diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
index b32da1dd1..afe851a16 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_protectcoinbase.py
@@ -42,34 +42,6 @@ class WalletProtectCoinbaseTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.is_network_split=False
         self.sync_all()
 
-    # Returns txid if operation was a success or None
-    def wait_and_assert_operationid_status(self, myopid, in_status='success', in_errormsg=None):
-        print('waiting for async operation {}'.format(myopid))
-        opids = []
-        opids.append(myopid)
-        timeout = 300
-        status = None
-        errormsg = None
-        txid = None
-        for x in xrange(1, timeout):
-            results = self.nodes[0].z_getoperationresult(opids)
-            if len(results)==0:
-                time.sleep(1)
-            else:
-                status = results[0]["status"]
-                if status == "failed":
-                    errormsg = results[0]['error']['message']
-                elif status == "success":
-                    txid = results[0]['result']['txid']
-                break
-        print('...returned status: {}'.format(status))
-        assert_equal(in_status, status)
-        if errormsg is not None:
-            assert(in_errormsg is not None)
-            assert_equal(in_errormsg in errormsg, True)
-            print('...returned error: {}'.format(errormsg))
-        return txid
-
     def run_test (self):
         print "Mining blocks..."
 
diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/zkey_import_export.py b/qa/rpc-tests/zkey_import_export.py
index 243ca3909..323debe31 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/zkey_import_export.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/zkey_import_export.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 from decimal import Decimal
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
-from test_framework.util import assert_equal, assert_greater_than, start_nodes, initialize_chain_clean, connect_nodes_bi
+from test_framework.util import assert_equal, assert_greater_than, start_nodes,\
+    initialize_chain_clean, connect_nodes_bi, wait_and_assert_operationid_status
 
 import logging
 import time
@@ -30,42 +31,12 @@ class ZkeyImportExportTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         self.is_network_split=False
         self.sync_all()
 
-    # TODO: Refactor in z_addr test_framework file
-    # Returns txid if operation was a success or None
-    def wait_and_assert_operationid_status(self, node, myopid, in_status='success', in_errormsg=None):
-        print('waiting for async operation {}'.format(myopid))
-        opids = []
-        opids.append(myopid)
-        timeout = 300
-        status = None
-        errormsg = None
-        txid = None
-        for x in xrange(1, timeout):
-            results = node.z_getoperationresult(opids)
-            if len(results)==0:
-                time.sleep(1)
-            else:
-                print("Results", results[0])
-                status = results[0]["status"]
-                if status == "failed":
-                    errormsg = results[0]['error']['message']
-                elif status == "success":
-                    txid = results[0]['result']['txid']
-                break
-        print('...returned status: {}'.format(status))
-        assert_equal(in_status, status)
-        if errormsg is not None:
-            assert(in_errormsg is not None)
-            assert_equal(in_errormsg in errormsg, True)
-            print('...returned error: {}'.format(errormsg))
-        return txid
-
     def run_test(self):
         [alice, bob, charlie, david, miner] = self.nodes
 
         def z_send(from_node, from_addr, to_addr, amount):
             opid = from_node.z_sendmany(from_addr, [{"address": to_addr, "amount": Decimal(amount)}])
-            self.wait_and_assert_operationid_status(from_node, opid)
+            wait_and_assert_operationid_status(from_node, opid)
             self.sync_all()
             miner.generate(1)
             self.sync_all()
@@ -112,7 +83,7 @@ class ZkeyImportExportTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         # Shield Alice's coinbase funds to her zaddr
         alice_zaddr = alice.z_getnewaddress()
         res = alice.z_shieldcoinbase("*", alice_zaddr)
-        self.wait_and_assert_operationid_status(alice, res['opid'])
+        wait_and_assert_operationid_status(alice, res['opid'])
         self.sync_all()
         miner.generate(1)
         self.sync_all()