diff --git a/tests/topotests/bfd_topo3/test_bfd_topo3.py b/tests/topotests/bfd_topo3/test_bfd_topo3.py
index c0dc052a38d9..f6985f25c483 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/bfd_topo3/test_bfd_topo3.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/bfd_topo3/test_bfd_topo3.py
@@ -65,6 +65,41 @@ def setup_module(mod):
     tgen.start_router()
 
 
+def expect_static_bfd_output(router, filename):
+    "Load JSON file and compare with 'show bfd peer json'"
+
+    tgen = get_topogen()
+
+    logger.info("waiting BFD configuration on router {}".format(router))
+    bfd_config = json.loads(open("{}/{}/{}.json".format(CWD, router, filename)).read())
+    test_func = partial(
+        topotest.router_json_cmp,
+        tgen.gears[router],
+        "show bfd static route json",
+        bfd_config,
+    )
+    _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=20, wait=1)
+    assertmsg = '"{}" BFD static route status failure'.format(router)
+    assert result is None, assertmsg
+
+
+def expect_route_missing(router, iptype, route):
+    "Wait until route is present on RIB for protocol."
+
+    tgen = get_topogen()
+
+    logger.info("waiting route {} to disapear in {}".format(route, router))
+    test_func = partial(
+        topotest.router_json_cmp,
+        tgen.gears[router],
+        "show {} route json".format(iptype),
+        {route: None},
+    )
+    rv, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=20, wait=1)
+    assertmsg = '"{}" convergence failure'.format(router)
+    assert result is None, assertmsg
+
+
 def test_wait_bgp_convergence():
     "Wait for BGP to converge"
     tgen = get_topogen()
@@ -166,7 +201,7 @@ def expect_bfd_configuration(router):
     expect_bfd_configuration("r6")
 
 
-def test_static_route_monitoring():
+def test_static_route_monitoring_convergence():
     "Test static route monitoring output."
     tgen = get_topogen()
     if tgen.routers_have_failure():
@@ -174,32 +209,9 @@ def test_static_route_monitoring():
 
     logger.info("test BFD static route status")
 
-    def expect_static_bfd_output(router, filename):
-        "Load JSON file and compare with 'show bfd peer json'"
-        logger.info("waiting BFD configuration on router {}".format(router))
-        bfd_config = json.loads(
-            open("{}/{}/{}.json".format(CWD, router, filename)).read()
-        )
-        test_func = partial(
-            topotest.router_json_cmp,
-            tgen.gears[router],
-            "show bfd static route json",
-            bfd_config,
-        )
-        _, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=20, wait=1)
-        assertmsg = '"{}" BFD static route status failure'.format(router)
-        assert result is None, assertmsg
-
     expect_static_bfd_output("r3", "bfd-static")
     expect_static_bfd_output("r6", "bfd-static")
 
-    logger.info("Setting r4 link down ...")
-
-    tgen.gears["r4"].link_enable("r4-eth0", False)
-
-    expect_static_bfd_output("r3", "bfd-static-down")
-    expect_static_bfd_output("r6", "bfd-static-down")
-
 
 def test_expect_static_rib_removal():
     "Test that route got removed from RIB (staticd and bgpd)."
@@ -208,18 +220,12 @@ def test_expect_static_rib_removal():
     if tgen.routers_have_failure():
         pytest.skip(tgen.errors)
 
-    def expect_route_missing(router, iptype, route):
-        "Wait until route is present on RIB for protocol."
-        logger.info("waiting route {} to disapear in {}".format(route, router))
-        test_func = partial(
-            topotest.router_json_cmp,
-            tgen.gears[router],
-            "show {} route json".format(iptype),
-            {route: None},
-        )
-        rv, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, count=20, wait=1)
-        assertmsg = '"{}" convergence failure'.format(router)
-        assert result is None, assertmsg
+    logger.info("Setting r4 link down ...")
+
+    tgen.gears["r4"].link_enable("r4-eth0", False)
+
+    expect_static_bfd_output("r3", "bfd-static-down")
+    expect_static_bfd_output("r6", "bfd-static-down")
 
     expect_route_missing("r1", "ip", "10.254.254.5/32")
     expect_route_missing("r2", "ip", "10.254.254.5/32")