diff --git a/tests/suite/ap_resources_utils.py b/tests/suite/ap_resources_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e53d3a68c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/suite/ap_resources_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+"""Describe methods to utilize the AppProtect resources."""
+
+from kubernetes.client import CustomObjectsApi, ApiextensionsV1Api, CoreV1Api
+from suite.resources_utils import ensure_item_removal, get_file_contents
+from kubernetes import client
+from kubernetes.client.rest import ApiException
+import pytest
+import time
+import yaml
+import logging
+
+
+def read_ap_custom_resource(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, namespace, plural, name) -> object:
+    """
+    Get AppProtect CRD information (kubectl describe output)
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param namespace: The custom resource's namespace	
+    :param plural: the custom resource's plural name
+    :param name: the custom object's name
+    :return: object
+    """
+    print(f"Getting info for {name} in namespace {namespace}")
+    try:
+        response = custom_objects.get_namespaced_custom_object(
+            "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, plural, name
+        )
+        return response
+
+    except ApiException:
+        logging.exception(f"Exception occurred while reading CRD")
+        raise
+
+
+
+def create_ap_waf_policy_from_yaml(
+    custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi,
+    yaml_manifest,
+    namespace,
+    ap_namespace,
+    waf_enable,
+    log_enable,
+    appolicy,
+    aplogconf,
+    logdest,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Create a Policy based on yaml file.
+
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
+    :param namespace: namespace for test resources
+    :param ap_namespace: namespace for AppProtect resources
+    :param waf_enable: true/false
+    :param log_enable: true/false
+    :param appolicy: AppProtect policy name
+    :param aplogconf: Logconf name
+    :param logdest: AP log destination (syslog)
+    :return: None
+    """
+    with open(yaml_manifest) as f:
+        dep = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    try:
+        dep["spec"]["waf"]["enable"] = waf_enable
+        dep["spec"]["waf"]["apPolicy"] = f"{ap_namespace}/{appolicy}"
+        dep["spec"]["waf"]["securityLog"]["enable"] = log_enable
+        dep["spec"]["waf"]["securityLog"]["apLogConf"] = f"{ap_namespace}/{aplogconf}"
+        dep["spec"]["waf"]["securityLog"]["logDest"] = f"{logdest}"
+
+        custom_objects.create_namespaced_custom_object(
+            "k8s.nginx.org", "v1", namespace, "policies", dep
+        )
+        print(f"Policy created: {dep}")
+    except ApiException:
+        logging.exception(f"Exception occurred while creating Policy: {dep['metadata']['name']}")
+        raise
+
+def create_ap_logconf_from_yaml(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, yaml_manifest, namespace) -> str:
+    """
+    Create a logconf for AppProtect based on yaml file.
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
+    :param namespace:
+    :return: str
+    """
+    print("Create Ap logconf:")
+    with open(yaml_manifest) as f:
+        dep = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    custom_objects.create_namespaced_custom_object(
+        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "aplogconfs", dep
+    )
+    print(f"AP logconf created with name '{dep['metadata']['name']}'")
+    return dep["metadata"]["name"]
+
+
+def create_ap_policy_from_yaml(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, yaml_manifest, namespace) -> str:
+    """
+    Create a policy for AppProtect based on yaml file.
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
+    :param namespace:
+    :return: str
+    """
+    print("Create AP Policy:")
+    with open(yaml_manifest) as f:
+        dep = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    custom_objects.create_namespaced_custom_object(
+        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "appolicies", dep
+    )
+    print(f"AP Policy created with name '{dep['metadata']['name']}'")
+    return dep["metadata"]["name"]
+
+
+def create_ap_usersig_from_yaml(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, yaml_manifest, namespace) -> str:
+    """
+    Create a UserSig for AppProtect based on yaml file.
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
+    :param namespace:
+    :return: str
+    """
+    print("Create AP UserSig:")
+    with open(yaml_manifest) as f:
+        dep = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    custom_objects.create_namespaced_custom_object(
+        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "apusersigs", dep
+    )
+    print(f"AP UserSig created with name '{dep['metadata']['name']}'")
+    return dep["metadata"]["name"]
+
+
+def delete_and_create_ap_policy_from_yaml(
+    custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, yaml_manifest, namespace
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Patch a AP Policy based on yaml manifest
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param name:
+    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
+    :param namespace:
+    :return:
+    """
+    print(f"Update an AP Policy: {name}")
+
+    try:
+        delete_ap_policy(custom_objects, name, namespace)
+        create_ap_policy_from_yaml(custom_objects, yaml_manifest, namespace)
+    except ApiException:
+        logging.exception(f"Failed with exception while patching AP Policy: {name}")
+        raise
+
+
+def delete_ap_usersig(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, namespace) -> None:
+    """
+    Delete a AppProtect usersig.
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param namespace: namespace
+    :param name:
+    :return:
+    """
+    print(f"Delete AP UserSig: {name}")
+    custom_objects.delete_namespaced_custom_object(
+        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "apusersigs", name
+    )
+    ensure_item_removal(
+        custom_objects.get_namespaced_custom_object,
+        "appprotect.f5.com",
+        "v1beta1",
+        namespace,
+        "apusersigs",
+        name,
+    )
+    print(f"AP UserSig was removed with name: {name}")
+
+
+def delete_ap_logconf(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, namespace) -> None:
+    """
+    Delete a AppProtect logconf.
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param namespace: namespace
+    :param name:
+    :return:
+    """
+    print(f"Delete AP logconf: {name}")
+    custom_objects.delete_namespaced_custom_object(
+        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "aplogconfs", name
+    )
+    ensure_item_removal(
+        custom_objects.get_namespaced_custom_object,
+        "appprotect.f5.com",
+        "v1beta1",
+        namespace,
+        "aplogconfs",
+        name,
+    )
+    print(f"AP logconf was removed with name: {name}")
+
+
+def delete_ap_policy(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, namespace) -> None:
+    """
+    Delete a AppProtect policy.
+    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
+    :param namespace: namespace
+    :param name:
+    :return:
+    """
+    print(f"Delete a AP policy: {name}")
+    custom_objects.delete_namespaced_custom_object(
+        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "appolicies", name
+    )
+    ensure_item_removal(
+        custom_objects.get_namespaced_custom_object,
+        "appprotect.f5.com",
+        "v1beta1",
+        namespace,
+        "appolicies",
+        name,
+    )
+    time.sleep(3)
+    print(f"AP policy was removed with name: {name}")
+
diff --git a/tests/suite/custom_resources_utils.py b/tests/suite/custom_resources_utils.py
index 3b656573a6..b998df221a 100644
--- a/tests/suite/custom_resources_utils.py
+++ b/tests/suite/custom_resources_utils.py
@@ -134,27 +134,6 @@ def read_policy(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, namespace, name) -> object:
     """
     return read_custom_resource(custom_objects, namespace, "policies", name)
 
-def read_ap_custom_resource(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, namespace, plural, name) -> object:
-    """
-    Get AppProtect CRD information (kubectl describe output)
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param namespace: The custom resource's namespace	
-    :param plural: the custom resource's plural name
-    :param name: the custom object's name
-    :return: object
-    """
-    print(f"Getting info for {name} in namespace {namespace}")
-    try:
-        response = custom_objects.get_namespaced_custom_object(
-            "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, plural, name
-        )
-        return response
-
-    except ApiException:
-        logging.exception(f"Exception occurred while reading CRD")
-        raise
-
-
 def create_policy_from_yaml(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, yaml_manifest, namespace) -> str:
     """
     Create a Policy based on yaml file.
@@ -177,50 +156,6 @@ def create_policy_from_yaml(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, yaml_manifest, nam
         logging.exception(f"Exception occurred while creating Policy: {dep['metadata']['name']}")
         raise
 
-
-def create_ap_waf_policy_from_yaml(
-    custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi,
-    yaml_manifest,
-    namespace,
-    ap_namespace,
-    waf_enable,
-    log_enable,
-    appolicy,
-    aplogconf,
-    logdest,
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Create a Policy based on yaml file.
-
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
-    :param namespace: namespace for test resources
-    :param ap_namespace: namespace for AppProtect resources
-    :param waf_enable: true/false
-    :param log_enable: true/false
-    :param appolicy: AppProtect policy name
-    :param aplogconf: Logconf name
-    :param logdest: AP log destination (syslog)
-    :return: None
-    """
-    with open(yaml_manifest) as f:
-        dep = yaml.safe_load(f)
-    try:
-        dep["spec"]["waf"]["enable"] = waf_enable
-        dep["spec"]["waf"]["apPolicy"] = f"{ap_namespace}/{appolicy}"
-        dep["spec"]["waf"]["securityLog"]["enable"] = log_enable
-        dep["spec"]["waf"]["securityLog"]["apLogConf"] = f"{ap_namespace}/{aplogconf}"
-        dep["spec"]["waf"]["securityLog"]["logDest"] = f"{logdest}"
-
-        custom_objects.create_namespaced_custom_object(
-            "k8s.nginx.org", "v1", namespace, "policies", dep
-        )
-        print(f"Policy created: {dep}")
-    except ApiException:
-        logging.exception(f"Exception occurred while creating Policy: {dep['metadata']['name']}")
-        raise
-
-
 def delete_policy(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, namespace) -> None:
     """
     Delete a Policy.
@@ -398,152 +333,6 @@ def delete_resource(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, resource, namespace, plura
     )
     print(f"Resource '{kind}' was removed with name '{name}'")
 
-
-def create_ap_logconf_from_yaml(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, yaml_manifest, namespace) -> str:
-    """
-    Create a logconf for AppProtect based on yaml file.
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
-    :param namespace:
-    :return: str
-    """
-    print("Create Ap logconf:")
-    with open(yaml_manifest) as f:
-        dep = yaml.safe_load(f)
-    custom_objects.create_namespaced_custom_object(
-        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "aplogconfs", dep
-    )
-    print(f"AP logconf created with name '{dep['metadata']['name']}'")
-    return dep["metadata"]["name"]
-
-
-def create_ap_policy_from_yaml(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, yaml_manifest, namespace) -> str:
-    """
-    Create a policy for AppProtect based on yaml file.
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
-    :param namespace:
-    :return: str
-    """
-    print("Create AP Policy:")
-    with open(yaml_manifest) as f:
-        dep = yaml.safe_load(f)
-    custom_objects.create_namespaced_custom_object(
-        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "appolicies", dep
-    )
-    print(f"AP Policy created with name '{dep['metadata']['name']}'")
-    return dep["metadata"]["name"]
-
-
-def create_ap_usersig_from_yaml(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, yaml_manifest, namespace) -> str:
-    """
-    Create a UserSig for AppProtect based on yaml file.
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
-    :param namespace:
-    :return: str
-    """
-    print("Create AP UserSig:")
-    with open(yaml_manifest) as f:
-        dep = yaml.safe_load(f)
-    custom_objects.create_namespaced_custom_object(
-        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "apusersigs", dep
-    )
-    print(f"AP UserSig created with name '{dep['metadata']['name']}'")
-    return dep["metadata"]["name"]
-
-
-def delete_and_create_ap_policy_from_yaml(
-    custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, yaml_manifest, namespace
-) -> None:
-    """
-    Patch a AP Policy based on yaml manifest
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param name:
-    :param yaml_manifest: an absolute path to file
-    :param namespace:
-    :return:
-    """
-    print(f"Update an AP Policy: {name}")
-
-    try:
-        delete_ap_policy(custom_objects, name, namespace)
-        create_ap_policy_from_yaml(custom_objects, yaml_manifest, namespace)
-    except ApiException:
-        logging.exception(f"Failed with exception while patching AP Policy: {name}")
-        raise
-
-
-def delete_ap_usersig(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, namespace) -> None:
-    """
-    Delete a AppProtect usersig.
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param namespace: namespace
-    :param name:
-    :return:
-    """
-    print(f"Delete AP UserSig: {name}")
-    custom_objects.delete_namespaced_custom_object(
-        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "apusersigs", name
-    )
-    ensure_item_removal(
-        custom_objects.get_namespaced_custom_object,
-        "appprotect.f5.com",
-        "v1beta1",
-        namespace,
-        "apusersigs",
-        name,
-    )
-    print(f"AP UserSig was removed with name: {name}")
-
-
-def delete_ap_logconf(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, namespace) -> None:
-    """
-    Delete a AppProtect logconf.
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param namespace: namespace
-    :param name:
-    :return:
-    """
-    print(f"Delete AP logconf: {name}")
-    custom_objects.delete_namespaced_custom_object(
-        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "aplogconfs", name
-    )
-    ensure_item_removal(
-        custom_objects.get_namespaced_custom_object,
-        "appprotect.f5.com",
-        "v1beta1",
-        namespace,
-        "aplogconfs",
-        name,
-    )
-    print(f"AP logconf was removed with name: {name}")
-
-
-def delete_ap_policy(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, namespace) -> None:
-    """
-    Delete a AppProtect policy.
-    :param custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi
-    :param namespace: namespace
-    :param name:
-    :return:
-    """
-    print(f"Delete a AP policy: {name}")
-    custom_objects.delete_namespaced_custom_object(
-        "appprotect.f5.com", "v1beta1", namespace, "appolicies", name
-    )
-    ensure_item_removal(
-        custom_objects.get_namespaced_custom_object,
-        "appprotect.f5.com",
-        "v1beta1",
-        namespace,
-        "appolicies",
-        name,
-    )
-    time.sleep(3)
-    print(f"AP policy was removed with name: {name}")
-
-
 def delete_virtual_server(custom_objects: CustomObjectsApi, name, namespace) -> None:
     """
     Delete a VirtualServer.
diff --git a/tests/suite/test_app_protect.py b/tests/suite/test_app_protect.py
index e35cdf5321..055ec23bec 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_app_protect.py
+++ b/tests/suite/test_app_protect.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import pytest, json
 
 from settings import TEST_DATA, DEPLOYMENTS
-from suite.custom_resources_utils import (
+from suite.ap_resources_utils import (
     create_ap_logconf_from_yaml,
     create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
     delete_ap_policy,
diff --git a/tests/suite/test_app_protect_grpc.py b/tests/suite/test_app_protect_grpc.py
index f4d5cc2408..224d4b4825 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_app_protect_grpc.py
+++ b/tests/suite/test_app_protect_grpc.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import grpc
 import pytest
 from settings import TEST_DATA, DEPLOYMENTS
-from suite.custom_resources_utils import (
+from suite.ap_resources_utils import (
     create_ap_logconf_from_yaml,
     create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
     delete_ap_policy,
diff --git a/tests/suite/test_app_protect_integration.py b/tests/suite/test_app_protect_integration.py
index 605fabcf56..edf9487b3c 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_app_protect_integration.py
+++ b/tests/suite/test_app_protect_integration.py
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@
 import json
 
 from settings import TEST_DATA, DEPLOYMENTS
-from suite.custom_resources_utils import (
-    create_ap_logconf_from_yaml,
-    create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
-    delete_ap_policy,
-    delete_ap_logconf,
-)
 from suite.resources_utils import (
     wait_before_test,
     create_example_app,
@@ -32,7 +26,11 @@
     scale_deployment,
     get_pods_amount,
 )
-from suite.custom_resources_utils import (
+from suite.ap_resources_utils import (
+    create_ap_logconf_from_yaml,
+    create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
+    delete_ap_policy,
+    delete_ap_logconf,
     read_ap_custom_resource,
     create_ap_usersig_from_yaml,
     delete_and_create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
diff --git a/tests/suite/test_app_protect_waf_policies.py b/tests/suite/test_app_protect_waf_policies.py
index 70147b2cff..f62df87eda 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_app_protect_waf_policies.py
+++ b/tests/suite/test_app_protect_waf_policies.py
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 import pytest, json
 
 from settings import TEST_DATA, DEPLOYMENTS
-from suite.custom_resources_utils import (
-    create_ap_logconf_from_yaml,
-    create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
-    delete_ap_policy,
-    delete_ap_logconf,
-    create_ap_waf_policy_from_yaml,
-)
 from suite.resources_utils import (
     wait_before_test,
     create_items_from_yaml,
@@ -17,12 +10,8 @@
     get_service_endpoint,
 )
 from suite.custom_resources_utils import (
-    read_ap_custom_resource,
     create_crd_from_yaml,
     delete_crd,
-    create_ap_usersig_from_yaml,
-    delete_ap_usersig,
-    delete_and_create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
     delete_virtual_server,
     create_virtual_server_from_yaml,
     patch_virtual_server_from_yaml,
@@ -33,6 +22,17 @@
     delete_policy,
     read_policy,
 )
+from suite.ap_resources_utils import (
+    create_ap_usersig_from_yaml,
+    delete_ap_usersig,
+    delete_and_create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
+    read_ap_custom_resource,
+    create_ap_logconf_from_yaml,
+    create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
+    delete_ap_policy,
+    delete_ap_logconf,
+    create_ap_waf_policy_from_yaml,
+)
 from suite.yaml_utils import get_first_ingress_host_from_yaml, get_name_from_yaml
 
 ap_pol_name = ""
diff --git a/tests/suite/test_batch_startup_times.py b/tests/suite/test_batch_startup_times.py
index 71b316f89d..f615bb9f8c 100644
--- a/tests/suite/test_batch_startup_times.py
+++ b/tests/suite/test_batch_startup_times.py
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@
 import pytest
 import yaml
 
-from suite.custom_resources_utils import (
+from suite.ap_resources_utils import (
+    create_ap_usersig_from_yaml,
+    delete_ap_usersig,
     create_ap_logconf_from_yaml,
     create_ap_policy_from_yaml,
     delete_ap_policy,
     delete_ap_logconf,
+    create_ap_waf_policy_from_yaml,
 )
 from suite.resources_utils import (
     ensure_connection_to_public_endpoint,
@@ -33,11 +36,8 @@
 from suite.custom_resources_utils import (
     create_virtual_server_from_yaml,
     delete_virtual_server,
-    create_ap_usersig_from_yaml,
-    delete_ap_usersig,
     patch_virtual_server_from_yaml,
     create_policy_from_yaml,
-    create_ap_waf_policy_from_yaml,
     delete_policy,
     create_virtual_server,
     create_v_s_route,