diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
index cad22f3..b2f12ca 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v1/test_images.py
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('01752c1c-0275-4de3-9e5b-876e44541928')
     def test_list_image_metadata(self):
         # All metadata key/value pairs for an image should be returned
-        resp_metadata = self.client.get_image_meta(self.image_id)
+        resp_metadata = self.client.check_image(self.image_id)
         expected = {'key1': 'value1'}
         self.assertEqual(expected, resp_metadata['properties'])
 
@@ -313,12 +313,12 @@
     def test_update_image_metadata(self):
         # The metadata for the image should match the updated values
         req_metadata = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key2': 'value2'}
-        metadata = self.client.get_image_meta(self.image_id)
+        metadata = self.client.check_image(self.image_id)
         self.assertEqual(metadata['properties'], {'key1': 'value1'})
         metadata['properties'].update(req_metadata)
         metadata = self.client.update_image(
             self.image_id, properties=metadata['properties'])['image']
 
-        resp_metadata = self.client.get_image_meta(self.image_id)
+        resp_metadata = self.client.check_image(self.image_id)
         expected = {'key1': 'alt1', 'key2': 'value2'}
         self.assertEqual(expected, resp_metadata['properties'])
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 956fe88..262ec50 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@
             thing_id=image_id, thing_id_param='id',
             cleanup_callable=self.delete_wrapper,
             cleanup_args=[_image_client.delete_image, image_id])
-        snapshot_image = _image_client.get_image_meta(image_id)
+        snapshot_image = _image_client.check_image(image_id)
 
         bdm = snapshot_image.get('properties', {}).get('block_device_mapping')
         if bdm:
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
index e29ff89..7274e5f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v1/json/images_client.py
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def get_image_meta(self, image_id):
+    def check_image(self, image_id):
+        """Check image metadata."""
         url = 'v1/images/%s' % image_id
         resp, __ = self.head(url)
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def show_image(self, image_id):
+        """Get image details plus the image itself."""
         url = 'v1/images/%s' % image_id
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
-            if self.get_image_meta(id)['status'] == 'deleted':
+            if self.check_image(id)['status'] == 'deleted':
                 return True
         except lib_exc.NotFound:
             return True
@@ -257,17 +259,11 @@
         self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp)
 
-    # NOTE(afazekas): just for the wait function
-    def _get_image_status(self, image_id):
-        meta = self.get_image_meta(image_id)
-        status = meta['status']
-        return status
-
     # NOTE(afazkas): Wait reinvented again. It is not in the correct layer
     def wait_for_image_status(self, image_id, status):
         """Waits for a Image to reach a given status."""
         start_time = time.time()
-        old_value = value = self._get_image_status(image_id)
+        old_value = value = self.check_image(image_id)['status']
         while True:
             dtime = time.time() - start_time
             time.sleep(self.build_interval)
@@ -292,4 +288,4 @@
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
             time.sleep(self.build_interval)
             old_value = value
-            value = self._get_image_status(image_id)
+            value = self.check_image(image_id)['status']