diff --git a/cinder/backup/drivers/ceph.py b/cinder/backup/drivers/ceph.py
index 020150acea4..305590b89c6 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/drivers/ceph.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/drivers/ceph.py
@@ -1290,7 +1290,3 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
             LOG.debug("Delete of backup '%(backup)s' for volume "
                       "'%(volume)s' finished.",
                       {'backup': backup.id, 'volume': backup.volume_id})
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    return CephBackupDriver(context)
diff --git a/cinder/backup/drivers/gcs.py b/cinder/backup/drivers/gcs.py
index 2831cb31c24..11a86f9f230 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/drivers/gcs.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/drivers/gcs.py
@@ -394,7 +394,3 @@ class GoogleMediaIoBaseDownload(http.MediaIoBaseDownload):
 
         else:
             raise http.HttpError(resp, content, uri=self._uri)
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    return GoogleBackupDriver(context)
diff --git a/cinder/backup/drivers/glusterfs.py b/cinder/backup/drivers/glusterfs.py
index 0260fbfd2d0..36420a7595d 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/drivers/glusterfs.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/drivers/glusterfs.py
@@ -93,7 +93,3 @@ class GlusterfsBackupDriver(posix.PosixBackupDriver):
                           run_as_root=True)
 
         return mount_path
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    return GlusterfsBackupDriver(context)
diff --git a/cinder/backup/drivers/nfs.py b/cinder/backup/drivers/nfs.py
index 63f3bdb6f87..9aa2656458f 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/drivers/nfs.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/drivers/nfs.py
@@ -103,7 +103,3 @@ class NFSBackupDriver(posix.PosixBackupDriver):
                           run_as_root=True)
 
         return mount_path
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    return NFSBackupDriver(context)
diff --git a/cinder/backup/drivers/posix.py b/cinder/backup/drivers/posix.py
index ddc873cd314..4004f8cb621 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/drivers/posix.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/drivers/posix.py
@@ -148,7 +148,3 @@ class PosixBackupDriver(chunkeddriver.ChunkedBackupDriver):
 
     def get_extra_metadata(self, backup, volume):
         return None
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    return PosixBackupDriver(context)
diff --git a/cinder/backup/drivers/swift.py b/cinder/backup/drivers/swift.py
index 6118b5f74b9..f0430db5137 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/drivers/swift.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/drivers/swift.py
@@ -396,13 +396,3 @@ class SwiftBackupDriver(chunkeddriver.ChunkedBackupDriver):
             LOG.exception("Can not get Swift capabilities during backup "
                           "driver initialization.")
             raise
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    # NOTE(mdovgal): at the moment of backup service start we need to
-    #                get driver class instance and for swift at that moment
-    #                we can't get all necessary information like endpoints
-    #                from context, so we have exception as a result.
-    if context.user is None:
-        return SwiftBackupDriver(None)
-    return SwiftBackupDriver(context)
diff --git a/cinder/backup/drivers/tsm.py b/cinder/backup/drivers/tsm.py
index 5454417901c..c0d1db58d09 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/drivers/tsm.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/drivers/tsm.py
@@ -541,7 +541,3 @@ class TSMBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
                        'err': err})
 
         LOG.debug('Delete %s finished.', backup['id'])
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    return TSMBackupDriver(context)
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/backup/fake_service.py b/cinder/tests/unit/backup/fake_service.py
index 7a1f6287fe2..9ffac668953 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/backup/fake_service.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/backup/fake_service.py
@@ -32,7 +32,3 @@ class FakeBackupService(driver.BackupDriver):
         # otherwise we return without error
         if backup['display_name'] == 'fail_on_delete':
             raise IOError('fake')
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    return FakeBackupService(context)
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/backup/fake_service_with_verify.py b/cinder/tests/unit/backup/fake_service_with_verify.py
index ae6401cd7e3..7dff476f5b0 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/backup/fake_service_with_verify.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/backup/fake_service_with_verify.py
@@ -21,7 +21,3 @@ class FakeBackupServiceWithVerify(driver.BackupDriverWithVerify,
                                   fake_service.FakeBackupService):
     def verify(self, backup):
         pass
-
-
-def get_backup_driver(context):
-    return FakeBackupServiceWithVerify(context)