diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_tokens.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_tokens.py
index 3428c07c17..98abd02a84 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_tokens.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v2/test_tokens.py
@@ -87,10 +87,7 @@ class TokensTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV2AdminTest):
         self.addCleanup(self.tenants_client.delete_tenant, tenant2['id'])
 
         # Create a role
-        role_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='role')
-        role = self.roles_client.create_role(name=role_name)['role']
-        # Delete the role at the end of the test
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, role['id'])
+        role = self.setup_test_role()
 
         # Grant the user the role on the tenants.
         self.roles_client.create_user_role_on_project(tenant1['id'],
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_inherits.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_inherits.py
index 3fe591bd2e..4de0f5bfad 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_inherits.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_inherits.py
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ class InheritsV3TestJSON(BaseInheritsV3Test):
     @decorators.idempotent_id('4e6f0366-97c8-423c-b2be-41eae6ac91c8')
     def test_inherit_assign_list_check_revoke_roles_on_domains_user(self):
         # Create role
-        src_role = self.roles_client.create_role(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('Role'))['role']
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, src_role['id'])
+        src_role = self.setup_test_role()
         # Assign role on domains user
         self.inherited_roles_client.create_inherited_role_on_domains_user(
             self.domain['id'], self.user['id'], src_role['id'])
@@ -91,9 +89,7 @@ class InheritsV3TestJSON(BaseInheritsV3Test):
     @decorators.idempotent_id('c7a8dda2-be50-4fb4-9a9c-e830771078b1')
     def test_inherit_assign_list_check_revoke_roles_on_domains_group(self):
         # Create role
-        src_role = self.roles_client.create_role(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('Role'))['role']
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, src_role['id'])
+        src_role = self.setup_test_role()
         # Assign role on domains group
         self.inherited_roles_client.create_inherited_role_on_domains_group(
             self.domain['id'], self.group['id'], src_role['id'])
@@ -117,9 +113,7 @@ class InheritsV3TestJSON(BaseInheritsV3Test):
     @decorators.idempotent_id('18b70e45-7687-4b72-8277-b8f1a47d7591')
     def test_inherit_assign_check_revoke_roles_on_projects_user(self):
         # Create role
-        src_role = self.roles_client.create_role(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('Role'))['role']
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, src_role['id'])
+        src_role = self.setup_test_role()
         # Assign role on projects user
         self.inherited_roles_client.create_inherited_role_on_projects_user(
             self.project['id'], self.user['id'], src_role['id'])
@@ -134,9 +128,7 @@ class InheritsV3TestJSON(BaseInheritsV3Test):
     @decorators.idempotent_id('26021436-d5a4-4256-943c-ded01e0d4b45')
     def test_inherit_assign_check_revoke_roles_on_projects_group(self):
         # Create role
-        src_role = self.roles_client.create_role(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('Role'))['role']
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, src_role['id'])
+        src_role = self.setup_test_role()
         # Assign role on projects group
         self.inherited_roles_client.create_inherited_role_on_projects_group(
             self.project['id'], self.group['id'], src_role['id'])
@@ -152,9 +144,7 @@ class InheritsV3TestJSON(BaseInheritsV3Test):
     @decorators.idempotent_id('3acf666e-5354-42ac-8e17-8b68893bcd36')
     def test_inherit_assign_list_revoke_user_roles_on_domain(self):
         # Create role
-        src_role = self.roles_client.create_role(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('Role'))['role']
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, src_role['id'])
+        src_role = self.setup_test_role()
 
         # Create a project hierarchy
         leaf_project_name = data_utils.rand_name('project')
@@ -202,9 +192,7 @@ class InheritsV3TestJSON(BaseInheritsV3Test):
     @decorators.idempotent_id('9f02ccd9-9b57-46b4-8f77-dd5a736f3a06')
     def test_inherit_assign_list_revoke_user_roles_on_project_tree(self):
         # Create role
-        src_role = self.roles_client.create_role(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('Role'))['role']
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, src_role['id'])
+        src_role = self.setup_test_role()
 
         # Create a project hierarchy
         leaf_project_name = data_utils.rand_name('project')
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
index fabb91c349..ae687f6ea6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_tokens.py
@@ -81,9 +81,7 @@ class TokensV3TestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
         self.addCleanup(self.projects_client.delete_project, project2['id'])
 
         # Create a role
-        role_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='role')
-        role = self.roles_client.create_role(name=role_name)['role']
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, role['id'])
+        role = self.setup_test_role()
 
         # Grant the user the role on both projects.
         self.roles_client.create_user_role_on_project(project1['id'],
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_users.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_users.py
index 0d12ba9762..28137ad921 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_users.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_users.py
@@ -118,10 +118,7 @@ class UsersV3TestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
         # Delete the User at the end of this method
         self.addCleanup(self.users_client.delete_user, user_body['id'])
         # Creating Role
-        role_body = self.roles_client.create_role(
-            name=data_utils.rand_name('role'))['role']
-        # Delete the Role at the end of this method
-        self.addCleanup(self.roles_client.delete_role, role_body['id'])
+        role_body = self.setup_test_role()
 
         user = self.users_client.show_user(user_body['id'])['user']
         role = self.roles_client.show_role(role_body['id'])['role']
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/base.py b/tempest/api/identity/base.py
index 8317535c61..5cb4c776cd 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/base.py
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ class BaseIdentityTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
             self.users_client.delete_user, user['id'])
         return user
 
-    def setup_test_role(self, domain_id=None):
+    def setup_test_role(self, name=None, domain_id=None):
         """Set up a test role."""
-        params = {'name': data_utils.rand_name('test_role')}
+        params = {'name': name or data_utils.rand_name('test_role')}
         if domain_id:
             params['domain_id'] = domain_id