diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
index 7c319db..0a3a412 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
@@ -266,8 +266,7 @@
         """Test reserving already reserved volume should fail"""
 
         # Skip test if the volume has "multiattach" property
-        volume = self.volumes_client.show_volume(self.volume['id'])
-        if volume['multiattach']:
+        if self.volume['multiattach']:
             raise self.skipException('Reserving multiattach volumes is not'
                                      ' supported.')