diff --git a/python/samba/tests/libsmb.py b/python/samba/tests/libsmb.py
index 85068b1caec..cb632d0e3a7 100644
--- a/python/samba/tests/libsmb.py
+++ b/python/samba/tests/libsmb.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from samba.samba3 import libsmb_samba_internal as libsmb
 from samba.dcerpc import security
 from samba.samba3 import param as s3param
 from samba import credentials
+from samba import (ntstatus,NTSTATUSError)
 import samba.tests
 import os
 
@@ -42,3 +43,13 @@ class LibsmbTests(samba.tests.TestCase):
         self.global_inject = os.path.join(server_conf_dir, "global_inject.conf")
 
         self.server_ip = samba.tests.env_get_var_value("SERVER_IP")
+
+    def clean_file(self, conn, filename):
+        try:
+            conn.unlink(filename)
+        except NTSTATUSError as e:
+            if e.args[0] == ntstatus.NT_STATUS_FILE_IS_A_DIRECTORY:
+                conn.rmdir(filename)
+            elif not (e.args[0] == ntstatus.NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND or
+                      e.args[0] == ntstatus.NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND):
+                raise
diff --git a/python/samba/tests/smb2symlink.py b/python/samba/tests/smb2symlink.py
index 5fca138e82a..83df78e8bb6 100644
--- a/python/samba/tests/smb2symlink.py
+++ b/python/samba/tests/smb2symlink.py
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@ class Smb2SymlinkTests(samba.tests.libsmb.LibsmbTests):
             self.creds)
         return (smb1, smb2)
 
-    def clean_file(self, conn, filename):
-        try:
-            conn.unlink(filename)
-        except NTSTATUSError as e:
-            if e.args[0] == ntstatus.NT_STATUS_FILE_IS_A_DIRECTORY:
-                conn.rmdir(filename)
-            elif not (e.args[0] == ntstatus.NT_STATUS_OBJECT_NAME_NOT_FOUND or
-                      e.args[0] == ntstatus.NT_STATUS_OBJECT_PATH_NOT_FOUND):
-                raise
-
     def create_symlink(self, conn, target, symlink):
         self.clean_file(conn, symlink)
         if (conn.protocol() < libsmb.PROTOCOL_SMB2_02 and conn.have_posix()):