diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/policy.json b/cinder/tests/unit/policy.json
index 05b27d16deb..4337d37d104 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/policy.json
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/policy.json
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     "volume:delete_volume_metadata": "",
     "volume:update_volume_metadata": "",
     "volume:get_volume_admin_metadata": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:delete_volume_admin_metadata": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume:update_volume_admin_metadata": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume:delete": "",
     "volume:update": "",
diff --git a/cinder/volume/api.py b/cinder/volume/api.py
index 18500e479d9..b4e593042cd 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/api.py
@@ -1069,13 +1069,6 @@ class API(base.Base):
                  resource=volume)
         return dict(rv)
 
-    @wrap_check_policy
-    def delete_volume_admin_metadata(self, context, volume, key):
-        """Delete the given administration metadata item from a volume."""
-        self.db.volume_admin_metadata_delete(context, volume['id'], key)
-        LOG.info(_LI("Delete volume admin metadata completed successfully."),
-                 resource=volume)
-
     @wrap_check_policy
     def update_volume_admin_metadata(self, context, volume, metadata,
                                      delete=False):
diff --git a/etc/cinder/policy.json b/etc/cinder/policy.json
index efe3c0488a8..194541a75b7 100644
--- a/etc/cinder/policy.json
+++ b/etc/cinder/policy.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     "volume:delete_volume_metadata": "",
     "volume:update_volume_metadata": "",
     "volume:get_volume_admin_metadata": "rule:admin_api",
-    "volume:delete_volume_admin_metadata": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume:update_volume_admin_metadata": "rule:admin_api",
     "volume:get_snapshot": "",
     "volume:get_all_snapshots": "",