diff --git a/lib/cinder_backends/lvm b/lib/cinder_backends/lvm
index 280baf7..43e13e4 100644
--- a/lib/cinder_backends/lvm
+++ b/lib/cinder_backends/lvm
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 # CINDER_CONF
 # DATA_DIR
+# VOLUME_GROUP_NAME
 
 # clean_cinder_backend_lvm - called from clean_cinder()
 # configure_cinder_backend_lvm - called from configure_cinder()
@@ -25,157 +26,44 @@
 set +o xtrace
 
 
-# Defaults
-# --------
-
-# Name of the lvm volume groups to use/create for iscsi volumes
-# This monkey-motion is for compatibility with icehouse-generation Grenade
-# If ``VOLUME_GROUP`` is set, use it, otherwise we'll build a VG name based
-# on ``VOLUME_GROUP_NAME`` that includes the backend name
-# Grenade doesn't use ``VOLUME_GROUP2`` so it is left out
-VOLUME_GROUP=${VOLUME_GROUP:-}
-VOLUME_GROUP_NAME=${VOLUME_GROUP:-${VOLUME_GROUP_NAME:-stack-volumes}}
-
 # TODO: resurrect backing device...need to know how to set values
 #VOLUME_BACKING_DEVICE=${VOLUME_BACKING_DEVICE:-}
 
-VOLUME_NAME_PREFIX=${VOLUME_NAME_PREFIX:-volume-}
-
-
 # Entry Points
 # ------------
 
-# Compatibility for getting a volume group name from either ``VOLUME_GROUP``
-# or from ``VOLUME_GROUP_NAME`` plus the backend name
-function get_volume_group_name {
-    local be_name=$1
-
-    # Again with the icehouse-generation compatibility
-    local volume_group_name=$VOLUME_GROUP_NAME
-    if [[ -z $VOLUME_GROUP ]]; then
-        volume_group_name+="-$be_name"
-    fi
-    echo $volume_group_name
-}
-
+# cleanup_cinder_backend_lvm - Delete volume group and remove backing file
+# cleanup_cinder_backend_lvm $be_name
 function cleanup_cinder_backend_lvm {
     local be_name=$1
 
-    # Again with the icehouse-generation compatibility
-    local volume_group_name=$(get_volume_group_name $be_name)
-
     # Campsite rule: leave behind a volume group at least as clean as we found it
-    _clean_lvm_lv ${volume_group_name} $VOLUME_NAME_PREFIX
-    _clean_lvm_backing_file ${volume_group_name} $DATA_DIR/${volume_group_name}-backing-file
+    clean_lvm_volume_group $VOLUME_GROUP_NAME-$be_name
 }
 
 # configure_cinder_backend_lvm - Set config files, create data dirs, etc
-# configure_cinder_backend_lvm $name
+# configure_cinder_backend_lvm $be_name
 function configure_cinder_backend_lvm {
     local be_name=$1
 
-    # Again with the icehouse-generation compatibility
-    local volume_group_name=$(get_volume_group_name $be_name)
-
     iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name volume_backend_name $be_name
     iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name volume_driver "cinder.volume.drivers.lvm.LVMISCSIDriver"
-    iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name volume_group $volume_group_name
+    iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name volume_group $VOLUME_GROUP_NAME-$be_name
 
     if [[ "$CINDER_SECURE_DELETE" == "False" ]]; then
         iniset $CINDER_CONF $be_name volume_clear none
     fi
 }
 
-
+# init_cinder_backend_lvm - Initialize volume group
+# init_cinder_backend_lvm $be_name
 function init_cinder_backend_lvm {
     local be_name=$1
 
-    # Again with the icehouse-generation compatibility
-    local volume_group_name=$(get_volume_group_name $be_name)
-
     # Start with a clean volume group
-    _create_cinder_volume_group ${volume_group_name} $DATA_DIR/${volume_group_name}-backing-file
-
-    if is_fedora || is_suse; then
-        # service is not started by default
-        start_service tgtd
-    fi
-
-    # Remove iscsi targets
-    sudo tgtadm --op show --mode target | grep $VOLUME_NAME_PREFIX | grep Target | cut -f3 -d ' ' | sudo xargs -n1 tgt-admin --delete || true
-    _clean_lvm_lv ${volume_group_name} $VOLUME_NAME_PREFIX
+    init_lvm_volume_group $VOLUME_GROUP_NAME-$be_name $VOLUME_BACKING_FILE_SIZE
 }
 
-
-# _clean_lvm_lv removes all cinder LVM volumes
-#
-# Usage: _clean_lvm_lv volume-group-name $VOLUME_NAME_PREFIX
-function _clean_lvm_lv {
-    local vg=$1
-    local lv_prefix=$2
-
-    # Clean out existing volumes
-    local lv
-    for lv in $(sudo lvs --noheadings -o lv_name $vg 2>/dev/null); do
-        # lv_prefix prefixes the LVs we want
-        if [[ "${lv#$lv_prefix}" != "$lv" ]]; then
-            sudo lvremove -f $vg/$lv
-        fi
-    done
-}
-
-# _clean_lvm_backing_file() removes the backing file of the
-# volume group used by cinder
-#
-# Usage: _clean_lvm_backing_file() volume-group-name backing-file-name
-function _clean_lvm_backing_file {
-    local vg=$1
-    local backing_file=$2
-
-    # if there is no logical volume left, it's safe to attempt a cleanup
-    # of the backing file
-    if [[ -z "$(sudo lvs --noheadings -o lv_name $vg 2>/dev/null)" ]]; then
-        # if the backing physical device is a loop device, it was probably setup by devstack
-        local vg_dev=$(sudo losetup -j $backing_file | awk -F':' '/backing-file/ { print $1}')
-        if [[ -n "$vg_dev" ]] && [[ -e "$vg_dev" ]]; then
-            sudo losetup -d $vg_dev
-            rm -f $backing_file
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
-# _create_cinder_volume_group volume-group-name backing-file-name
-function _create_cinder_volume_group {
-    # According to the ``CINDER_MULTI_LVM_BACKEND`` value, configure one or two default volumes
-    # group called ``stack-volumes`` (and ``stack-volumes2``) for the volume
-    # service if it (they) does (do) not yet exist. If you don't wish to use a
-    # file backed volume group, create your own volume group called ``stack-volumes``
-    # and ``stack-volumes2`` before invoking ``stack.sh``.
-    #
-    # The two backing files are ``VOLUME_BACKING_FILE_SIZE`` in size, and they are stored in
-    # the ``DATA_DIR``.
-
-    local vg_name=$1
-    local backing_file=$2
-
-    if ! sudo vgs $vg_name; then
-        # TODO: fix device handling
-        if [ -z "$VOLUME_BACKING_DEVICE" ]; then
-            # Only create if the file doesn't already exists
-            [[ -f $backing_file ]] || truncate -s $VOLUME_BACKING_FILE_SIZE $backing_file
-            local vg_dev=`sudo losetup -f --show $backing_file`
-
-            # Only create if the loopback device doesn't contain $VOLUME_GROUP
-            if ! sudo vgs $vg_name; then
-                sudo vgcreate $vg_name $vg_dev
-            fi
-        else
-            sudo vgcreate $vg_name $VOLUME_BACKING_DEVICE
-        fi
-    fi
-}
-
-
 # Restore xtrace
 $MY_XTRACE