diff --git a/test/py/tests/test_usb.py b/test/py/tests/test_usb.py
index fb3d20f082..e7966cad2b 100644
--- a/test/py/tests/test_usb.py
+++ b/test/py/tests/test_usb.py
@@ -288,6 +288,47 @@ def test_usb_fatls_fatinfo(u_boot_console):
     if not part_detect:
         pytest.skip('No %s partition detected' % fs.upper())
 
+def usb_fatload_fatwrite(u_boot_console, fs, x, part):
+    addr = u_boot_utils.find_ram_base(u_boot_console)
+    size = random.randint(4, 1 * 1024 * 1024)
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command('crc32 %x %x' % (addr, size))
+    m = re.search('==> (.+?)', output)
+    if not m:
+        pytest.fail('CRC32 failed')
+    expected_crc32 = m.group(1)
+
+    file = '%s_%d' % ('uboot_test', size)
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command(
+        '%swrite usb %d:%s %x %s %x' % (fs, x, part, addr, file, size)
+    )
+    assert 'Unable to write' not in output
+    assert 'Error' not in output
+    assert 'overflow' not in output
+    expected_text = '%d bytes written' % size
+    assert expected_text in output
+
+    alignment = int(
+        u_boot_console.config.buildconfig.get(
+            'config_sys_cacheline_size', 128
+        )
+    )
+    offset = random.randrange(alignment, 1024, alignment)
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command(
+        '%sload usb %d:%s %x %s' % (fs, x, part, addr + offset, file)
+    )
+    assert 'Invalid FAT entry' not in output
+    assert 'Unable to read file' not in output
+    assert 'Misaligned buffer address' not in output
+    expected_text = '%d bytes read' % size
+    assert expected_text in output
+
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command(
+        'crc32 %x $filesize' % (addr + offset)
+    )
+    assert expected_crc32 in output
+
+    return file, size, expected_crc32
+
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_usb')
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_fat')
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_memory')
@@ -309,49 +350,11 @@ def test_usb_fatload_fatwrite(u_boot_console):
 
             for part in partitions:
                 part_detect = 1
-                addr = u_boot_utils.find_ram_base(u_boot_console)
-                size = random.randint(4, 1 * 1024 * 1024)
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command('crc32 %x %x' % (addr, size))
-                m = re.search('==> (.+?)', output)
-                if not m:
-                    pytest.fail('CRC32 failed')
-                expected_crc32 = m.group(1)
-
-                file = '%s_%d' % ('uboot_test', size)
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command(
-                    '%swrite usb %d:%s %x %s %x' % (fs, x, part, addr, file, size)
-                )
-                assert 'Unable to write' not in output
-                assert 'Error' not in output
-                assert 'overflow' not in output
-                expected_text = '%d bytes written' % size
-                assert expected_text in output
-
-                alignment = int(
-                    u_boot_console.config.buildconfig.get(
-                        'config_sys_cacheline_size', 128
-                    )
-                )
-                offset = random.randrange(alignment, 1024, alignment)
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command(
-                    '%sload usb %d:%s %x %s' % (fs, x, part, addr + offset, file)
-                )
-                assert 'Invalid FAT entry' not in output
-                assert 'Unable to read file' not in output
-                assert 'Misaligned buffer address' not in output
-                expected_text = '%d bytes read' % size
-                assert expected_text in output
-
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command(
-                    'crc32 %x $filesize' % (addr + offset)
-                )
-                assert expected_crc32 in output
+                usb_fatload_fatwrite(u_boot_console, fs, x, part)
 
     if not part_detect:
         pytest.skip('No %s partition detected' % fs.upper())
 
-    return file, size
-
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_usb')
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_ext4')
 def test_usb_ext4ls(u_boot_console):
@@ -380,6 +383,39 @@ def test_usb_ext4ls(u_boot_console):
     if not part_detect:
         pytest.skip('No %s partition detected' % fs.upper())
 
+def usb_ext4load_ext4write(u_boot_console, fs, x, part):
+    addr = u_boot_utils.find_ram_base(u_boot_console)
+    size = random.randint(4, 1 * 1024 * 1024)
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command('crc32 %x %x' % (addr, size))
+    m = re.search('==> (.+?)', output)
+    if not m:
+        pytest.fail('CRC32 failed')
+    expected_crc32 = m.group(1)
+    file = '%s_%d' % ('uboot_test', size)
+
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command(
+        '%swrite usb %d:%s %x /%s %x' % (fs, x, part, addr, file, size)
+    )
+    assert 'Unable to write' not in output
+    assert 'Error' not in output
+    assert 'overflow' not in output
+    expected_text = '%d bytes written' % size
+    assert expected_text in output
+
+    offset = random.randrange(128, 1024, 128)
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command(
+        '%sload usb %d:%s %x /%s' % (fs, x, part, addr + offset, file)
+    )
+    expected_text = '%d bytes read' % size
+    assert expected_text in output
+
+    output = u_boot_console.run_command(
+        'crc32 %x $filesize' % (addr + offset)
+    )
+    assert expected_crc32 in output
+
+    return file, size, expected_crc32
+
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_usb')
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_ext4')
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('ext4_write')
@@ -402,41 +438,11 @@ def test_usb_ext4load_ext4write(u_boot_console):
 
             for part in partitions:
                 part_detect = 1
-                addr = u_boot_utils.find_ram_base(u_boot_console)
-                size = random.randint(4, 1 * 1024 * 1024)
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command('crc32 %x %x' % (addr, size))
-                m = re.search('==> (.+?)', output)
-                if not m:
-                    pytest.fail('CRC32 failed')
-                expected_crc32 = m.group(1)
-                file = '%s_%d' % ('uboot_test', size)
-
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command(
-                    '%swrite usb %d:%s %x /%s %x' % (fs, x, part, addr, file, size)
-                )
-                assert 'Unable to write' not in output
-                assert 'Error' not in output
-                assert 'overflow' not in output
-                expected_text = '%d bytes written' % size
-                assert expected_text in output
-
-                offset = random.randrange(128, 1024, 128)
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command(
-                    '%sload usb %d:%s %x /%s' % (fs, x, part, addr + offset, file)
-                )
-                expected_text = '%d bytes read' % size
-                assert expected_text in output
-
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command(
-                    'crc32 %x $filesize' % (addr + offset)
-                )
-                assert expected_crc32 in output
+                usb_ext4load_ext4write(u_boot_console, fs, x, part)
 
     if not part_detect:
         pytest.skip('No %s partition detected' % fs.upper())
 
-    return file, size
-
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_usb')
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_ext2')
 def test_usb_ext2ls(u_boot_console):
@@ -473,7 +479,6 @@ def test_usb_ext2ls(u_boot_console):
 @pytest.mark.buildconfigspec('cmd_memory')
 def test_usb_ext2load(u_boot_console):
     devices, controllers, storage_device = test_usb_part(u_boot_console)
-    file, size = test_usb_ext4load_ext4write(u_boot_console)
 
     if not devices:
         pytest.skip('No devices detected')
@@ -491,12 +496,9 @@ def test_usb_ext2load(u_boot_console):
 
             for part in partitions:
                 part_detect = 1
+                file, size, expected_crc32 = \
+                    usb_ext4load_ext4write(u_boot_console, 'ext4', x, part)
                 addr = u_boot_utils.find_ram_base(u_boot_console)
-                output = u_boot_console.run_command('crc32 %x %x' % (addr, size))
-                m = re.search('==> (.+?)', output)
-                if not m:
-                    pytest.fail('CRC32 failed')
-                expected_crc32 = m.group(1)
 
                 offset = random.randrange(128, 1024, 128)
                 output = u_boot_console.run_command(
@@ -565,15 +567,11 @@ def test_usb_load(u_boot_console):
                     addr = u_boot_utils.find_ram_base(u_boot_console)
 
                     if fs == 'fat':
-                        file, size = test_usb_fatload_fatwrite(u_boot_console)
+                        file, size, expected_crc32 = \
+                            usb_fatload_fatwrite(u_boot_console, fs, x, part)
                     elif fs == 'ext4':
-                        file, size = test_usb_ext4load_ext4write(u_boot_console)
-
-                    output = u_boot_console.run_command('crc32 %x %x' % (addr, size))
-                    m = re.search('==> (.+?)', output)
-                    if not m:
-                        pytest.fail('CRC32 failed')
-                    expected_crc32 = m.group(1)
+                        file, size, expected_crc32 = \
+                            usb_ext4load_ext4write(u_boot_console, fs, x, part)
 
                     offset = random.randrange(128, 1024, 128)
                     output = u_boot_console.run_command(
