diff --git a/neutron_taas_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py b/neutron_taas_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
index 02b481c..f28ef9b 100644
--- a/neutron_taas_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/neutron_taas_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/manager.py
@@ -14,28 +14,25 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import subprocess
-
 import netaddr
 from oslo_log import log
 from oslo_utils import netutils
 
 from tempest.common import compute
 from tempest.common.utils.linux import remote_client
-from tempest.common.utils import net_utils
 from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
-import tempest.test
+import tempest.scenario.manager
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class ScenarioTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
+class ScenarioTest(tempest.scenario.manager.ScenarioTest):
     """Base class for scenario tests. Uses tempest own clients. """
 
     credentials = ['primary', 'admin']
@@ -65,21 +62,6 @@ class ScenarioTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
     # The create_[resource] functions only return body and discard the
     # resp part which is not used in scenario tests
 
-    def _create_port(self, network_id, client=None, namestart='port-quotatest',
-                     **kwargs):
-        if not client:
-            client = self.ports_client
-        name = data_utils.rand_name(namestart)
-        result = client.create_port(
-            name=name,
-            network_id=network_id,
-            **kwargs)
-        self.assertIsNotNone(result, 'Unable to allocate port')
-        port = result['port']
-        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
-                        client.delete_port, port['id'])
-        return port
-
     @classmethod
     def create_keypair(cls, client=None):
         if not client:
@@ -162,9 +144,10 @@ class ScenarioTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
             for net in networks:
                 net_id = net.get('uuid', net.get('id'))
                 if 'port' not in net:
-                    port = self._create_port(network_id=net_id,
-                                             client=clients.ports_client,
-                                             **create_port_body)
+                    port = self.create_port(network_id=net_id,
+                                            client=clients.ports_client,
+                                            namestart='port-quotatest',
+                                            **create_port_body)
                     ports.append({'port': port['id']})
                 else:
                     ports.append({'port': net['port']})
@@ -249,43 +232,6 @@ class ScenarioTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
         if not isinstance(exc, lib_exc.SSHTimeout):
             LOG.debug('Network information on a devstack host')
 
-    def ping_ip_address(self, ip_address, should_succeed=True,
-                        ping_timeout=None, mtu=None):
-        timeout = ping_timeout or CONF.validation.ping_timeout
-        cmd = ['ping', '-c1', '-w1']
-
-        if mtu:
-            cmd += [
-                # don't fragment
-                '-M', 'do',
-                # ping receives just the size of ICMP payload
-                '-s', str(net_utils.get_ping_payload_size(mtu, 4))
-            ]
-        cmd.append(ip_address)
-
-        def ping():
-            proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
-                                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                    stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-            proc.communicate()
-
-            return (proc.returncode == 0) == should_succeed
-
-        caller = test_utils.find_test_caller()
-        LOG.debug('%(caller)s begins to ping %(ip)s in %(timeout)s sec and the'
-                  ' expected result is %(should_succeed)s', {
-                      'caller': caller, 'ip': ip_address, 'timeout': timeout,
-                      'should_succeed':
-                      'reachable' if should_succeed else 'unreachable'
-                  })
-        result = test_utils.call_until_true(ping, timeout, 1)
-        LOG.debug('%(caller)s finishes ping %(ip)s in %(timeout)s sec and the '
-                  'ping result is %(result)s', {
-                      'caller': caller, 'ip': ip_address, 'timeout': timeout,
-                      'result': 'expected' if result else 'unexpected'
-                  })
-        return result
-
     def check_vm_connectivity(self, ip_address,
                               username=None,
                               private_key=None,
@@ -912,8 +858,10 @@ class NetworkScenarioTest(ScenarioTest):
         if provider_net:
             net_id = self.provider_network['id']
 
-        port = self._create_port(
-            net_id, security_groups=[self.secgroup['id']], **kwargs)
+        port = self.create_port(net_id,
+                                security_groups=[self.secgroup['id']],
+                                namestart='port-quotatest',
+                                **kwargs)
         self._create_server_and_wait(port, image, flavor)
 
         fip = self.create_floating_ip(