diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index caefc6dd..2cd1344f 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@ import time
 
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
-from tempest_lib.common.utils import misc
+from tempest.common import service_client
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
-from neutron.tests.tempest.common import service_client
 from neutron.tests.tempest import exceptions
 
 
@@ -220,43 +219,6 @@ class NetworkClientJSON(service_client.ServiceClient):
             return True
         return False
 
-    def wait_for_resource_status(self, fetch, status, interval=None,
-                                 timeout=None):
-        """
-        @summary: Waits for a network resource to reach a status
-        @param fetch: the callable to be used to query the resource status
-        @type fecth: callable that takes no parameters and returns the resource
-        @param status: the status that the resource has to reach
-        @type status: String
-        @param interval: the number of seconds to wait between each status
-          query
-        @type interval: Integer
-        @param timeout: the maximum number of seconds to wait for the resource
-          to reach the desired status
-        @type timeout: Integer
-        """
-        if not interval:
-            interval = self.build_interval
-        if not timeout:
-            timeout = self.build_timeout
-        start_time = time.time()
-
-        while time.time() - start_time <= timeout:
-            resource = fetch()
-            if resource['status'] == status:
-                return
-            time.sleep(interval)
-
-        # At this point, the wait has timed out
-        message = 'Resource %s' % (str(resource))
-        message += ' failed to reach status %s' % status
-        message += ' (current: %s)' % resource['status']
-        message += ' within the required time %s' % timeout
-        caller = misc.find_test_caller()
-        if caller:
-            message = '(%s) %s' % (caller, message)
-        raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
-
     def deserialize_single(self, body):
         return json.loads(body)