diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/driver.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/driver.py
index 1080764f..5b3c0a28 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/driver.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/driver.py
@@ -273,23 +273,9 @@ class OvnProviderDriver(driver_base.ProviderDriver):
                    'info': request_info}
         self._ovn_helper.add_request(request)
 
-    def member_batch_update(self, members):
-        # Note(rbanerje): all members belong to the same pool.
+    def member_batch_update(self, pool_id, members):
         request_list = []
         skipped_members = []
-        pool_id = None
-        try:
-            pool_id = members[0].pool_id
-        except IndexError:
-            msg = _('No member information has been passed')
-            raise driver_exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError(
-                user_fault_string=msg,
-                operator_fault_string=msg)
-        except AttributeError:
-            msg = _('Member does not have proper pool information')
-            raise driver_exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError(
-                user_fault_string=msg,
-                operator_fault_string=msg)
         pool_key, ovn_lb = self._ovn_helper._find_ovn_lb_by_pool_id(pool_id)
         external_ids = copy.deepcopy(ovn_lb.external_ids)
         existing_members = external_ids[pool_key].split(',')
diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/functional/base.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/functional/base.py
index d6d0e353..208c152c 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/functional/base.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/functional/base.py
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ class TestOvnOctaviaBase(base.TestOVNFunctionalBase,
         pool = self._get_pool_from_lb_data(lb_data, pool_id=pool_id)
         expected_status = []
         self._o_driver_lib.update_loadbalancer_status.reset_mock()
-        self.ovn_driver.member_batch_update(members)
+        self.ovn_driver.member_batch_update(pool_id, members)
         for member in members:
             expected_status.append(
                 {'pools': [{'id': pool.pool_id,
diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_driver.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_driver.py
index c0dc1c5e..edc49f95 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_driver.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/tests/unit/test_driver.py
@@ -285,39 +285,34 @@ class TestOvnProviderDriver(ovn_base.TestOvnOctaviaBase):
         mock_ip_differs.assert_not_called()
 
     def test_member_batch_update(self):
-        self.driver.member_batch_update([self.ref_member, self.update_member])
+        self.driver.member_batch_update(self.pool_id,
+                                        [self.ref_member, self.update_member])
         self.assertEqual(self.mock_add_request.call_count, 3)
 
-    def test_member_batch_update_no_members(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError,
-                          self.driver.member_batch_update, [])
-
-    def test_member_batch_update_missing_pool(self):
-        delattr(self.ref_member, 'pool_id')
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError,
-                          self.driver.member_batch_update, [self.ref_member])
-
     def test_member_batch_update_skipped_monitor(self):
         self.ref_member.monitor_address = '10.11.1.1'
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError,
                           self.driver.member_batch_update,
+                          self.pool_id,
                           [self.ref_member])
 
     def test_member_batch_update_skipped_mixed_ip(self):
         self.ref_member.address = 'fc00::1'
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError,
                           self.driver.member_batch_update,
+                          self.pool_id,
                           [self.ref_member])
 
     def test_member_batch_update_unset_admin_state_up(self):
         self.ref_member.admin_state_up = data_models.UnsetType()
-        self.driver.member_batch_update([self.ref_member])
+        self.driver.member_batch_update(self.pool_id, [self.ref_member])
         self.assertEqual(self.mock_add_request.call_count, 2)
 
     def test_member_batch_update_missing_subnet_id(self):
         self.ref_member.subnet_id = None
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError,
-                          self.driver.member_batch_update, [self.ref_member])
+                          self.driver.member_batch_update,
+                          self.pool_id, [self.ref_member])
 
     def test_member_update_failure(self):
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.UnsupportedOptionError,