diff --git a/examples/common.py b/examples/common.py
index ddfbfd930..09affe4d2 100755
--- a/examples/common.py
+++ b/examples/common.py
@@ -175,14 +175,14 @@ def option_parser():
         metavar='<region>',
         default=env('OS_REGION_NAME'),
         help='Service region (Env: OS_REGION_NAME)')
-    parser.add_argument(
+    verify_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+    verify_group.add_argument(
         '--os-cacert',
-        dest='cacert',
+        dest='verify',
         metavar='<ca-bundle-file>',
-        default=env('OS_CACERT'),
+        default=env('OS_CACERT', default=True),
         help='CA certificate bundle file (Env: OS_CACERT)',
     )
-    verify_group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
     verify_group.add_argument(
         '--verify',
         action='store_true',
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ def option_parser():
     )
     verify_group.add_argument(
         '--insecure',
-        action='store_true',
+        dest='verify',
+        action='store_false',
         help='Disable server certificate verification',
     )
     parser.add_argument(
diff --git a/examples/session.py b/examples/session.py
index 13639c1e6..b3873f664 100644
--- a/examples/session.py
+++ b/examples/session.py
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ def make_session(opts):
         domain_name=opts.domain_name,
         project_domain_name=opts.project_domain_name,
         user_domain_name=opts.user_domain_name,
-        cacert=opts.cacert,
-        insecure=opts.insecure,
+        verify=opts.verify,
         user_agent='SDKExample',
         region=opts.region_name,
     )
diff --git a/examples/transport.py b/examples/transport.py
index 8317f82e9..5cd96ddcb 100755
--- a/examples/transport.py
+++ b/examples/transport.py
@@ -26,15 +26,9 @@ import sys
 from examples import common
 from openstack import transport
 
-USER_AGENT = 'SDKExample'
-
 
 def make_transport(opts):
-    return transport.Transport.create(
-        cacert=opts.cacert,
-        insecure=opts.insecure,
-        user_agent=USER_AGENT
-    )
+    return transport.Transport(verify=opts.verify)
 
 
 def run_transport(opts):
diff --git a/openstack/session.py b/openstack/session.py
index 72ef48eb8..bffd01bac 100644
--- a/openstack/session.py
+++ b/openstack/session.py
@@ -40,14 +40,10 @@ class Session(object):
 
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, username=None, password=None, token=None, auth_url=None,
-               version=None, project_name=None, cacert=None, insecure=False,
-               user_agent=None, region=None, domain_name=None,
-               project_domain_name=None, user_domain_name=None):
-        xport = transport.Transport.create(
-            cacert=cacert,
-            insecure=insecure,
-            user_agent=user_agent,
-        )
+               version=None, project_name=None, verify=None, user_agent=None,
+               region=None, domain_name=None, project_domain_name=None,
+               user_domain_name=None):
+        xport = transport.Transport(verify=verify, user_agent=user_agent)
         args = {
             'username': username,
             'password': password,
diff --git a/openstack/tests/test_session.py b/openstack/tests/test_session.py
index 5fdbdc6aa..b26026b48 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/test_session.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/test_session.py
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@ class TestSessionCreate(base.TestCase):
             auth_url='4',
             version='3',
             project_name='6',
-            cacert='7',
-            insecure='8',
+            verify='7',
             user_agent='9',
             region='10',
         )
diff --git a/openstack/tests/test_transport.py b/openstack/tests/test_transport.py
index b8ab7f171..1bb54d60c 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/test_transport.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/test_transport.py
@@ -387,10 +387,6 @@ class TestTransport(base.TestTransportBase):
         xport = transport.Transport()
         self.assertTrue(xport.verify)
 
-    def test_verify_arg_none(self):
-        xport = transport.Transport(verify=None)
-        self.assertIsNone(xport.verify)
-
     def test_verify_arg_false(self):
         xport = transport.Transport(verify=False)
         self.assertFalse(xport.verify)
@@ -638,32 +634,3 @@ class TestTransportRedirects(base.TestTransportBase):
         for r, s in zip(req_resp.history, resp.history):
             self.assertEqual(s.url, r.url)
             self.assertEqual(s.status_code, r.status_code)
-
-
-class TestTransporCreate(base.TestCase):
-    def test_create(self):
-        xport = transport.Transport.create(
-            cacert='1',
-            insecure=False,
-            user_agent='2',
-        )
-        self.assertEqual('1', xport.verify)
-        self.assertEqual('2', xport._user_agent)
-
-    def test_create_no_cert(self):
-        xport = transport.Transport.create(
-            cacert=None,
-            insecure=False,
-            user_agent='3',
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(True, xport.verify)
-        self.assertEqual('3', xport._user_agent)
-
-    def test_create_verify(self):
-        xport = transport.Transport.create(
-            cacert=None,
-            insecure=True,
-            user_agent='4',
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(False, xport.verify)
-        self.assertEqual('4', xport._user_agent)
diff --git a/openstack/transport.py b/openstack/transport.py
index 6e24963d3..2ac884b7c 100644
--- a/openstack/transport.py
+++ b/openstack/transport.py
@@ -82,15 +82,6 @@ class Transport(requests.Session):
         self._redirect = redirect
         self._accept = accept
 
-    @classmethod
-    def create(cls, cacert=None, insecure=False, user_agent=None):
-        # Certificate verification - defaults to True
-        if cacert:
-            verify = cacert
-        else:
-            verify = not insecure
-        return cls(verify=verify, user_agent=user_agent)
-
     def request(self, method, url, redirect=None, **kwargs):
         """Send a request