name=data_utils.rand_name("vpnservice-"))
         vpnservice = body['vpnservice']
         cls.vpnservices.append(vpnservice)
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def create_ikepolicy(cls, name):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test ike policy."""
-        resp, body = cls.client.create_ikepolicy(name)
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_ikepolicy(name=name)
         ikepolicy = body['ikepolicy']
         cls.ikepolicies.append(ikepolicy)
         return ikepolicy
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_vpnaas_extensions.py b/tempest/api/network/test_vpnaas_extensions.py
index 7edaaf8..a49e944 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_vpnaas_extensions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_vpnaas_extensions.py
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
     def test_create_update_delete_vpn_service(self):
         # Creates a VPN service
         name = data_utils.rand_name('vpn-service-')
-        resp, body = self.client.create_vpnservice(self.subnet['id'],
-                                                   self.router['id'],
+        resp, body = self.client.create_vpnservice(subnet_id=self.subnet['id'],
+                                                   router_id=self.router['id'],
                                                    name=name,
                                                    admin_state_up=True)
         self.assertEqual('201', resp['status'])
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
         # Creates a IKE policy
         name = data_utils.rand_name('ike-policy-')
         resp, body = (self.client.create_ikepolicy(
-                      name,
+                      name=name,
                       ike_version="v1",
                       encryption_algorithm="aes-128",
                       auth_algorithm="sha1"))
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index f9dd8ef..8e53b8d 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -165,21 +165,6 @@
         resp, body = self.delete(uri)
         return resp, body
 
-    def create_vpnservice(self, subnet_id, router_id, **kwargs):
-        post_body = {
-            "vpnservice": {
-                "subnet_id": subnet_id,
-                "router_id": router_id
-            }
-        }
-        for key, val in kwargs.items():
-            post_body['vpnservice'][key] = val
-        body = json.dumps(post_body)
-        uri = '%s/vpn/vpnservices' % (self.uri_prefix)
-        resp, body = self.post(uri, body)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        return resp, body
-
     def list_router_interfaces(self, uuid):
         uri = '%s/ports?device_id=%s' % (self.uri_prefix, uuid)
         resp, body = self.get(uri)
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
index 50a1954..a9d4880 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
@@ -257,38 +257,6 @@
         body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
         return resp, body
 
-    def create_vpnservice(self, subnet_id, router_id, **kwargs):
-        uri = '%s/vpn/vpnservices' % (self.uri_prefix)
-        vpnservice = common.Element("vpnservice")
-        p1 = common.Element("subnet_id", subnet_id)
-        p2 = common.Element("router_id", router_id)
-        vpnservice.append(p1)
-        vpnservice.append(p2)
-        common.deep_dict_to_xml(vpnservice, kwargs)
-        resp, body = self.post(uri, str(common.Document(vpnservice)))
-        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
-        return resp, body
-
-    def create_ikepolicy(self, name, **kwargs):
-        uri = '%s/vpn/ikepolicies' % (self.uri_prefix)
-        ikepolicy = common.Element("ikepolicy")
-        p1 = common.Element("name", name)
-        ikepolicy.append(p1)
-        common.deep_dict_to_xml(ikepolicy, kwargs)
-        resp, body = self.post(uri, str(common.Document(ikepolicy)))
-        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
-        return resp, body
-
-    def create_ipsecpolicy(self, name, **kwargs):
-        uri = '%s/vpn/ipsecpolicies' % (self.uri_prefix)
-        ipsecpolicy = common.Element("ipsecpolicy")
-        p1 = common.Element("name", name)
-        ipsecpolicy.append(p1)
-        common.deep_dict_to_xml(ipsecpolicy, kwargs)
-        resp, body = self.post(uri, str(common.Document(ipsecpolicy)))
-        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
-        return resp, body
-
 
 def _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(xml_returned_body):
     body = ET.fromstring(xml_returned_body)