diff --git a/cinder/tests/policy.json b/cinder/tests/policy.json
index 4347c2c8f5b..608755f1626 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/policy.json
+++ b/cinder/tests/policy.json
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
     "volume:unreserve_volume": [],
     "volume:begin_detaching": [],
     "volume:roll_detaching": [],
-    "volume:check_attach": [],
-    "volume:check_detach": [],
     "volume:initialize_connection": [],
     "volume:terminate_connection": [],
     "volume:create_snapshot": [],
diff --git a/cinder/volume/api.py b/cinder/volume/api.py
index 33e5dc8a4bd..a44513d076b 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/api.py
@@ -343,23 +343,6 @@ class API(base.Base):
             snapshots = results
         return snapshots
 
-    @wrap_check_policy
-    def check_attach(self, volume):
-        # TODO(vish): abstract status checking?
-        if volume['status'] != "available":
-            msg = _("status must be available")
-            raise exception.InvalidVolume(reason=msg)
-        if volume['attach_status'] == "attached":
-            msg = _("already attached")
-            raise exception.InvalidVolume(reason=msg)
-
-    @wrap_check_policy
-    def check_detach(self, volume):
-        # TODO(vish): abstract status checking?
-        if volume['status'] != "in-use":
-            msg = _("status must be in-use to detach")
-            raise exception.InvalidVolume(reason=msg)
-
     @wrap_check_policy
     def reserve_volume(self, context, volume):
         #NOTE(jdg): check for Race condition bug 1096983