diff --git a/e2e/rbd_helper.go b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
index 65ea27ea7..60fdeb5b6 100644
--- a/e2e/rbd_helper.go
+++ b/e2e/rbd_helper.go
@@ -419,6 +419,23 @@ func deletePool(name string, cephfs bool, f *framework.Framework) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func createPool(f *framework.Framework, name string) error {
+	var (
+		pgCount = 128
+		size    = 1
+	)
+	// ceph osd pool create replicapool
+	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("ceph osd pool create %s %d", name, pgCount)
+	_, _, err := execCommandInToolBoxPod(f, cmd, rookNamespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// ceph osd pool set replicapool size 1
+	cmd = fmt.Sprintf("ceph osd pool set %s size %d --yes-i-really-mean-it", name, size)
+	_, _, err = execCommandInToolBoxPod(f, cmd, rookNamespace)
+	return err
+}
+
 func getPVCImageInfoInPool(f *framework.Framework, pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, pool string) (string, error) {
 	imageData, err := getImageInfoFromPVC(pvc.Namespace, pvc.Name, f)
 	if err != nil {