diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/common/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/common/plugin.py
index 59e2ec329f..9aa3e15393 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/common/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/common/plugin.py
@@ -570,6 +570,11 @@ class NsxPluginBase(db_base_plugin_v2.NeutronDbPluginV2,
         self._assert_on_vpn_port_change(original_port)
         self._assert_on_lb_port_fixed_ip_change(port_data, orig_dev_owner)
 
+    def _get_dhcp_port_name(self, net_name, net_id):
+        return utils.get_name_and_uuid('%s-%s' % ('dhcp',
+                                                  net_name or 'network'),
+                                       net_id)
+
     def _build_port_name(self, context, port_data):
         device_owner = port_data.get('device_owner')
         device_id = port_data.get('device_id')
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
index 7ff2b33044..e79e80ee18 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v3/plugin.py
@@ -2239,11 +2239,6 @@ class NsxV3Plugin(agentschedulers_db.AZDhcpAgentSchedulerDbMixin,
                 [db_utils.resource_fields(network,
                                           fields) for network in networks])
 
-    def _get_dhcp_port_name(self, net_name, net_id):
-        return utils.get_name_and_uuid('%s-%s' % ('dhcp',
-                                                  net_name or 'network'),
-                                       net_id)
-
     def _get_qos_profile_id(self, context, policy_id):
         switch_profile_id = nsx_db.get_switch_profile_by_qos_policy(
             context.session, policy_id)