diff --git a/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/cloud_disruptions.py b/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/cloud_disruptions.py
index 14d3d2adf..92d8af109 100644
--- a/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/cloud_disruptions.py
+++ b/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/cloud_disruptions.py
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ network_disruption = """
 undisrupt_network = """
  sudo iptables-restore /home/heat-admin/working.iptables.rules
 """
-ban_resource = "sudo pcs resource ban {} {}"
-clear_resource = "sudo pcs resource clear {} {}"
 ovn_db_pcs_resource_restart = "sudo pcs resource restart ovn-dbs-bundle"
 kill_rabbit = "sudo kill -9 $(pgrep beam.smp)"
 kill_galera = "sudo kill -9 $(pgrep mysqld)"
@@ -61,10 +59,6 @@ class PcsEnableException(tobiko.TobikoException):
     message = "pcs enable didn't start the resource"
 
 
-class PcsBanException(tobiko.TobikoException):
-    message = "the resource wasn't banned"
-
-
 class GaleraBoostrapException(tobiko.TobikoException):
     message = "Bootstrap should not be done from node without grastate.dat"
 
@@ -343,54 +337,6 @@ def reset_ovndb_master_container():
                                    container_host=node)
 
 
-def ban_master_resource(resource_type, resource_name):
-    """ban master resource and check that it stopped
-    and another node is promoted to master"""
-    nodes = topology.list_openstack_nodes(group='controller')
-    resource_num = pacemaker.PacemakerResourcesStatus().resource_count(
-        resource_type)
-    # repeat process for all nodes except one
-    for i in range(resource_num - 1):
-        master_node_name = pacemaker.get_resource_master_node(resource_type)
-        if not master_node_name:
-            break
-        else:
-            sh.execute(ban_resource.format(resource_name,
-                                           master_node_name[0]),
-                       ssh_client=topology.get_openstack_node(
-                           master_node_name[0]).ssh_client)
-            for attempt_number in range(60):
-                try:
-                    # check if resource banned and another slave promoted
-                    if pacemaker.PacemakerResourcesStatus().resource_banned(
-                            resource_type):
-                        # if there one resource left(master), test succeded
-                        if i == resource_num - 2:
-                            clear_resources(nodes, resource_name)
-                            time.sleep(10)
-                            return
-                        # more than 2 resources, so repeat process
-                        else:
-                            time.sleep(20)
-                            break
-                    else:
-                        raise PcsBanException()
-                except PcsBanException():
-                    LOG.info('Retrying pacemaker resource checks attempt '
-                             '{} of 60'.format(attempt_number))
-                time.sleep(1)
-    clear_resources(nodes, resource_name)
-    tobiko.fail('The resource {} was not promoted to master'.format(
-        resource_name))
-
-
-def clear_resources(nodes, resource_name):
-    for cont in range(len(nodes)):
-        sh.execute(clear_resource.format(resource_name,  'controller-{}'.
-                                         format(cont)),
-                   ssh_client=nodes[0].ssh_client)
-
-
 def kill_rabbitmq_service():
     """kill a rabbit process on a random controller,
     check in pacemaker it is down"""
diff --git a/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py b/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
index 8d3e8f803..3981ca344 100644
--- a/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
+++ b/tobiko/tests/faults/ha/test_cloud_recovery.py
@@ -245,17 +245,6 @@ class DisruptTripleoNodesTest(testtools.TestCase):
         LOG.info("Verify can create VMs after controllers power on...")
         tests.test_server_creation()
 
-    def test_ban_redis(self):
-        OvercloudHealthCheck.run_before()
-        cloud_disruptions.ban_master_resource("(ocf::heartbeat:redis):",
-                                              "redis-bundle")
-        OvercloudHealthCheck.run_after()
-
-    def test_ban_ovs(self):
-        OvercloudHealthCheck.run_before()
-        cloud_disruptions.ban_master_resource("(ocf::ovn:ovndb-servers):",
-                                              "ovn-dbs-bundle")
-        OvercloudHealthCheck.run_after()
 
 # [..]
 # more tests to follow
diff --git a/tobiko/tripleo/pacemaker.py b/tobiko/tripleo/pacemaker.py
index 4902ee6dc..19247f5c5 100644
--- a/tobiko/tripleo/pacemaker.py
+++ b/tobiko/tripleo/pacemaker.py
@@ -224,27 +224,6 @@ class PacemakerResourcesStatus(object):
         # exhausted all retries
         tobiko.fail('pcs cluster is not in a healthy state')
 
-    def resource_banned(self, resource_type):
-        self.pcs_df = get_pcs_resources_table()
-        nodes_num = self.resource_count(resource_type)
-        master_num = self.resource_count_in_state(
-            resource_type, "Master")
-        slave_num = self.resource_count_in_state(
-            resource_type, "Slave")
-        banned_num = self.resource_count_in_state(
-            resource_type, "Stopped")
-        if (master_num == 1 and banned_num >= 1) and\
-                (slave_num == nodes_num - master_num - banned_num):
-            LOG.info("""pcs status check: resource has been banned successfully
-            and another one has been promoted""")
-            return True
-        elif banned_num == 0:
-            LOG.info("pcs status check: resource has not been banned")
-            return False
-        else:
-            LOG.info("pcs status check: resource is in not in a healthy state")
-            return False
-
 
 def get_overcloud_nodes_running_pcs_resource(resource=None,
                                              resource_type=None,
@@ -274,7 +253,7 @@ def get_overcloud_nodes_running_pcs_resource(resource=None,
 
 
 def get_resource_master_node(resource_type=None):
-    return get_overcloud_nodes_running_pcs_resource(
+    get_overcloud_nodes_running_pcs_resource(
         resource_type=resource_type, resource_state='Master')