diff --git a/teuthology/misc.py b/teuthology/misc.py
index 59e3f9afb26..974819dca42 100644
--- a/teuthology/misc.py
+++ b/teuthology/misc.py
@@ -283,3 +283,12 @@ def write_secret_file(remote, role, filename):
             filename,
             ],
         )
+
+def get_clients(ctx, roles):
+    for role in roles:
+        assert isinstance(role, basestring)
+        PREFIX = 'client.'
+        assert role.startswith(PREFIX)
+        id_ = role[len(PREFIX):]
+        (remote,) = ctx.cluster.only(role).remotes.iterkeys()
+        yield (id_, remote)
diff --git a/teuthology/task/cfuse.py b/teuthology/task/cfuse.py
index 988fca18da6..fec223e1075 100644
--- a/teuthology/task/cfuse.py
+++ b/teuthology/task/cfuse.py
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@ from orchestra import run
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-def get_clients(ctx, roles):
-    for role in roles:
-        assert isinstance(role, basestring)
-        PREFIX = 'client.'
-        assert role.startswith(PREFIX)
-        id_ = role[len(PREFIX):]
-        (remote,) = ctx.cluster.only(role).remotes.iterkeys()
-        yield (id_, remote)
-
-
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def task(ctx, config):
     """
@@ -50,7 +40,7 @@ def task(ctx, config):
     if config is None:
         config = ['client.{id}'.format(id=id_)
                   for id_ in teuthology.all_roles_of_type(ctx.cluster, 'client')]
-    clients = list(get_clients(ctx=ctx, roles=config))
+    clients = list(teuthology.get_clients(ctx=ctx, roles=config))
 
     for id_, remote in clients:
         mnt = os.path.join('/tmp/cephtest', 'mnt.{id}'.format(id=id_))
diff --git a/teuthology/task/kclient.py b/teuthology/task/kclient.py
index 806c2bfe6b1..de404407319 100644
--- a/teuthology/task/kclient.py
+++ b/teuthology/task/kclient.py
@@ -6,16 +6,6 @@ from teuthology import misc as teuthology
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-def get_clients(ctx, roles):
-    for role in roles:
-        assert isinstance(role, basestring)
-        PREFIX = 'client.'
-        assert role.startswith(PREFIX)
-        id_ = role[len(PREFIX):]
-        (remote,) = ctx.cluster.only(role).remotes.iterkeys()
-        yield (id_, remote)
-
-
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def task(ctx, config):
     """
@@ -48,7 +38,7 @@ def task(ctx, config):
     if config is None:
         config = ['client.{id}'.format(id=id_)
                   for id_ in teuthology.all_roles_of_type(ctx.cluster, 'client')]
-    clients = list(get_clients(ctx=ctx, roles=config))
+    clients = list(teuthology.get_clients(ctx=ctx, roles=config))
 
     for id_, remote in clients:
         log.debug('Mounting client client.{id}...'.format(id=id_))