diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_snapshotops.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_snapshotops.py
index c5d0fc0b692a..d95006cb79fe 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_snapshotops.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/hyperv/test_snapshotops.py
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ class SnapshotOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
     def test_save_glance_image(self, mock_get_remote_image_service):
         image_metadata = {"is_public": False,
                           "disk_format": "vhd",
-                          "container_format": "bare",
-                          "properties": {}}
+                          "container_format": "bare"}
         glance_image_service = mock.MagicMock()
         mock_get_remote_image_service.return_value = (glance_image_service,
                                                       mock.sentinel.IMAGE_ID)
@@ -55,7 +54,8 @@ class SnapshotOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
             mock.sentinel.PATH, 'rb')
         glance_image_service.update.assert_called_once_with(
             self.context, mock.sentinel.IMAGE_ID, image_metadata,
-            self._snapshotops._pathutils.open().__enter__())
+            self._snapshotops._pathutils.open().__enter__(),
+            purge_props=False)
 
     @mock.patch('nova.virt.hyperv.snapshotops.SnapshotOps._save_glance_image')
     def _test_snapshot(self, mock_save_glance_image, base_disk_path):
diff --git a/nova/virt/hyperv/snapshotops.py b/nova/virt/hyperv/snapshotops.py
index d453362a451b..4a7629457223 100644
--- a/nova/virt/hyperv/snapshotops.py
+++ b/nova/virt/hyperv/snapshotops.py
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ class SnapshotOps(object):
          image_id) = glance.get_remote_image_service(context, image_id)
         image_metadata = {"is_public": False,
                           "disk_format": "vhd",
-                          "container_format": "bare",
-                          "properties": {}}
+                          "container_format": "bare"}
         with self._pathutils.open(image_vhd_path, 'rb') as f:
-            glance_image_service.update(context, image_id, image_metadata, f)
+            glance_image_service.update(context, image_id, image_metadata, f,
+                                        purge_props=False)
 
     def snapshot(self, context, instance, image_id, update_task_state):
         # While the snapshot operation is not synchronized within the manager,