diff --git a/nova/conf/libvirt.py b/nova/conf/libvirt.py
index 497fb0342cb7..b545c09e3b94 100644
--- a/nova/conf/libvirt.py
+++ b/nova/conf/libvirt.py
@@ -334,6 +334,15 @@ libvirt_volume_iscsi_opts = [
     # instead
 ]
 
+libvirt_volume_iser_opts = [
+    cfg.IntOpt('num_iser_scan_tries',
+               default=5,
+               help='Number of times to rescan iSER target to find volume'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('iser_use_multipath',
+                default=False,
+                help='Use multipath connection of the iSER volume'),
+]
+
 ALL_OPTS = list(itertools.chain(
     libvirt_general_opts,
     libvirt_imagebackend_opts,
@@ -345,6 +354,7 @@ ALL_OPTS = list(itertools.chain(
     libvirt_volume_aoe_opts,
     libvirt_volume_glusterfs_opts,
     libvirt_volume_iscsi_opts,
+    libvirt_volume_iser_opts,
 ))
 
 
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/volume/iser.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/volume/iser.py
index 38e37b8532ab..820f849e1a3c 100644
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/volume/iser.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/volume/iser.py
@@ -11,22 +11,13 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from os_brick.initiator import connector
-from oslo_config import cfg
 
+import nova.conf
 from nova import utils
 from nova.virt.libvirt.volume import iscsi
 
-volume_opts = [
-    cfg.IntOpt('num_iser_scan_tries',
-               default=5,
-               help='Number of times to rescan iSER target to find volume'),
-    cfg.BoolOpt('iser_use_multipath',
-                default=False,
-                help='Use multipath connection of the iSER volume'),
-    ]
 
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(volume_opts, 'libvirt')
+CONF = nova.conf.CONF
 
 
 class LibvirtISERVolumeDriver(iscsi.LibvirtISCSIVolumeDriver):
diff --git a/nova/virt/opts.py b/nova/virt/opts.py
index ec1d55226e0c..a1fc36c52c62 100644
--- a/nova/virt/opts.py
+++ b/nova/virt/opts.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 import itertools
 
-import nova.virt.libvirt.volume.iser
 import nova.virt.libvirt.volume.net
 import nova.virt.libvirt.volume.nfs
 import nova.virt.libvirt.volume.quobyte
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ def list_opts():
     return [
         ('libvirt',
          itertools.chain(
-             nova.virt.libvirt.volume.iser.volume_opts,
              nova.virt.libvirt.volume.net.volume_opts,
              nova.virt.libvirt.volume.nfs.volume_opts,
              nova.virt.libvirt.volume.quobyte.volume_opts,