diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
index d5e1e6b..7783c18 100755
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.client.detach_volume, self.volume['id'])
         volume = self.client.show_volume(self.volume['id'])['volume']
         self.assertIn('attachments', volume)
-        attachment = self.client.get_attachment_from_volume(volume)
+        attachment = volume['attachments'][0]
+
         self.assertEqual('/dev/%s' %
                          CONF.compute.volume_device_name,
                          attachment['device'])
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
index 9440a03..308f818 100755
--- a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@
 
     create_resp = 200
 
-    def get_attachment_from_volume(self, volume):
-        """Return the element 'attachment' from input volumes."""
-        return volume['attachments'][0]
-
     def _prepare_params(self, params):
         """Prepares params for use in get or _ext_get methods.