diff --git a/tempest/api/network/base.py b/tempest/api/network/base.py
index cfac257..c3a66c5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/base.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         cls.networks = []
         cls.subnets = []
         cls.ports = []
+        cls.routers = []
         cls.pools = []
         cls.vips = []
         cls.members = []
@@ -73,6 +74,8 @@
             cls.client.delete_pool(pool['id'])
         for port in cls.ports:
             cls.client.delete_port(port['id'])
+        for router in cls.routers:
+            cls.client.delete_router(router['id'])
         for subnet in cls.subnets:
             cls.client.delete_subnet(subnet['id'])
         for network in cls.networks:
@@ -125,6 +128,21 @@
         return port
 
     @classmethod
+    def create_router(cls, router_name=None, admin_state_up=False,
+                      external_network_id=None, enable_snat=None):
+        ext_gw_info = {}
+        if external_network_id:
+            ext_gw_info['network_id'] = external_network_id
+        if enable_snat:
+            ext_gw_info['enable_snat'] = enable_snat
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_router(
+            router_name, external_gateway_info=ext_gw_info,
+            admin_state_up=admin_state_up)
+        router = body['router']
+        cls.routers.append(router)
+        return router
+
+    @classmethod
     def create_pool(cls, name, lb_method, protocol, subnet):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test pool."""
         resp, body = cls.client.create_pool(name, lb_method, protocol,
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_floating_ips.py b/tempest/api/network/test_floating_ips.py
index ca2c879..9acb6c5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_floating_ips.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_floating_ips.py
@@ -47,11 +47,9 @@
         # Create network, subnet, router and add interface
         cls.network = cls.create_network()
         cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
-        resp, router = cls.client.create_router(
+        cls.router = cls.create_router(
             rand_name('router-'),
-            external_gateway_info={"network_id":
-                                   cls.network_cfg.public_network_id})
-        cls.router = router['router']
+            external_network_id=cls.network_cfg.public_network_id)
         resp, _ = cls.client.add_router_interface_with_subnet_id(
             cls.router['id'], cls.subnet['id'])
         cls.port = list()
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@
                                                           cls.subnet['id'])
         for i in range(2):
             cls.client.delete_port(cls.port[i]['id'])
-        cls.client.delete_router(cls.router['id'])
         super(FloatingIPTestJSON, cls).tearDownClass()
 
     def _delete_floating_ip(self, floating_ip_id):
diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_routers.py b/tempest/api/network/test_routers.py
index 8b939fe..2cfbf61 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_routers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_routers.py
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_create_show_list_update_delete_router(self):
         # Create a router
+        # NOTE(salv-orlando): Do not invoke self.create_router
+        # as we need to check the response code
         name = rand_name('router-')
         resp, create_body = self.client.create_router(
             name, external_gateway_info={
@@ -94,41 +96,37 @@
     def test_add_remove_router_interface_with_subnet_id(self):
         network = self.create_network()
         subnet = self.create_subnet(network)
-        name = rand_name('router-')
-        resp, create_body = self.client.create_router(name)
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_router, create_body['router']['id'])
+        router = self.create_router(rand_name('router-'))
         # Add router interface with subnet id
         resp, interface = self.client.add_router_interface_with_subnet_id(
-            create_body['router']['id'], subnet['id'])
+            router['id'], subnet['id'])
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
         self.addCleanup(self._remove_router_interface_with_subnet_id,
-                        create_body['router']['id'], subnet['id'])
+                        router['id'], subnet['id'])
         self.assertTrue('subnet_id' in interface.keys())
         self.assertTrue('port_id' in interface.keys())
         # Verify router id is equal to device id in port details
         resp, show_port_body = self.client.show_port(
             interface['port_id'])
         self.assertEqual(show_port_body['port']['device_id'],
-                         create_body['router']['id'])
+                         router['id'])
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_add_remove_router_interface_with_port_id(self):
         network = self.create_network()
         self.create_subnet(network)
-        name = rand_name('router-')
-        resp, create_body = self.client.create_router(name)
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_router, create_body['router']['id'])
+        router = self.create_router(rand_name('router-'))
         resp, port_body = self.client.create_port(network['id'])
         # add router interface to port created above
         resp, interface = self.client.add_router_interface_with_port_id(
-            create_body['router']['id'], port_body['port']['id'])
+            router['id'], port_body['port']['id'])
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
         self.addCleanup(self._remove_router_interface_with_port_id,
-                        create_body['router']['id'], port_body['port']['id'])
+                        router['id'], port_body['port']['id'])
         self.assertTrue('subnet_id' in interface.keys())
         self.assertTrue('port_id' in interface.keys())
         # Verify router id is equal to device id in port details
         resp, show_port_body = self.client.show_port(
             interface['port_id'])
         self.assertEqual(show_port_body['port']['device_id'],
-                         create_body['router']['id'])
+                         router['id'])