diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
index 7a33f87..26a5a45 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
         params = {cls.name_field: snap_name}
         cls.snapshot = cls.client.create_snapshot(
             volume_id=cls.volume['id'], **params)['snapshot']
-        cls.client.wait_for_snapshot_status(cls.snapshot['id'],
-                                            'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_snapshot_status(cls.client,
+                                         cls.snapshot['id'], 'available')
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_cleanup(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index a918eff..14819e3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
         snapshot = cls.snapshots_client.create_snapshot(
             volume_id=volume_id, **kwargs)['snapshot']
         cls.snapshots.append(snapshot)
-        cls.snapshots_client.wait_for_snapshot_status(snapshot['id'],
-                                                      'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_snapshot_status(cls.snapshots_client,
+                                         snapshot['id'], 'available')
         return snapshot
 
     # NOTE(afazekas): these create_* and clean_* could be defined
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 5737695..1217dc9 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@
                 self.addCleanup(
                     self.delete_wrapper, self.snapshots_client.delete_snapshot,
                     snapshot_id)
-                self.snapshots_client.wait_for_snapshot_status(snapshot_id,
-                                                               'available')
+                waiters.wait_for_snapshot_status(self.snapshots_client,
+                                                 snapshot_id, 'available')
 
         image_name = snapshot_image['name']
         self.assertEqual(name, image_name)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py b/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
index 16352c6..e7223c7 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_stamp_pattern.py
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@
             self.snapshots_client.delete_snapshot(snapshot['id'])
             try:
                 while self.snapshots_client.show_snapshot(
-                    snapshot['id'])['snapshot']:
+                        snapshot['id'])['snapshot']:
                     time.sleep(1)
             except lib_exc.NotFound:
                 pass
         self.addCleanup(cleaner)
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client,
                                        volume['id'], 'available')
-        self.snapshots_client.wait_for_snapshot_status(snapshot['id'],
-                                                       'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_snapshot_status(self.snapshots_client,
+                                         snapshot['id'], 'available')
         self.assertEqual(snapshot_name, snapshot['display_name'])
         return snapshot
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
index 71bb50e..25d825a 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_boot_pattern.py
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
         self.addCleanup(
             self.snapshots_client.wait_for_resource_deletion, snap['id'])
         self.addCleanup(self.snapshots_client.delete_snapshot, snap['id'])
-        self.snapshots_client.wait_for_snapshot_status(snap['id'], 'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_snapshot_status(self.snapshots_client,
+                                         snap['id'], 'available')
 
         # NOTE(e0ne): Cinder API v2 uses name instead of display_name
         if 'display_name' in snap:
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_snapshots_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_snapshots_client.py
index 5e5637a..68503dd 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_snapshots_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_snapshots_client.py
@@ -10,13 +10,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import time
-
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 
-from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
@@ -70,43 +67,6 @@
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    # NOTE(afazekas): just for the wait function
-    def _get_snapshot_status(self, snapshot_id):
-        body = self.show_snapshot(snapshot_id)['snapshot']
-        status = body['status']
-        # NOTE(afazekas): snapshot can reach an "error"
-        # state in a "normal" lifecycle
-        if (status == 'error'):
-            raise exceptions.SnapshotBuildErrorException(
-                snapshot_id=snapshot_id)
-
-        return status
-
-    # NOTE(afazkas): Wait reinvented again. It is not in the correct layer
-    def wait_for_snapshot_status(self, snapshot_id, status):
-        """Waits for a Snapshot to reach a given status."""
-        start_time = time.time()
-        old_value = value = self._get_snapshot_status(snapshot_id)
-        while True:
-            dtime = time.time() - start_time
-            time.sleep(self.build_interval)
-            if value != old_value:
-                LOG.info('Value transition from "%s" to "%s"'
-                         'in %d second(s).', old_value,
-                         value, dtime)
-            if (value == status):
-                return value
-
-            if dtime > self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Time Limit Exceeded! (%ds)'
-                           'while waiting for %s, '
-                           'but we got %s.' %
-                           (self.build_timeout, status, value))
-                raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
-            time.sleep(self.build_interval)
-            old_value = value
-            value = self._get_snapshot_status(snapshot_id)
-
     def delete_snapshot(self, snapshot_id):
         """Delete Snapshot."""
         resp, body = self.delete("snapshots/%s" % str(snapshot_id))
diff --git a/tempest/stress/cleanup.py b/tempest/stress/cleanup.py
index 837edf1..3b0a937 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/cleanup.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/cleanup.py
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
     LOG.info("Cleanup::remove %s snapshots" % len(snaps))
     for v in snaps:
         try:
-            admin_manager.snapshots_client.\
-                wait_for_snapshot_status(v['id'], 'available')
+            waiters.wait_for_snapshot_status(
+                admin_manager.snapshots_client, v['id'], 'available')
             admin_manager.snapshots_client.delete_snapshot(v['id'])
         except Exception:
             pass