diff --git a/nova/console/manager.py b/nova/console/manager.py
index 984530c67b0d..a4436b1b28a3 100644
--- a/nova/console/manager.py
+++ b/nova/console/manager.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 import oslo_messaging as messaging
-from oslo_utils import importutils
 
 from nova.compute import rpcapi as compute_rpcapi
 import nova.conf
+from nova.console import xvp
 from nova import exception
 from nova.i18n import _LI
 from nova import manager
@@ -41,10 +41,8 @@ class ConsoleProxyManager(manager.Manager):
 
     target = messaging.Target(version='2.0')
 
-    def __init__(self, console_driver=None, *args, **kwargs):
-        if not console_driver:
-            console_driver = CONF.console_driver
-        self.driver = importutils.import_object(console_driver)
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.driver = xvp.XVPConsoleProxy()
         super(ConsoleProxyManager, self).__init__(service_name='console',
                                                   *args, **kwargs)
         self.driver.host = self.host
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_consoles.py b/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_consoles.py
index c479f9d0c703..7c6a81a461c3 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_consoles.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_consoles.py
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import fixtures
+
 from nova.console import manager as console_manager  # noqa - only for cfg
 from nova.tests.functional.api_sample_tests import test_servers
+from nova.tests.unit import fake_xvp_console_proxy
 
 
 class ConsolesSamplesJsonTest(test_servers.ServersSampleBase):
@@ -24,7 +27,9 @@ class ConsolesSamplesJsonTest(test_servers.ServersSampleBase):
         super(ConsolesSamplesJsonTest, self).setUp()
         self.flags(console_public_hostname='fake')
         self.flags(console_host='fake')
-        self.flags(console_driver='nova.console.fake.FakeConsoleProxy')
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch(
+            'nova.console.manager.xvp.XVPConsoleProxy',
+            fake_xvp_console_proxy.FakeConsoleProxy))
         self.console = self.start_service('console', host='fake')
 
     def _create_consoles(self, server_uuid):
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/console/test_console.py b/nova/tests/unit/console/test_console.py
index ff522153e571..e4bf1d5433c5 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/console/test_console.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/console/test_console.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 """Tests For Console proxy."""
 
+import fixtures
 import mock
 
 from nova.compute import rpcapi as compute_rpcapi
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ from nova import exception
 from nova import objects
 from nova import test
 from nova.tests.unit import fake_instance
+from nova.tests.unit import fake_xvp_console_proxy
 
 CONF = nova.conf.CONF
 
@@ -36,7 +38,9 @@ class ConsoleTestCase(test.TestCase):
     """Test case for console proxy manager."""
     def setUp(self):
         super(ConsoleTestCase, self).setUp()
-        self.flags(console_driver='nova.console.fake.FakeConsoleProxy')
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.MonkeyPatch(
+            'nova.console.manager.xvp.XVPConsoleProxy',
+            fake_xvp_console_proxy.FakeConsoleProxy))
         self.console = console_manager.ConsoleProxyManager()
         self.user_id = 'fake'
         self.project_id = 'fake'
diff --git a/nova/console/fake.py b/nova/tests/unit/fake_xvp_console_proxy.py
similarity index 100%
rename from nova/console/fake.py
rename to nova/tests/unit/fake_xvp_console_proxy.py