diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
index dd7beaa..3a9aef3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         target_host = self._get_host_other_than(actual_host)
 
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(
-            display_name='test')['volume']
+            size=CONF.volume.volume_size, display_name='test')['volume']
 
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client,
                                        volume['id'], 'available')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
index f665e69..120dbb1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@
         cls.type = cls.create_volume_type(name=type_name,
                                           extra_specs=extra_specs)
 
-        params = {cls.name_field: vol_name, 'volume_type': type_name}
-
+        params = {cls.name_field: vol_name, 'volume_type': type_name,
+                  'size': CONF.volume.volume_size}
         cls.volume = cls.admin_volume_client.create_volume(
             **params)['volume']
         if with_prefix:
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas_negative.py
index 89e4d18..c19b1c4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas_negative.py
@@ -14,9 +14,12 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class BaseVolumeQuotasNegativeV2TestJSON(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
     force_tenant_isolation = True
@@ -29,8 +32,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(BaseVolumeQuotasNegativeV2TestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.default_volume_size = cls.volumes_client.default_volume_size
-        cls.shared_quota_set = {'gigabytes': 2 * cls.default_volume_size,
+        cls.shared_quota_set = {'gigabytes': 2 * CONF.volume.volume_size,
                                 'volumes': 1}
 
         # NOTE(gfidente): no need to restore original quota set
@@ -47,7 +49,8 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('bf544854-d62a-47f2-a681-90f7a47d86b6')
     def test_quota_volumes(self):
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.OverLimit,
-                          self.volumes_client.create_volume)
+                          self.volumes_client.create_volume,
+                          size=CONF.volume.volume_size)
 
     @test.attr(type='negative')
     @test.idempotent_id('2dc27eee-8659-4298-b900-169d71a91374')
@@ -58,13 +61,14 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.admin_quotas_client.update_quota_set,
                         self.demo_tenant_id,
                         **self.shared_quota_set)
-        new_quota_set = {'gigabytes': self.default_volume_size,
+        new_quota_set = {'gigabytes': CONF.volume.volume_size,
                          'volumes': 2, 'snapshots': 1}
         self.admin_quotas_client.update_quota_set(
             self.demo_tenant_id,
             **new_quota_set)
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.OverLimit,
-                          self.volumes_client.create_volume)
+                          self.volumes_client.create_volume,
+                          size=CONF.volume.volume_size)
 
 
 class VolumeQuotasNegativeV1TestJSON(BaseVolumeQuotasNegativeV2TestJSON):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_snapshot_quotas_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_snapshot_quotas_negative.py
index 1565a8c..09af7fe 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_snapshot_quotas_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_snapshot_quotas_negative.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(VolumeSnapshotQuotasNegativeV2TestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.default_volume_size = cls.volumes_client.default_volume_size
+        cls.default_volume_size = CONF.volume.volume_size
         cls.shared_quota_set = {'gigabytes': 3 * cls.default_volume_size,
                                 'volumes': 1, 'snapshots': 1}
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_type_access.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_type_access.py
index fac71a8..91ff5af 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_type_access.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_type_access.py
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class VolumeTypesAccessV2Test(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
 
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@
 
         # Try creating a volume from volume type in primary tenant
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.volumes_client.create_volume,
-                          volume_type=volume_type['id'])
+                          volume_type=volume_type['id'],
+                          size=CONF.volume.volume_size)
 
         # Adding volume type access for primary tenant
         self.admin_volume_types_client.add_type_access(
@@ -49,7 +53,8 @@
 
         # Creating a volume from primary tenant
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(
-            volume_type=volume_type['id'])['volume']
+            volume_type=volume_type['id'],
+            size=CONF.volume.volume_size)['volume']
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.volumes_client, volume['id'])
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client, volume['id'],
                                        'available')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
index 7b4379b..00da5be 100755
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
                 extra_specs=extra_specs)
             volume_types.append(vol_type)
         params = {self.name_field: vol_name,
-                  'volume_type': volume_types[0]['id']}
+                  'volume_type': volume_types[0]['id'],
+                  'size': CONF.volume.volume_size}
 
         # Create volume
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(**params)['volume']
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
index 03927e6..9686473 100755
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils as utils
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class VolumesActionsV2Test(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
 
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@
         # Create a test shared volume for tests
         vol_name = utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + '-Volume')
         cls.name_field = cls.special_fields['name_field']
-        params = {cls.name_field: vol_name}
+        params = {cls.name_field: vol_name, 'size': CONF.volume.volume_size}
 
         cls.volume = cls.client.create_volume(**params)['volume']
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(cls.client,
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@
     def _create_temp_volume(self):
         # Create a temp volume for force delete tests
         vol_name = utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-Volume')
-        params = {self.name_field: vol_name}
+        params = {self.name_field: vol_name, 'size': CONF.volume.volume_size}
         temp_volume = self.client.create_volume(**params)['volume']
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.client,
                                        temp_volume['id'], 'available')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_list.py
index 70c16f3..4437803 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class VolumesListAdminV2TestJSON(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
 
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@
     def test_volume_list_param_tenant(self):
         # Test to list volumes from single tenant
         # Create a volume in admin tenant
-        adm_vol = self.admin_volume_client.create_volume()['volume']
+        adm_vol = self.admin_volume_client.create_volume(
+            size=CONF.volume.volume_size)['volume']
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.admin_volume_client,
                                        adm_vol['id'], 'available')
         self.addCleanup(self.admin_volume_client.delete_volume, adm_vol['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index ef28add..5a3c71c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@
     @classmethod
     def create_volume(cls, **kwargs):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test volume."""
+        if 'size' not in kwargs:
+            kwargs['size'] = CONF.volume.volume_size
+
         name = data_utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + '-Volume')
 
         name_field = cls.special_fields['name_field']
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index 7a1c0a1..07f799b 100755
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@
         # then test volume update if display_name is duplicated
         new_v_desc = data_utils.rand_name('@#$%^* description')
         params = {self.descrip_field: new_v_desc,
-                  'availability_zone': volume['availability_zone']}
+                  'availability_zone': volume['availability_zone'],
+                  'size': CONF.volume.volume_size}
         new_volume = self.client.create_volume(**params)['volume']
         self.assertIn('id', new_volume)
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.client, new_volume['id'])
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     @test.idempotent_id('27fb0e9f-fb64-41dd-8bdb-1ffa762f0d51')
     def test_volume_create_get_update_delete(self):
-        self._volume_create_get_update_delete()
+        self._volume_create_get_update_delete(size=CONF.volume.volume_size)
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     @test.idempotent_id('54a01030-c7fc-447c-86ee-c1182beae638')
@@ -142,7 +143,8 @@
                           'Cinder volume clones are disabled')
     def test_volume_create_get_update_delete_as_clone(self):
         origin = self.create_volume()
-        self._volume_create_get_update_delete(source_volid=origin['id'])
+        self._volume_create_get_update_delete(source_volid=origin['id'],
+                                              size=CONF.volume.volume_size)
 
 
 class VolumesV1GetTest(VolumesV2GetTest):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/v3/admin/test_user_messages.py b/tempest/api/volume/v3/admin/test_user_messages.py
index 517c8d7..39a5dfa 100755
--- a/tempest/api/volume/v3/admin/test_user_messages.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/v3/admin/test_user_messages.py
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@
 from tempest.api.volume.v3 import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 MESSAGE_KEYS = [
     'created_at',
     'event_id',
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@
             extra_specs=extra_specs)['volume_type']
         self.addCleanup(self.admin_volume_types_client.delete_volume_type,
                         bogus_type['id'])
-        params = {'volume_type': bogus_type['id']}
+        params = {'volume_type': bogus_type['id'],
+                  'size': CONF.volume.volume_size}
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(**params)['volume']
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_volume, self.volumes_client, volume['id'])
         try:
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index e14f6f8..5406d73 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -297,12 +297,10 @@
                                                           **params)
         self.snapshots_v2_client = volume.v2.SnapshotsClient(
             self.auth_provider, **params)
-        self.volumes_client = volume.v1.VolumesClient(
-            self.auth_provider, default_volume_size=CONF.volume.volume_size,
-            **params)
-        self.volumes_v2_client = volume.v2.VolumesClient(
-            self.auth_provider, default_volume_size=CONF.volume.volume_size,
-            **params)
+        self.volumes_client = volume.v1.VolumesClient(self.auth_provider,
+                                                      **params)
+        self.volumes_v2_client = volume.v2.VolumesClient(self.auth_provider,
+                                                         **params)
         self.volume_messages_client = volume.v3.MessagesClient(
             self.auth_provider, **params)
         self.volume_types_client = volume.v1.TypesClient(self.auth_provider,
diff --git a/tempest/common/compute.py b/tempest/common/compute.py
index 194b9e9..8e9f0b0 100644
--- a/tempest/common/compute.py
+++ b/tempest/common/compute.py
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@
             volumes_client = clients.volumes_client
         volume = volumes_client.create_volume(
             display_name=volume_name,
-            imageRef=image_id)
+            imageRef=image_id,
+            size=CONF.volume.volume_size)
         waiters.wait_for_volume_status(volumes_client,
                                        volume['volume']['id'], 'available')
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index fdccfc3..fe8fcb0 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -213,14 +213,15 @@
 
     def create_volume(self, size=None, name=None, snapshot_id=None,
                       imageRef=None, volume_type=None):
+        if size is None:
+            size = CONF.volume.volume_size
         if name is None:
             name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__)
         kwargs = {'display_name': name,
                   'snapshot_id': snapshot_id,
                   'imageRef': imageRef,
-                  'volume_type': volume_type}
-        if size is not None:
-            kwargs.update({'size': size})
+                  'volume_type': volume_type,
+                  'size': size}
         volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(**kwargs)['volume']
 
         self.addCleanup(self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion,
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
index 8130089..9440a03 100755
--- a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@
 
     create_resp = 200
 
-    def __init__(self, auth_provider, service, region,
-                 default_volume_size=1, **kwargs):
-        super(BaseVolumesClient, self).__init__(
-            auth_provider, service, region, **kwargs)
-        self.default_volume_size = default_volume_size
-
     def get_attachment_from_volume(self, volume):
         """Return the element 'attachment' from input volumes."""
         return volume['attachments'][0]
@@ -104,8 +98,6 @@
         Available params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
                               api-ref-blockstorage-v2.html#createVolume
         """
-        if 'size' not in kwargs:
-            kwargs['size'] = self.default_volume_size
         post_body = json.dumps({'volume': kwargs})
         resp, body = self.post('volumes', post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py
index 847f342..e06c364 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_delete.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         name = data_utils.rand_name("volume")
         self.logger.info("creating volume: %s" % name)
         volume = self.manager.volumes_client.create_volume(
-            display_name=name)['volume']
+            display_name=name, size=CONF.volume.volume_size)['volume']
         self.manager.volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(volume['id'],
                                                            'available')
         self.logger.info("created volume: %s" % volume['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
index 8bbbfc4..ef893a5 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_attach_verify.py
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         self.logger.info("creating volume: %s" % name)
         volumes_client = self.manager.volumes_client
         self.volume = volumes_client.create_volume(
-            display_name=name)['volume']
+            display_name=name, size=CONF.volume.volume_size)['volume']
         volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'],
                                               'available')
         self.logger.info("created volume: %s" % self.volume['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_create_delete.py b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_create_delete.py
index 3986748..66971ea 100644
--- a/tempest/stress/actions/volume_create_delete.py
+++ b/tempest/stress/actions/volume_create_delete.py
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
 #    limitations under the License.
 
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
 import tempest.stress.stressaction as stressaction
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class VolumeCreateDeleteTest(stressaction.StressAction):
 
@@ -20,7 +23,8 @@
         name = data_utils.rand_name("volume")
         self.logger.info("creating %s" % name)
         volumes_client = self.manager.volumes_client
-        volume = volumes_client.create_volume(display_name=name)['volume']
+        volume = volumes_client.create_volume(
+            display_name=name, size=CONF.volume.volume_size)['volume']
         vol_id = volume['id']
         volumes_client.wait_for_volume_status(vol_id, 'available')
         self.logger.info("created %s" % volume['id'])