diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
index a26052c..73f1f8f 100755
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
             volume_id=self.volume['id'], name=backup_name)['backup'])
         self.addCleanup(self._delete_backup, backup['id'])
         self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
-        self.admin_backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
-                                                         'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_backup_status(self.admin_backups_client,
+                                       backup['id'], 'available')
 
         # Export Backup
         export_backup = (self.admin_backups_client.export_backup(backup['id'])
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
         self.addCleanup(self._delete_backup, new_id)
         self.assertIn("id", import_backup)
         self.assertEqual(new_id, import_backup['id'])
-        self.admin_backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(import_backup['id'],
-                                                         'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_backup_status(self.admin_backups_client,
+                                       import_backup['id'], 'available')
 
         # Verify Import Backup
         backups = self.admin_backups_client.list_backups(
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
         # Verify if restored volume is there in volume list
         volumes = self.admin_volume_client.list_volumes()['volumes']
         self.assertIn(restore['volume_id'], [v['id'] for v in volumes])
-        self.admin_backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(import_backup['id'],
-                                                         'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_backup_status(self.admin_backups_client,
+                                       import_backup['id'], 'available')
 
     @test.idempotent_id('47a35425-a891-4e13-961c-c45deea21e94')
     def test_volume_backup_reset_status(self):
@@ -134,13 +134,13 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.admin_backups_client.delete_backup,
                         backup['id'])
         self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
-        self.admin_backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
-                                                         'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_backup_status(self.admin_backups_client,
+                                       backup['id'], 'available')
         # Reset backup status to error
         self.admin_backups_client.reset_backup_status(backup_id=backup['id'],
                                                       status="error")
-        self.admin_backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
-                                                         'error')
+        waiters.wait_for_backup_status(self.admin_backups_client,
+                                       backup['id'], 'error')
 
 
 class VolumesBackupsAdminV1Test(VolumesBackupsAdminV2Test):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
index 86076b7..867e520 100755
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
         self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client,
                                        volume['id'], 'available')
-        self.backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
-                                                   'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_backup_status(self.backups_client,
+                                       backup['id'], 'available')
 
         # Get a given backup
         backup = self.backups_client.show_backup(backup['id'])['backup']
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.volumes_client.delete_volume,
                         restore['volume_id'])
         self.assertEqual(backup['id'], restore['backup_id'])
-        self.backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
-                                                   'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_backup_status(self.backups_client,
+                                       backup['id'], 'available')
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client,
                                        restore['volume_id'], 'available')
 
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
             volume_id=volume['id'],
             name=backup_name, force=True)['backup']
         self.addCleanup(self.backups_client.delete_backup, backup['id'])
-        self.backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
-                                                   'available')
+        waiters.wait_for_backup_status(self.backups_client,
+                                       backup['id'], 'available')
         self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index 9d307ee..57769b9 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -210,6 +210,27 @@
             raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
 
 
+def wait_for_backup_status(client, backup_id, status):
+    """Waits for a Backup to reach a given status."""
+    body = client.show_backup(backup_id)['backup']
+    backup_status = body['status']
+    start = int(time.time())
+
+    while backup_status != status:
+        time.sleep(client.build_interval)
+        body = client.show_backup(backup_id)['backup']
+        backup_status = body['status']
+        if backup_status == 'error' and backup_status != status:
+            raise exceptions.VolumeBackupException(backup_id=backup_id)
+
+        if int(time.time()) - start >= client.build_timeout:
+            message = ('Volume backup %s failed to reach %s status '
+                       '(current %s) within the required time (%s s).' %
+                       (backup_id, status, backup_status,
+                        client.build_timeout))
+            raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
+
+
 def wait_for_bm_node_status(client, node_id, attr, status):
     """Waits for a baremetal node attribute to reach given status.
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py
index a57e628..1b35feb 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py
@@ -13,11 +13,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import time
-
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 
-from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
@@ -96,26 +93,6 @@
         self.expected_success(202, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def wait_for_backup_status(self, backup_id, status):
-        """Waits for a Backup to reach a given status."""
-        body = self.show_backup(backup_id)['backup']
-        backup_status = body['status']
-        start = int(time.time())
-
-        while backup_status != status:
-            time.sleep(self.build_interval)
-            body = self.show_backup(backup_id)['backup']
-            backup_status = body['status']
-            if backup_status == 'error' and backup_status != status:
-                raise exceptions.VolumeBackupException(backup_id=backup_id)
-
-            if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Volume backup %s failed to reach %s status '
-                           '(current %s) within the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (backup_id, status, backup_status,
-                            self.build_timeout))
-                raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
-
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
             self.show_backup(id)