diff --git a/cinder/api/contrib/volume_manage.py b/cinder/api/contrib/volume_manage.py
index 8300a4256..5f33c1b81 100644
--- a/cinder/api/contrib/volume_manage.py
+++ b/cinder/api/contrib/volume_manage.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #   under the License.
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 from webob import exc
 
 from cinder.api.contrib import resource_common_manage
@@ -120,13 +119,8 @@ class VolumeManageController(wsgi.Controller):
         req_volume_type = volume.get('volume_type', None)
         if req_volume_type:
             # Not found exception will be handled at the wsgi level
-            if not uuidutils.is_uuid_like(req_volume_type):
-                kwargs['volume_type'] = \
-                    volume_types.get_volume_type_by_name(
-                        context, req_volume_type)
-            else:
-                kwargs['volume_type'] = volume_types.get_volume_type(
-                    context, req_volume_type)
+            kwargs['volume_type'] = (
+                volume_types.get_by_name_or_id(context, req_volume_type))
         else:
             kwargs['volume_type'] = {}
 
diff --git a/cinder/api/v1/volumes.py b/cinder/api/v1/volumes.py
index 2b96c1231..5854ed803 100644
--- a/cinder/api/v1/volumes.py
+++ b/cinder/api/v1/volumes.py
@@ -226,13 +226,8 @@ class VolumeController(wsgi.Controller):
         req_volume_type = volume.get('volume_type', None)
         if req_volume_type:
             # Not found exception will be handled at the wsgi level
-            if not uuidutils.is_uuid_like(req_volume_type):
-                kwargs['volume_type'] = \
-                    volume_types.get_volume_type_by_name(
-                        context, req_volume_type)
-            else:
-                kwargs['volume_type'] = volume_types.get_volume_type(
-                    context, req_volume_type)
+            kwargs['volume_type'] = (
+                volume_types.get_by_name_or_id(context, req_volume_type))
 
         kwargs['metadata'] = volume.get('metadata', None)
 
diff --git a/cinder/api/v2/volumes.py b/cinder/api/v2/volumes.py
index ecbd4e8b0..ce1c3103a 100644
--- a/cinder/api/v2/volumes.py
+++ b/cinder/api/v2/volumes.py
@@ -196,13 +196,8 @@ class VolumeController(wsgi.Controller):
         req_volume_type = volume.get('volume_type', None)
         if req_volume_type:
             # Not found exception will be handled at the wsgi level
-            if not uuidutils.is_uuid_like(req_volume_type):
-                kwargs['volume_type'] = \
-                    volume_types.get_volume_type_by_name(
-                        context, req_volume_type)
-            else:
-                kwargs['volume_type'] = volume_types.get_volume_type(
-                    context, req_volume_type)
+            kwargs['volume_type'] = (
+                volume_types.get_by_name_or_id(context, req_volume_type))
 
         kwargs['metadata'] = volume.get('metadata', None)
 
diff --git a/cinder/api/v3/volumes.py b/cinder/api/v3/volumes.py
index 1048c9a92..88d714c5e 100644
--- a/cinder/api/v3/volumes.py
+++ b/cinder/api/v3/volumes.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 """The volumes V3 api."""
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 from webob import exc
 
 from cinder.api import common
@@ -154,13 +153,8 @@ class VolumeController(volumes_v2.VolumeController):
         req_volume_type = volume.get('volume_type', None)
         if req_volume_type:
             # Not found exception will be handled at the wsgi level
-            if not uuidutils.is_uuid_like(req_volume_type):
-                kwargs['volume_type'] = (
-                    volume_types.get_volume_type_by_name(
-                        context, req_volume_type))
-            else:
-                kwargs['volume_type'] = volume_types.get_volume_type(
-                    context, req_volume_type)
+            kwargs['volume_type'] = (
+                volume_types.get_by_name_or_id(context, req_volume_type))
 
         kwargs['metadata'] = volume.get('metadata', None)
 
diff --git a/cinder/volume/api.py b/cinder/volume/api.py
index 39bd33ee5..1788e5a9a 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/api.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 from oslo_utils import strutils
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
-from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 import six
 
 from cinder.api import common
@@ -1460,12 +1459,8 @@ class API(base.Base):
 
         # Support specifying volume type by ID or name
         try:
-            if uuidutils.is_uuid_like(new_type):
-                vol_type = volume_types.get_volume_type(context.elevated(),
-                                                        new_type)
-            else:
-                vol_type = volume_types.get_volume_type_by_name(
-                    context.elevated(), new_type)
+            vol_type = (
+                volume_types.get_by_name_or_id(context.elevated(), new_type))
         except exception.InvalidVolumeType:
             msg = _('Invalid volume_type passed: %s.') % new_type
             LOG.error(msg)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/volume_types.py b/cinder/volume/volume_types.py
index 5657aef8f..ab501f4a3 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/volume_types.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/volume_types.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_db import exception as db_exc
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 
 from cinder import context
 from cinder import db
@@ -130,6 +131,13 @@ def get_volume_type(ctxt, id, expected_fields=None):
     return db.volume_type_get(ctxt, id, expected_fields=expected_fields)
 
 
+def get_by_name_or_id(context, identity):
+    """Retrieves volume type by id or name"""
+    if not uuidutils.is_uuid_like(identity):
+        return get_volume_type_by_name(context, identity)
+    return get_volume_type(context, identity)
+
+
 def get_volume_type_by_name(context, name):
     """Retrieves single volume type by name."""
     if name is None: