diff --git a/tests/common/fixtures/advanced_reboot.py b/tests/common/fixtures/advanced_reboot.py
index af78bfd4819..1f705199f30 100644
--- a/tests/common/fixtures/advanced_reboot.py
+++ b/tests/common/fixtures/advanced_reboot.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 import pytest
 import time
 
-from common.errors import RunAnsibleModuleFail
 from common.mellanox_data import is_mellanox_device as isMellanoxDevice
+from common.platform.ssh_utils import prepare_testbed_ssh_keys as prepareTestbedSshKeys
 from common.reboot import reboot as rebootDut
 from ptf_runner import ptf_runner
 
@@ -213,41 +213,11 @@ def __runScript(self, scripts, ansibleHost):
             logger.info('Running script {0} on {1}'.format(script, ansibleHost.hostname))
             ansibleHost.script('scripts/' + script)
 
-    def __prepareTestbedSshKeys(self, dutUsername, dutIp):
+    def __prepareTestbedSshKeys(self):
         '''
         Prepares testbed ssh keys by generating ssh key on ptf host and adding this key to known_hosts on duthost
-        @param dutUsername: DUT username
-        @param dutIp: DUT IP
-        '''
-        logger.info('Remove old keys from ptfhost')
-        self.ptfhost.shell('rm -f /root/.ssh/id_rsa*')
-        try:
-            self.ptfhost.shell('stat /root/.ssh/known_hosts')
-        except RunAnsibleModuleFail:
-            pass # files does not exist
-        else:
-            self.ptfhost.shell('ssh-keygen -f /root/.ssh/known_hosts -R ' + dutIp)
-
-        logger.info('Generate public key for ptf host')
-        self.ptfhost.file(path='/root/.ssh/', mode='u+rwx,g-rwx,o-rwx', state='directory')
-        result = self.ptfhost.openssh_keypair(
-            path='/root/.ssh/id_rsa',
-            size=2048,
-            force=True,
-            type='rsa',
-            mode='u=rw,g=,o='
-        )
-        # There is an error with id_rsa.pub access permissions documented in:
-        # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/61411
-        # @TODO: remove the following line when upgrading to Ansible 2.9x
-        self.ptfhost.file(path='/root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub', mode='u=rw,g=,o=')
-
-        cmd = '''
-            mkdir -p /home/{0}/.ssh && 
-            echo "{1}" >> /home/{0}/.ssh/authorized_keys && 
-            chown -R {0}:{0} /home/{0}/.ssh/
-        '''.format(dutUsername, result['public_key'])
-        self.duthost.shell(cmd)
+        '''
+        prepareTestbedSshKeys(self.duthost, self.ptfhost, self.rebootData['dut_username'])
 
     def __handleMellanoxDut(self):
         '''
@@ -316,7 +286,7 @@ def __setupTestbed(self):
 
         self.__runScript(['remove_ip.sh', 'change_mac.sh'], self.ptfhost)
 
-        self.__prepareTestbedSshKeys(self.rebootData['dut_username'], self.rebootData['dut_hostname'])
+        self.__prepareTestbedSshKeys()
 
         logger.info('Copy tests to the PTF container  {}'.format(self.ptfhost.hostname))
         self.ptfhost.copy(src='ptftests', dest='/root')
diff --git a/tests/common/platform/ssh_utils.py b/tests/common/platform/ssh_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05726e2c24c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/common/platform/ssh_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import logging
+
+from common.errors import RunAnsibleModuleFail
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+def prepare_testbed_ssh_keys(duthost, ptfhost, dut_username):
+    '''
+    Prepares testbed ssh keys by generating ssh key on ptf host and adding this key to known_hosts on duthost
+
+    @param duthost: instance of AnsibleHost class for DUT
+    @param ptfhost: instance of AnsibleHost class for PTF
+    @param dut_username: DUT username
+    '''
+    dut_ip = duthost.host.options['inventory_manager'].get_host(duthost.hostname).vars['ansible_host']
+
+    logger.info('Remove old keys from ptfhost')
+    ptfhost.shell('rm -f /root/.ssh/id_rsa*')
+    try:
+        ptfhost.shell('stat /root/.ssh/known_hosts')
+    except RunAnsibleModuleFail:
+        pass # files does not exist
+    else:
+        ptfhost.shell('ssh-keygen -f /root/.ssh/known_hosts -R ' + dut_ip)
+
+    logger.info('Generate public key for ptf host')
+    ptfhost.file(path='/root/.ssh/', mode='u+rwx,g-rwx,o-rwx', state='directory')
+    result = ptfhost.openssh_keypair(
+        path='/root/.ssh/id_rsa',
+        size=2048,
+        force=True,
+        type='rsa',
+        mode='u=rw,g=,o='
+    )
+    # There is an error with id_rsa.pub access permissions documented in:
+    # https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/61411
+    # @TODO: remove the following line when upgrading to Ansible 2.9x
+    ptfhost.file(path='/root/.ssh/id_rsa.pub', mode='u=rw,g=,o=')
+
+    cmd = '''
+        mkdir -p /home/{0}/.ssh && 
+        echo "{1}" >> /home/{0}/.ssh/authorized_keys && 
+        chown -R {0}:{0} /home/{0}/.ssh/
+    '''.format(dut_username, result['public_key'])
+    duthost.shell(cmd)