diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/vif_pool.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/vif_pool.py
index eb3b1b4ba..2b9e487a3 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/vif_pool.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/drivers/vif_pool.py
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ MEMOIZE = cache.get_memoization_decorator(
 
 cache.configure_cache_region(oslo_cfg.CONF, node_driver_cache_region)
 
+VIF_TYPE_TO_DRIVER_MAPPING = {
+    'VIFOpenVSwitch': 'neutron-vif',
+    'VIFBridge': 'neutron-vif',
+    'VIFVlanNested': 'nested-vlan',
+    'VIFMacvlanNested': 'nested-macvlan'
+}
+
 
 class NoopVIFPool(base.VIFPoolDriver):
     """No pool VIFs for Kubernetes Pods"""
@@ -794,12 +801,12 @@ class MultiVIFPool(base.VIFPoolDriver):
             pod, project_id, subnets, security_groups)
 
     def release_vif(self, pod, vif, *argv):
-        pod_vif_type = self._get_pod_vif_type(pod)
-        self._vif_drvs[pod_vif_type].release_vif(pod, vif, *argv)
+        vif_drv_alias = self._get_vif_drv_alias(vif)
+        self._vif_drvs[vif_drv_alias].release_vif(pod, vif, *argv)
 
     def activate_vif(self, pod, vif):
-        pod_vif_type = self._get_pod_vif_type(pod)
-        self._vif_drvs[pod_vif_type].activate_vif(pod, vif)
+        vif_drv_alias = self._get_vif_drv_alias(vif)
+        self._vif_drvs[vif_drv_alias].activate_vif(pod, vif)
 
     def delete_network_pools(self, net_id):
         for vif_drv in self._vif_drvs.values():
@@ -827,3 +834,7 @@ class MultiVIFPool(base.VIFPoolDriver):
                                  oslo_cfg.CONF.kubernetes.pod_vif_driver)
             return pod_vif
         return oslo_cfg.CONF.kubernetes.pod_vif_driver
+
+    def _get_vif_drv_alias(self, vif):
+        vif_type_name = type(vif).__name__
+        return VIF_TYPE_TO_DRIVER_MAPPING[vif_type_name]
diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/vif.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/vif.py
index fb279c8a9..21597ab39 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/vif.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/controller/handlers/vif.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from kuryr_kubernetes.handlers import k8s_base
 from kuryr_kubernetes import objects
 from kuryr_kubernetes import utils
 
-
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -95,13 +94,14 @@ class VIFHandler(k8s_base.ResourceEventHandler):
                 # FIXME(ivc): improve granularity of K8sClient exceptions:
                 # only resourceVersion conflict should be ignored
                 for ifname, vif in state.vifs.items():
-                    self._drv_for_vif(vif).release_vif(pod, vif, project_id,
-                                                       security_groups)
+                    self._drv_vif_pool.release_vif(pod, vif,
+                                                   project_id,
+                                                   security_groups)
         else:
             changed = False
             for ifname, vif in state.vifs.items():
                 if not vif.active:
-                    self._drv_for_vif(vif).activate_vif(pod, vif)
+                    self._drv_vif_pool.activate_vif(pod, vif)
                     changed = True
             if changed:
                 self._set_pod_state(pod, state)
@@ -124,12 +124,8 @@ class VIFHandler(k8s_base.ResourceEventHandler):
         state = self._get_pod_state(pod)
         if state:
             for ifname, vif in state.vifs.items():
-                self._drv_for_vif(vif).release_vif(pod, vif, project_id,
-                                                   security_groups)
-
-    def _drv_for_vif(self, vif):
-        # TODO(danil): a better polymorphism is required here
-        return self._drv_vif_pool
+                self._drv_vif_pool.release_vif(pod, vif, project_id,
+                                               security_groups)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _is_host_network(pod):
diff --git a/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/handlers/test_vif.py b/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/handlers/test_vif.py
index 385df3977..7d3fee4df 100644
--- a/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/handlers/test_vif.py
+++ b/kuryr_kubernetes/tests/unit/controller/handlers/test_vif.py
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ class TestVIFHandler(test_base.TestCase):
         self._set_vifs_driver.return_value = mock.Mock(
             spec=drivers.PodVIFDriver)
 
-        self._handler._drv_for_vif = h_vif.VIFHandler._drv_for_vif.__get__(
-            self._handler)
-
     @mock.patch.object(drivers.MultiVIFDriver, 'get_enabled_drivers')
     @mock.patch.object(drivers.VIFPoolDriver, 'set_vif_driver')
     @mock.patch.object(drivers.VIFPoolDriver, 'get_instance')