diff --git a/nova/tests/test_xenapi.py b/nova/tests/test_xenapi.py
index 2e5c65de..62c2f67e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_xenapi.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_xenapi.py
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ class XenAPIVolumeTestCase(test.TestCase):
                 firewall_driver='nova.virt.xenapi.firewall.'
                                 'Dom0IptablesFirewallDriver')
         db_fakes.stub_out_db_instance_api(self.stubs)
-        stubs.stub_out_get_target(self.stubs)
         xenapi_fake.reset()
         self.instance_values = {'id': 1,
                   'project_id': self.user_id,
@@ -844,7 +843,6 @@ class XenAPIMigrateInstance(test.TestCase):
                                 'Dom0IptablesFirewallDriver')
         stubs.stubout_session(self.stubs, stubs.FakeSessionForVMTests)
         db_fakes.stub_out_db_instance_api(self.stubs)
-        stubs.stub_out_get_target(self.stubs)
         xenapi_fake.reset()
         xenapi_fake.create_network('fake', FLAGS.flat_network_bridge)
         self.user_id = 'fake'
@@ -1700,7 +1698,6 @@ class XenAPISRSelectionTestCase(test.TestCase):
     """Unit tests for testing we find the right SR."""
     def setUp(self):
         super(XenAPISRSelectionTestCase, self).setUp()
-        stubs.stub_out_get_target(self.stubs)
         xenapi_fake.reset()
 
     def test_safe_find_sr_raise_exception(self):
diff --git a/nova/tests/xenapi/stubs.py b/nova/tests/xenapi/stubs.py
index 5dfb3b28..7486c4d7 100644
--- a/nova/tests/xenapi/stubs.py
+++ b/nova/tests/xenapi/stubs.py
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ from eventlet import tpool
 
 from nova.virt.xenapi import connection as xenapi_conn
 from nova.virt.xenapi import fake
-from nova.virt.xenapi import volume_utils
 from nova.virt.xenapi import vm_utils
 from nova.virt.xenapi import vmops
-from nova import utils
 
 
 def stubout_firewall_driver(stubs, conn):
@@ -73,14 +71,6 @@ def stubout_session(stubs, cls, product_version=(5, 6, 2), **opt_args):
     stubs.Set(tpool, 'execute', lambda m, *a, **kw: m(*a, **kw))
 
 
-def stub_out_get_target(stubs):
-    """Stubs out _get_target in volume_utils"""
-    def fake_get_target(volume_id):
-        return (None, None)
-
-    stubs.Set(volume_utils, '_get_target', fake_get_target)
-
-
 def stubout_get_this_vm_uuid(stubs):
     def f():
         vms = [rec['uuid'] for ref, rec