diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
index 26a5a45..a17cc69 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@
         cls.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(cls.snapshot['id'])
 
         # Delete the test volume
-        cls.volumes_client.delete_volume(cls.volume['id'])
-        cls.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(cls.volume['id'])
+        cls.delete_volume(cls.volumes_client, cls.volume['id'])
 
         super(SnapshotsActionsV2Test, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
index cd24d17..ba17d9c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@
         cls.demo_tenant_id = cls.os.credentials.tenant_id
         cls.alt_client = cls.os_alt.volumes_client
 
-    def _delete_volume(self, volume_id):
-        # Delete the specified volume using admin credentials
-        self.admin_volume_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
-        self.admin_volume_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
-
     @test.idempotent_id('59eada70-403c-4cef-a2a3-a8ce2f1b07a0')
     def test_list_quotas(self):
         quotas = (self.admin_quotas_client.show_quota_set(self.demo_tenant_id)
@@ -91,7 +86,8 @@
             self.demo_tenant_id)['quota_set']
 
         volume = self.create_volume()
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume,
+                        self.admin_volume_client, volume['id'])
 
         new_quota_usage = self.admin_quotas_client.show_quota_usage(
             self.demo_tenant_id)['quota_set']
@@ -128,7 +124,8 @@
     def test_quota_usage_after_volume_transfer(self):
         # Create a volume for transfer
         volume = self.create_volume()
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume,
+                        self.admin_volume_client, volume['id'])
 
         # List of tenants quota usage pre-transfer
         primary_quota = self.admin_quotas_client.show_quota_usage(
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
index 587dbd2..9023037 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 
 class VolumeTypesV2Test(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
 
-    def _delete_volume(self, volume_id):
-        self.volumes_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
-        self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
-
     @test.idempotent_id('9d9b28e3-1b2e-4483-a2cc-24aa0ea1de54')
     def test_volume_type_list(self):
         # List volume types.
@@ -59,7 +55,7 @@
 
         # Create volume
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(**params)['volume']
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.volumes_client, volume['id'])
         self.assertEqual(volume_types[0]['name'], volume["volume_type"])
         self.assertEqual(volume[self.name_field], vol_name,
                          "The created volume name is not equal "
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
index bdb313f..5388f7f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def resource_cleanup(cls):
         # Delete the test volume
-        cls.client.delete_volume(cls.volume['id'])
-        cls.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(cls.volume['id'])
+        cls.delete_volume(cls.client, cls.volume['id'])
 
         super(VolumesActionsV2Test, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index 9010c89..665036b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@
     # only in a single location in the source, and could be more general.
 
     @classmethod
+    def delete_volume(cls, client, volume_id):
+        """Delete volume by the given client"""
+        client.delete_volume(volume_id)
+        client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
+
+    @classmethod
     def clear_volumes(cls):
         for volume in cls.volumes:
             try:
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
index 866db3d..d138490 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
@@ -36,16 +36,11 @@
         cls.alt_tenant_id = cls.alt_client.tenant_id
         cls.adm_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_client
 
-    def _delete_volume(self, volume_id):
-        # Delete the specified volume using admin creds
-        self.adm_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
-        self.adm_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
-
     @test.idempotent_id('4d75b645-a478-48b1-97c8-503f64242f1a')
     def test_create_get_list_accept_volume_transfer(self):
         # Create a volume first
         volume = self.create_volume()
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.adm_client, volume['id'])
 
         # Create a volume transfer
         transfer = self.client.create_volume_transfer(
@@ -74,7 +69,7 @@
     def test_create_list_delete_volume_transfer(self):
         # Create a volume first
         volume = self.create_volume()
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.adm_client, volume['id'])
 
         # Create a volume transfer
         body = self.client.create_volume_transfer(
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index 5d83bb0..e5fcdfe 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -39,10 +39,6 @@
         cls.name_field = cls.special_fields['name_field']
         cls.descrip_field = cls.special_fields['descrip_field']
 
-    def _delete_volume(self, volume_id):
-        self.client.delete_volume(volume_id)
-        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
-
     def _volume_create_get_update_delete(self, **kwargs):
         # Create a volume, Get it's details and Delete the volume
         volume = {}
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@
         kwargs['metadata'] = metadata
         volume = self.client.create_volume(**kwargs)['volume']
         self.assertIn('id', volume)
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.client, volume['id'])
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.client, volume['id'], 'available')
         self.assertIn(self.name_field, volume)
         self.assertEqual(volume[self.name_field], v_name,
@@ -113,7 +109,7 @@
                   'availability_zone': volume['availability_zone']}
         new_volume = self.client.create_volume(**params)['volume']
         self.assertIn('id', new_volume)
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, new_volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.client, new_volume['id'])
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.client,
                                        new_volume['id'], 'available')
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
index 38a5a80..a93025d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@
     def resource_cleanup(cls):
         # Delete the created volumes
         for volid in cls.volume_id_list:
-            cls.client.delete_volume(volid)
-            cls.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volid)
+            cls.delete_volume(cls.client, volid)
         super(VolumesV2ListTestJSON, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     def _list_by_param_value_and_assert(self, params, with_detail=False):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 6707121..0f7c4f6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@
             snapshot_id=snapshot['id'])['volume']
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client,
                                        volume['id'], 'available')
-        self.volumes_client.delete_volume(volume['id'])
-        self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
+        self.delete_volume(self.volumes_client, volume['id'])
         self.cleanup_snapshot(snapshot)
 
     @test.idempotent_id('db4d8e0a-7a2e-41cc-a712-961f6844e896')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/v2/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/v2/test_volumes_list.py
index 1fa54c2..5117e6c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/v2/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/v2/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
     def resource_cleanup(cls):
         # Delete the created volumes
         for volid in cls.volume_id_list:
-            cls.client.delete_volume(volid)
-            cls.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volid)
+            cls.delete_volume(cls.client, volid)
         super(VolumesV2ListTestJSON, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
     @test.idempotent_id('2a7064eb-b9c3-429b-b888-33928fc5edd3')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/v3/admin/test_user_messages.py b/tempest/api/volume/v3/admin/test_user_messages.py
index 19c37be..9d59d1b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/v3/admin/test_user_messages.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/v3/admin/test_user_messages.py
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@
     min_microversion = '3.3'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
-    def _delete_volume(self, volume_id):
-        self.volumes_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
-        self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
-
     def _create_user_message(self):
         """Trigger a 'no valid host' situation to generate a message."""
         bad_protocol = data_utils.rand_name('storage_protocol')
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@
                         bogus_type['id'])
         params = {'volume_type': bogus_type['id']}
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(**params)['volume']
-        self.addCleanup(self._delete_volume, volume['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.volumes_client, volume['id'])
         try:
             waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client, volume['id'],
                                            'error')