diff --git a/heat_integrationtests/functional/test_conditions.py b/heat_integrationtests/functional/test_conditions.py
index 84886ceb3f..b6d2865099 100644
--- a/heat_integrationtests/functional/test_conditions.py
+++ b/heat_integrationtests/functional/test_conditions.py
@@ -307,10 +307,15 @@ resources:
 
 class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
 
-    def res_assert_for_prod(self, resources, bj_prod=True, fj_zone=False,
+    def res_assert_for_prod(self, stack_identifier,
+                            bj_prod=True, fj_zone=False,
                             shannxi_provice=False):
-        res_names = {res.resource_name for res in resources
-                     if res.resource_status != 'DELETE_COMPLETE'}
+        def is_not_deleted(r):
+            return r.resource_status != 'DELETE_COMPLETE'
+
+        resources = self.list_resources(stack_identifier, is_not_deleted)
+        res_names = set(resources)
+
         if bj_prod:
             self.assertEqual(4, len(resources))
             self.assertIn('beijing_prod_res', res_names)
@@ -330,10 +335,13 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
         self.assertIn('prod_res', res_names)
         self.assertIn('test_res', res_names)
 
-    def res_assert_for_test(self, resources, fj_zone=False,
+    def res_assert_for_test(self, stack_identifier, fj_zone=False,
                             shannxi_provice=False):
-        res_names = {res.resource_name for res in resources
-                     if res.resource_status != 'DELETE_COMPLETE'}
+        def is_not_deleted(r):
+            return r.resource_status != 'DELETE_COMPLETE'
+
+        resources = self.list_resources(stack_identifier, is_not_deleted)
+        res_names = set(resources)
 
         if fj_zone:
             self.assertEqual(4, len(resources))
@@ -399,8 +407,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
 
     def test_stack_create_update_cfn_template_test_to_prod(self):
         stack_identifier = self.stack_create(template=cfn_template)
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources)
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'zone': 'fuzhou'}
@@ -408,8 +415,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources, fj_zone=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier, fj_zone=True)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'zone': 'xianyang'}
@@ -417,8 +423,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources, shannxi_provice=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier, shannxi_provice=True)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod'}
@@ -426,8 +431,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod',
@@ -436,8 +440,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, False)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod',
@@ -446,8 +449,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, bj_prod=False, fj_zone=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, bj_prod=False, fj_zone=True)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod',
@@ -456,17 +458,15 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, bj_prod=False, fj_zone=False,
-                                 shannxi_provice=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, bj_prod=False,
+                                 fj_zone=False, shannxi_provice=True)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False)
 
     def test_stack_create_update_cfn_template_prod_to_test(self):
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod'}
         stack_identifier = self.stack_create(template=cfn_template,
                                              parameters=parms)
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'zone': 'xiamen',
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, bj_prod=False, fj_zone=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, bj_prod=False, fj_zone=True)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, bj_prod=False)
 
         parms = {'zone': 'xianyang',
@@ -485,9 +484,8 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, bj_prod=False, fj_zone=False,
-                                 shannxi_provice=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, bj_prod=False,
+                                 fj_zone=False, shannxi_provice=True)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, bj_prod=False)
 
         parms = {'zone': 'shanghai',
@@ -496,9 +494,8 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, bj_prod=False, fj_zone=False,
-                                 shannxi_provice=False)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, bj_prod=False,
+                                 fj_zone=False, shannxi_provice=False)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, bj_prod=False)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'test'}
@@ -506,8 +503,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources)
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'test',
@@ -516,8 +512,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources, fj_zone=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier, fj_zone=True)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'test',
@@ -526,15 +521,13 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=cfn_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources, fj_zone=False,
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier, fj_zone=False,
                                  shannxi_provice=True)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
     def test_stack_create_update_hot_template_test_to_prod(self):
         stack_identifier = self.stack_create(template=hot_template)
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources)
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'zone': 'xianyang'}
@@ -542,8 +535,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=hot_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources, shannxi_provice=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier, shannxi_provice=True)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod'}
@@ -551,8 +543,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=hot_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod',
@@ -561,8 +552,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=hot_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, False)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod',
@@ -571,16 +561,14 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=hot_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, False, shannxi_provice=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False, shannxi_provice=True)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False)
 
     def test_stack_create_update_hot_template_prod_to_test(self):
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod'}
         stack_identifier = self.stack_create(template=hot_template,
                                              parameters=parms)
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'prod',
@@ -589,8 +577,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=hot_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_prod(resources, False, shannxi_provice=True)
+        self.res_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False, shannxi_provice=True)
         self.output_assert_for_prod(stack_identifier, False)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'test'}
@@ -598,8 +585,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=hot_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources)
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)
 
         parms = {'env_type': 'test',
@@ -608,8 +594,7 @@ class CreateUpdateResConditionTest(functional_base.FunctionalTestsBase):
                           template=hot_template,
                           parameters=parms)
 
-        resources = self.client.resources.list(stack_identifier)
-        self.res_assert_for_test(resources, fj_zone=False,
+        self.res_assert_for_test(stack_identifier, fj_zone=False,
                                  shannxi_provice=True)
         self.output_assert_for_test(stack_identifier)