diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 8a5b95830..43ccedd0d 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 import yaml
 
 
+IGNORED_WARNINGS = [
+    "Activation Key 'Test Activation Key Copy' already exists.",
+    "You have configured a plain HTTP server URL. All communication will happen unencrypted.",
+]
+
 TEST_PLAYBOOKS_PATH = py.path.local(__file__).realpath() / '..' / 'test_playbooks'
 
 
@@ -110,3 +115,13 @@ def get_ansible_version():
         except pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound:
             pass
     return ansible_version
+
+
+def assert_no_warnings(run):
+    for event in run.events:
+        # check for play level warnings
+        assert not event.get('event_data', {}).get('warning', False)
+
+        # check for task level warnings
+        event_warnings = [warning for warning in event.get('event_data', {}).get('res', {}).get('warnings', []) if warning not in IGNORED_WARNINGS]
+        assert [] == event_warnings, str(event_warnings)
diff --git a/tests/test_callback.py b/tests/test_callback.py
index 3a8ca5569..85fdf00f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_callback.py
+++ b/tests/test_callback.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
-from .conftest import run_playbook, get_ansible_version
+from .conftest import run_playbook, get_ansible_version, assert_no_warnings
 
 
 def run_playbook_callback(tmpdir, report_type):
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ def run_callback(tmpdir, report_type, vcrmode):
     run = run_playbook_callback(tmpdir, report_type)
     assert run.rc == 0
     assert len(tmpdir.listdir()) > 0, "Directory with results is empty"
+    assert_no_warnings(run)
     for real_file in tmpdir.listdir(sort=True):
         contents = real_file.read()
         contents = re.sub(r"\d+-\d+-\d+ \d+:\d+:\d+\+\d+:\d+", "2000-01-01 12:00:00+00:00", contents)
diff --git a/tests/test_crud.py b/tests/test_crud.py
index 9138921b4..859931879 100644
--- a/tests/test_crud.py
+++ b/tests/test_crud.py
@@ -7,12 +7,7 @@
 except ImportError:
     from distutils.version import LooseVersion
 
-from .conftest import TEST_PLAYBOOKS, INVENTORY_PLAYBOOKS, run_playbook, run_playbook_vcr, get_ansible_version
-
-IGNORED_WARNINGS = [
-    "Activation Key 'Test Activation Key Copy' already exists.",
-    "You have configured a plain HTTP server URL. All communication will happen unencrypted.",
-]
+from .conftest import TEST_PLAYBOOKS, INVENTORY_PLAYBOOKS, run_playbook, run_playbook_vcr, get_ansible_version, assert_no_warnings
 
 ANSIBLE_SUPPORTS_MODULE_DEFAULTS = LooseVersion(get_ansible_version()) >= LooseVersion('2.12')
 
@@ -35,7 +30,7 @@ def test_crud(tmpdir, module, vcrmode):
         run = run_playbook_vcr(tmpdir, module, record=record)
     assert run.rc == 0
 
-    _assert_no_warnings(run)
+    assert_no_warnings(run)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('module', TEST_PLAYBOOKS)
@@ -47,7 +42,7 @@ def test_check_mode(tmpdir, module):
     run = run_playbook_vcr(tmpdir, module, check_mode=True)
     assert run.rc == 0
 
-    _assert_no_warnings(run)
+    assert_no_warnings(run)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('module', INVENTORY_PLAYBOOKS)
@@ -59,14 +54,6 @@ def test_inventory(tmpdir, module):
     run = run_playbook(module, inventory=inventory)
     assert run.rc == 0
 
-    _assert_no_warnings(run)
-
+    assert_no_warnings(run)
 
-def _assert_no_warnings(run):
-    for event in run.events:
-        # check for play level warnings
-        assert not event.get('event_data', {}).get('warning', False)
 
-        # check for task level warnings
-        event_warnings = [warning for warning in event.get('event_data', {}).get('res', {}).get('warnings', []) if warning not in IGNORED_WARNINGS]
-        assert [] == event_warnings, str(event_warnings)