diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/nec/test_volume.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/nec/test_volume.py
index 953337bc182..4e946898a0f 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/nec/test_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/nec/test_volume.py
@@ -444,7 +444,16 @@ class NominatePoolLDTest(volume_helper.MStorageDSVDriver, test.TestCase):
          self.used_ldns,
          self.hostports,
          self.max_ld_count) = self.configs(self.xml)
-        self._numofld_per_pool = 1024
+
+        pool_data = {'pool_num': 1,
+                     'total': 1,
+                     'free': 1,
+                     'ld_list': []}
+        volume = {'id': 'X'}
+        self.test_pools = []
+        for var in range(0, 1025):
+            pool_data['ld_list'].append(volume)
+        self.test_pools = [pool_data]
 
     def test_getxml(self):
         self.assertIsNotNone(self.xml, "iSMview xml should not be None")
@@ -467,6 +476,9 @@ class NominatePoolLDTest(volume_helper.MStorageDSVDriver, test.TestCase):
                                                      self.pools,
                                                      self.xml)
 
+    def test_return_poolnumber(self):
+        self.assertEqual(1, self._return_poolnumber(self.test_pools))
+
     @mock.patch('cinder.volume.drivers.nec.cli.MStorageISMCLI._execute',
                 patch_execute)
     @mock.patch('cinder.volume.drivers.nec.cli.MStorageISMCLI.view_all',
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/nec/volume_common.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/nec/volume_common.py
index aa4bda67191..3f9fe1b1def 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/nec/volume_common.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/nec/volume_common.py
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ class MStorageVolumeCommon(object):
         self._configuration = configuration
         self._host = host
         self._driver_name = driver_name
-        self._numofld_per_pool = 1024
 
         self._configuration.append_config_values(mstorage_opts)
         self._configuration.append_config_values(san.san_opts)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/nec/volume_helper.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/nec/volume_helper.py
index df3b32c7df0..123b1132eea 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/nec/volume_helper.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/nec/volume_helper.py
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@ class MStorageDriver(volume_common.MStorageVolumeCommon):
         min_ldn = 0
         for pool in nominated_pools:
             nld = len(pool['ld_list'])
-            if (nld < self._numofld_per_pool and
-                    (selected_pool == -1 or min_ldn > nld)):
+            if selected_pool == -1 or min_ldn > nld:
                 selected_pool = pool['pool_num']
                 min_ldn = nld
         if selected_pool < 0:
diff --git a/doc/source/configuration/block-storage/drivers/nec-storage-m-series-driver.rst b/doc/source/configuration/block-storage/drivers/nec-storage-m-series-driver.rst
index 80f55dfbc41..bab790ad40b 100644
--- a/doc/source/configuration/block-storage/drivers/nec-storage-m-series-driver.rst
+++ b/doc/source/configuration/block-storage/drivers/nec-storage-m-series-driver.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ Supported models:
 
 Requirements:
 
-- Storage control software (firmware) revision 0950 or later
+- Storage control software (firmware) revision 0950 or later (1015
+  or later is required to create more than 1024 volumes in a pool)
 - NEC Storage DynamicDataReplication license
 - (Optional) NEC Storage IO Load Manager license for QoS
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nec-delete-volume-per-limit-d10b9df86f64b80e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nec-delete-volume-per-limit-d10b9df86f64b80e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4f43be25e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/nec-delete-volume-per-limit-d10b9df86f64b80e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - In NEC driver, the number of volumes in a storage pool is
+    no longer limited to 1024. More volumes can be created with
+    storage firmware revision 1015 or later.