diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_keypairs_v210.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_keypairs_v210.py
index dfa7c39..9011433 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_keypairs_v210.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_keypairs_v210.py
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@
         key_list = list()
         for i in range(2):
             k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair')
-            keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name,
-                                           keypair_type='ssh',
-                                           user_id=user_id)
+            keypair = self.create_keypair(k_name,
+                                          keypair_type='ssh',
+                                          user_id=user_id)
             self.assertEqual(k_name, keypair['name'],
                              "The created keypair name is not equal "
                              "to the requested name!")
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(user_id, keypair_detail['user_id'],
                          "The fetched keypair is not for requested user!")
         # Create a admin keypair
-        admin_k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair')
-        admin_keypair = self._create_keypair(admin_k_name, keypair_type='ssh')
+        admin_keypair = self.create_keypair(keypair_type='ssh')
         admin_keypair.pop('private_key', None)
         admin_keypair.pop('user_id')
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/base.py
index ad7f958..21f504b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 
 
 class BaseKeypairTest(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
@@ -27,9 +28,12 @@
     def _delete_keypair(self, keypair_name, **params):
         self.client.delete_keypair(keypair_name, **params)
 
-    def _create_keypair(self, keypair_name,
-                        pub_key=None, keypair_type=None,
-                        user_id=None):
+    def create_keypair(self, keypair_name=None,
+                       pub_key=None, keypair_type=None,
+                       user_id=None):
+        if keypair_name is None:
+            keypair_name = data_utils.rand_name(
+                self.__class__.__name__ + '-keypair')
         kwargs = {'name': keypair_name}
         delete_params = {}
         if pub_key:
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
index 562a508..8acc25a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs.py
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
         # Create 3 keypairs
         key_list = list()
         for i in range(3):
-            k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair')
-            keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name)
+            keypair = self.create_keypair()
             # Need to pop these keys so that our compare doesn't fail later,
             # as the keypair dicts from list API doesn't have them.
             keypair.pop('private_key')
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@
     def test_keypair_create_delete(self):
         # Keypair should be created, verified and deleted
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair')
-        keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name)
+        keypair = self.create_keypair(k_name)
         private_key = keypair['private_key']
         key_name = keypair['name']
         self.assertEqual(key_name, k_name,
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@
     def test_get_keypair_detail(self):
         # Keypair should be created, Got details by name and deleted
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair')
-        self._create_keypair(k_name)
+        self.create_keypair(k_name)
         keypair_detail = self.client.show_keypair(k_name)['keypair']
         self.assertIn('name', keypair_detail)
         self.assertIn('public_key', keypair_detail)
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@
                    "LOeB1kYMOBaiUPLQTWXR3JpckqFIQwhIH0zoHlJvZE8hh90"
                    "XcPojYN56tI0OlrGqojbediJYD0rUsJu4weZpbn8vilb3JuDY+jws"
                    "snSA8wzBx3A/8y9Pp1B nova@ubuntu")
-        keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name, pub_key)
+        keypair = self.create_keypair(k_name, pub_key)
         self.assertNotIn('private_key', keypair,
                          "Field private_key is not empty!")
         key_name = keypair['name']
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_negative.py
index 2a6139b..f5ffa19 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_negative.py
@@ -25,10 +25,9 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('29cca892-46ae-4d48-bc32-8fe7e731eb81')
     def test_keypair_create_with_invalid_pub_key(self):
         # Keypair should not be created with a non RSA public key
-        k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair')
         pub_key = "ssh-rsa JUNK nova@ubuntu"
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
-                          self._create_keypair, k_name, pub_key)
+                          self.create_keypair, pub_key=pub_key)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('7cc32e47-4c42-489d-9623-c5e2cb5a2fa5')
@@ -42,19 +41,17 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('dade320e-69ca-42a9-ba4a-345300f127e0')
     def test_create_keypair_with_empty_public_key(self):
         # Keypair should not be created with an empty public key
-        k_name = data_utils.rand_name("keypair")
         pub_key = ' '
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
-                          k_name, pub_key)
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.create_keypair,
+                          pub_key=pub_key)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('fc100c19-2926-4b9c-8fdc-d0589ee2f9ff')
     def test_create_keypair_when_public_key_bits_exceeds_maximum(self):
         # Keypair should not be created when public key bits are too long
-        k_name = data_utils.rand_name("keypair")
         pub_key = 'ssh-rsa ' + 'A' * 2048 + ' openstack@ubuntu'
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
-                          k_name, pub_key)
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.create_keypair,
+                          pub_key=pub_key)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('0359a7f1-f002-4682-8073-0c91e4011b7c')
@@ -63,7 +60,7 @@
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair')
         self.client.create_keypair(name=k_name)
         # Now try the same keyname to create another key
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Conflict, self._create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Conflict, self.create_keypair,
                           k_name)
         self.client.delete_keypair(k_name)
 
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('1398abe1-4a84-45fb-9294-89f514daff00')
     def test_create_keypair_with_empty_name_string(self):
         # Keypairs with name being an empty string should not be created
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.create_keypair,
                           '')
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
@@ -79,7 +76,7 @@
     def test_create_keypair_with_long_keynames(self):
         # Keypairs with name longer than 255 chars should not be created
         k_name = 'keypair-'.ljust(260, '0')
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.create_keypair,
                           k_name)
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
@@ -87,5 +84,5 @@
     def test_create_keypair_invalid_name(self):
         # Keypairs with name being an invalid name should not be created
         k_name = 'key_/.\@:'
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self._create_keypair,
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest, self.create_keypair,
                           k_name)
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_v22.py b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_v22.py
index 997ef9b..4bd1a40 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_v22.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/keypairs/test_keypairs_v22.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
     def _test_keypairs_create_list_show(self, keypair_type=None):
         k_name = data_utils.rand_name('keypair')
-        keypair = self._create_keypair(k_name, keypair_type=keypair_type)
+        keypair = self.create_keypair(k_name, keypair_type=keypair_type)
         # Verify whether 'type' is present in keypair create response of
         # version 2.2 and it is with default value 'ssh'.
         self._check_keypair_type(keypair, keypair_type)