diff --git a/neutron/tests/fullstack/base.py b/neutron/tests/fullstack/base.py
index 6fe81a37c87..c45dea75fe7 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/fullstack/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/fullstack/base.py
@@ -97,12 +97,13 @@ class BaseFullStackTestCase(testlib_api.MySQLTestCaseMixin,
 
     def _assert_ping_during_agents_restart(
             self, agents, src_namespace, ips, restart_timeout=10,
-            ping_timeout=1, count=10):
+            ping_timeout=1, count=10, max_workers=None):
+        max_workers = max_workers or len(agents)
         with net_helpers.async_ping(
                 src_namespace, ips, timeout=ping_timeout,
                 count=count) as done:
             LOG.debug("Restarting agents")
-            executor = futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=len(agents))
+            executor = futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=max_workers)
             restarts = [agent.restart(executor=executor)
                         for agent in agents]
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/fullstack/test_l3_agent.py b/neutron/tests/fullstack/test_l3_agent.py
index 9b7fc0c9196..21100711b00 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/fullstack/test_l3_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/fullstack/test_l3_agent.py
@@ -318,19 +318,6 @@ class TestHAL3Agent(TestL3Agent):
             if self._get_keepalived_state(keepalived_state_file) == "master":
                 return keepalived_state_file
 
-    def _get_l3_agents_with_ha_state(self, l3_agents, router_id, ha_state):
-        found_agents = []
-        agents_hosting_router = self.client.list_l3_agent_hosting_routers(
-            router_id)['agents']
-        for agent in l3_agents:
-            agent_host = agent.neutron_cfg_fixture.get_host()
-            for agent_hosting_router in agents_hosting_router:
-                if (agent_hosting_router['host'] == agent_host and
-                        agent_hosting_router['ha_state'] == ha_state):
-                    found_agents.append(agent)
-                    break
-        return found_agents
-
     def test_keepalived_multiple_sighups_does_not_forfeit_mastership(self):
         """Setup a complete "Neutron stack" - both an internal and an external
            network+subnet, and a router connected to both.
@@ -410,16 +397,10 @@ class TestHAL3Agent(TestL3Agent):
         external_vm.block_until_ping(router_ip)
 
         l3_agents = [host.agents['l3'] for host in self.environment.hosts]
-        l3_standby_agents = self._get_l3_agents_with_ha_state(
-            l3_agents, router['id'], 'standby')
-        l3_active_agents = self._get_l3_agents_with_ha_state(
-            l3_agents, router['id'], 'active')
 
         self._assert_ping_during_agents_restart(
-            l3_standby_agents, external_vm.namespace, [router_ip], count=60)
-
-        self._assert_ping_during_agents_restart(
-            l3_active_agents, external_vm.namespace, [router_ip], count=60)
+            l3_agents, external_vm.namespace, [router_ip], count=60,
+            max_workers=1)
 
     def test_gateway_ip_changed(self):
         self._test_gateway_ip_changed()