diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index 38ce4d6..c78715e 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -470,11 +470,9 @@
         for be in ${CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS//,/ }; do
             BE_TYPE=${be%%:*}
             BE_NAME=${be##*:}
-            if type configure_cinder_backend_${BE_TYPE} >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-                # openstack volume type create --property volume_backend_name="${BE_TYPE}" ${BE_NAME}
-                cinder type-create ${BE_NAME} && \
-                    cinder type-key ${BE_NAME} set volume_backend_name="${BE_NAME}"
-            fi
+            # openstack volume type create --property volume_backend_name="${BE_TYPE}" ${BE_NAME}
+            cinder type-create ${BE_NAME} && \
+                cinder type-key ${BE_NAME} set volume_backend_name="${BE_NAME}"
         done
     fi
 }