diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/test_utils.py b/tripleoclient/tests/test_utils.py
index 96a40155e..6a5a96fcd 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -565,46 +565,6 @@ class TestWaitForStackUtil(TestCase):
         result = utils.wait_for_stack_ready(self.mock_orchestration, 'stack')
         self.assertEqual(False, result)
 
-    def test_wait_for_provision_state(self):
-
-        baremetal_client = mock.Mock()
-
-        baremetal_client.node.get.return_value = mock.Mock(
-            provision_state="available", last_error=None)
-
-        utils.wait_for_provision_state(baremetal_client, 'UUID', "available")
-
-    def test_wait_for_provision_state_not_found(self):
-
-        baremetal_client = mock.Mock()
-
-        baremetal_client.node.get.return_value = None
-
-        utils.wait_for_provision_state(baremetal_client, 'UUID', "available")
-
-    def test_wait_for_provision_state_timeout(self):
-
-        baremetal_client = mock.Mock()
-
-        baremetal_client.node.get.return_value = mock.Mock(
-            provision_state="not what we want", last_error=None)
-
-        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.Timeout):
-            utils.wait_for_provision_state(baremetal_client, 'UUID',
-                                           "available", loops=1, sleep=0.01)
-
-    def test_wait_for_provision_state_fail(self):
-
-        baremetal_client = mock.Mock()
-
-        baremetal_client.node.get.return_value = mock.Mock(
-            provision_state="enroll",
-            last_error="node on fire; returning to previous state.")
-
-        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.StateTransitionFailed):
-            utils.wait_for_provision_state(baremetal_client, 'UUID',
-                                           "available", loops=1, sleep=0.01)
-
     def test_check_stack_network_matches_env_files(self):
         stack_reg = {
             'OS::TripleO::Hosts::SoftwareConfig': 'val',
diff --git a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_deploy/test_overcloud_deploy.py b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_deploy/test_overcloud_deploy.py
index add32dfef..2036ef68c 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_deploy/test_overcloud_deploy.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/tests/v1/overcloud_deploy/test_overcloud_deploy.py
@@ -1238,13 +1238,11 @@ class TestDeployOvercloud(fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.StackInProgress,
                           self.cmd.take_action, parsed_args)
 
-    @mock.patch('tripleoclient.utils.wait_for_provision_state')
     @mock.patch('tripleoclient.workflows.deployment.create_overcloudrc',
                 autospec=True)
     @mock.patch('tripleoclient.v1.overcloud_deploy.DeployOvercloud.'
                 '_deploy_tripleo_heat_templates_tmpdir', autospec=True)
-    def test_deployed_server(self, mock_deploy_tmpdir, mock_overcloudrc,
-                             mock_provision):
+    def test_deployed_server(self, mock_deploy_tmpdir, mock_overcloudrc):
         fixture = deployment.DeploymentWorkflowFixture()
         self.useFixture(fixture)
         utils_fixture = deployment.UtilsOvercloudFixture()
@@ -1264,7 +1262,6 @@ class TestDeployOvercloud(fakes.TestDeployOvercloud):
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
         self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
         self.assertTrue(mock_deploy_tmpdir.called)
-        self.assertNotCalled(mock_provision)
         self.assertNotCalled(clients.baremetal)
         self.assertNotCalled(clients.compute)
         self.assertTrue(utils_fixture.mock_deploy_tht.called)
diff --git a/tripleoclient/utils.py b/tripleoclient/utils.py
index 504ce7489..502206966 100644
--- a/tripleoclient/utils.py
+++ b/tripleoclient/utils.py
@@ -552,66 +552,6 @@ def wait_for_stack_ready(orchestration_client, stack_name, marker=None,
         "wait_for_stack_ready: Max retries {} reached".format(max_retries))
 
 
-def wait_for_provision_state(baremetal_client, node_uuid, provision_state,
-                             loops=10, sleep=1):
-    """Wait for a given Provisioning state in Ironic
-
-    Updating the provisioning state is an async operation, we
-    need to wait for it to be completed.
-
-    :param baremetal_client: Instance of Ironic client
-    :type  baremetal_client: ironicclient.v1.client.Client
-
-    :param node_uuid: The Ironic node UUID
-    :type  node_uuid: str
-
-    :param provision_state: The provisioning state name to wait for
-    :type  provision_state: str
-
-    :param loops: How many times to loop
-    :type loops: int
-
-    :param sleep: How long to sleep between loops
-    :type sleep: int
-
-    :raises exceptions.StateTransitionFailed: if node.last_error is set
-    """
-
-    for _l in range(0, loops):
-
-        node = baremetal_client.node.get(node_uuid)
-
-        if node is None:
-            # The node can't be found in ironic, so we don't need to wait for
-            # the provision state
-            return
-        if node.provision_state == provision_state:
-            return
-
-        # node.last_error should be None after any successful operation
-        if node.last_error:
-            raise exceptions.StateTransitionFailed(_(
-                "Error transitioning node %(uuid)s to provision state "
-                "%(state)s: %(error)s. Now in state %(actual)s.") % {
-                    'uuid': node_uuid,
-                    'state': provision_state,
-                    'error': node.last_error,
-                    'actual': node.provision_state
-                }
-            )
-
-        time.sleep(sleep)
-
-    raise exceptions.Timeout(_(
-        "Node %(uuid)s did not reach provision state %(state)s. "
-        "Now in state %(actual)s.") % {
-            'uuid': node_uuid,
-            'state': provision_state,
-            'actual': node.provision_state
-        }
-    )
-
-
 def get_stack_output_item(stack, item):
     if not stack:
         return None