diff --git a/neutron/api/v2/base.py b/neutron/api/v2/base.py
index b1df7e0e21f..f1fe1e7d534 100644
--- a/neutron/api/v2/base.py
+++ b/neutron/api/v2/base.py
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ class Controller(object):
         if name in self._member_actions:
             def _handle_action(request, id, **kwargs):
                 arg_list = [request.context, id]
+                # Ensure policy engine is initialized
+                policy.init()
                 # Fetch the resource and verify if the user can access it
                 try:
                     resource = self._item(request, id, True)
@@ -185,9 +187,6 @@ class Controller(object):
                 # Explicit comparison with None to distinguish from {}
                 if body is not None:
                     arg_list.append(body)
-                # TODO(salvatore-orlando): bp/make-authz-ortogonal
-                # The body of the action request should be included
-                # in the info passed to the policy engine
                 # It is ok to raise a 403 because accessibility to the
                 # object was checked earlier in this method
                 policy.enforce(request.context, name, resource)
@@ -253,7 +252,6 @@ class Controller(object):
         pagination_links = pagination_helper.get_links(obj_list)
         if pagination_links:
             collection[self._collection + "_links"] = pagination_links
-
         return collection
 
     def _item(self, request, id, do_authz=False, field_list=None,
@@ -284,6 +282,8 @@ class Controller(object):
     def index(self, request, **kwargs):
         """Returns a list of the requested entity."""
         parent_id = kwargs.get(self._parent_id_name)
+        # Ensure policy engine is initialized
+        policy.init()
         return self._items(request, True, parent_id)
 
     def show(self, request, id, **kwargs):
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ class Controller(object):
             field_list, added_fields = self._do_field_list(
                 api_common.list_args(request, "fields"))
             parent_id = kwargs.get(self._parent_id_name)
+            # Ensure policy engine is initialized
+            policy.init()
             return {self._resource:
                     self._view(request.context,
                                self._item(request,
@@ -363,6 +365,8 @@ class Controller(object):
         else:
             items = [body]
             bulk = False
+        # Ensure policy engine is initialized
+        policy.init()
         for item in items:
             self._validate_network_tenant_ownership(request,
                                                     item[self._resource])
@@ -433,6 +437,7 @@ class Controller(object):
         action = self._plugin_handlers[self.DELETE]
 
         # Check authz
+        policy.init()
         parent_id = kwargs.get(self._parent_id_name)
         obj = self._item(request, id, parent_id=parent_id)
         try:
@@ -484,6 +489,8 @@ class Controller(object):
                       if (value.get('required_by_policy') or
                           value.get('primary_key') or
                           'default' not in value)]
+        # Ensure policy engine is initialized
+        policy.init()
         orig_obj = self._item(request, id, field_list=field_list,
                               parent_id=parent_id)
         orig_object_copy = copy.copy(orig_obj)
diff --git a/neutron/policy.py b/neutron/policy.py
index fbd43fd0f6b..e548d3d7ef8 100644
--- a/neutron/policy.py
+++ b/neutron/policy.py
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@ def _build_match_rule(action, target):
        action is being executed
        (e.g.: create_router:external_gateway_info:network_id)
     """
-
     match_rule = policy.RuleCheck('rule', action)
     resource, is_write = get_resource_and_action(action)
     # Attribute-based checks shall not be enforced on GETs
@@ -317,7 +316,6 @@ class FieldCheck(policy.Check):
 
 def _prepare_check(context, action, target):
     """Prepare rule, target, and credentials for the policy engine."""
-    init()
     # Compare with None to distinguish case in which target is {}
     if target is None:
         target = {}
@@ -374,7 +372,6 @@ def enforce(context, action, target, plugin=None):
     :raises neutron.exceptions.PolicyNotAuthorized: if verification fails.
     """
 
-    init()
     rule, target, credentials = _prepare_check(context, action, target)
     result = policy.check(rule, target, credentials, action=action)
     if not result:
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_policy.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_policy.py
index 81fe7dfad56..7c4997630fe 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_policy.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_policy.py
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ class PolicyFileTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
             action = "example:test"
             with open(tmpfilename, "w") as policyfile:
                 policyfile.write("""{"example:test": ""}""")
+            policy.init()
             policy.enforce(self.context, action, self.target)
             with open(tmpfilename, "w") as policyfile:
                 policyfile.write("""{"example:test": "!"}""")
             # NOTE(vish): reset stored policy cache so we don't have to
             # sleep(1)
             policy._POLICY_CACHE = {}
+            policy.init()
             self.assertRaises(exceptions.PolicyNotAuthorized,
                               policy.enforce,
                               self.context,
@@ -471,6 +473,7 @@ class NeutronPolicyTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
         # Trigger a policy with rule admin_or_owner
         action = "create_network"
         target = {'tenant_id': 'fake'}
+        policy.init()
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.PolicyCheckError,
                           policy.enforce,
                           self.context, action, target)