diff --git a/cinder/objects/volume.py b/cinder/objects/volume.py
index 53db5debb4b..bef4f3fd5f8 100644
--- a/cinder/objects/volume.py
+++ b/cinder/objects/volume.py
@@ -351,7 +351,8 @@ class Volume(cleanable.CinderCleanableObject, base.CinderObject,
                 volume_types.get_default_volume_type()['id'])
 
         db_volume = db.volume_create(self._context, updates)
-        self._from_db_object(self._context, self, db_volume)
+        expected_attrs = self._get_expected_attrs(self._context)
+        self._from_db_object(self._context, self, db_volume, expected_attrs)
 
     def save(self):
         updates = self.cinder_obj_get_changes()
diff --git a/cinder/volume/api.py b/cinder/volume/api.py
index d9e6c6a1214..215bfe88b1c 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/api.py
@@ -353,9 +353,6 @@ class API(base.Base):
                 if flow_engine.storage.fetch('refresh_az'):
                     self.list_availability_zones(enable_cache=True,
                                                  refresh_cache=True)
-                # Refresh the object here, otherwise things ain't right
-                vref = objects.Volume.get_by_id(
-                    context, vref['id'])
                 LOG.info("Create volume request issued successfully.",
                          resource=vref)
                 return vref