diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
index 042cde9..9e24993 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
@@ -66,13 +66,14 @@
 
         params = {self.name_field: vol_name, 'volume_type': type_name}
 
-        _, self.volume = self.volume_client.create_volume(size=1, **params)
+        _, self.volume = self.admin_volume_client.create_volume(size=1,
+                                                                **params)
         if with_prefix:
             self.volume_id_list_with_prefix.append(self.volume['id'])
         else:
             self.volume_id_list_without_prefix.append(
                 self.volume['id'])
-        self.volume_client.wait_for_volume_status(
+        self.admin_volume_client.wait_for_volume_status(
             self.volume['id'], 'available')
 
     @classmethod
@@ -80,13 +81,13 @@
         # volumes deletion
         vid_prefix = getattr(cls, 'volume_id_list_with_prefix', [])
         for volume_id in vid_prefix:
-            cls.volume_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
-            cls.volume_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
+            cls.admin_volume_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
+            cls.admin_volume_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
 
         vid_no_pre = getattr(cls, 'volume_id_list_without_prefix', [])
         for volume_id in vid_no_pre:
-            cls.volume_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
-            cls.volume_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
+            cls.admin_volume_client.delete_volume(volume_id)
+            cls.admin_volume_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
 
         # volume types deletion
         volume_type_id_list = getattr(cls, 'volume_type_id_list', [])
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
         # the multi backend feature has been enabled
         # if multi-backend is enabled: os-vol-attr:host should be like:
         # host@backend_name
-        _, volume = self.volume_client.get_volume(volume_id)
+        _, volume = self.admin_volume_client.get_volume(volume_id)
 
         volume1_host = volume['os-vol-host-attr:host']
         msg = ("multi-backend reporting incorrect values for volume %s" %
@@ -141,10 +142,10 @@
         # this test checks that the two volumes created at setUp don't
         # belong to the same backend (if they are, than the
         # volume backend distinction is not working properly)
-        _, volume = self.volume_client.get_volume(volume1_id)
+        _, volume = self.admin_volume_client.get_volume(volume1_id)
         volume1_host = volume['os-vol-host-attr:host']
 
-        _, volume = self.volume_client.get_volume(volume2_id)
+        _, volume = self.admin_volume_client.get_volume(volume2_id)
         volume2_host = volume['os-vol-host-attr:host']
 
         msg = ("volumes %s and %s were created in the same backend" %
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
index ece4299..1189c8f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_quotas.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(VolumeQuotasAdminTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
-        cls.admin_volume_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_client
         cls.demo_tenant_id = cls.isolated_creds.get_primary_creds().tenant_id
 
     @test.attr(type='gate')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
index f85718b..3857fdb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@
         super(VolumesActionsTest, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.client = cls.volumes_client
 
-        # Create admin volume client
-        cls.admin_volume_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_client
-
         # Create a test shared volume for tests
         vol_name = utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + '-Volume-')
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
index 8b90b07..bf014a8 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
         if not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.backup:
             raise cls.skipException("Cinder backup feature disabled")
 
-        cls.volumes_adm_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_client
         cls.backups_adm_client = cls.os_adm.backups_client
         cls.volume = cls.create_volume()
 
@@ -47,8 +46,8 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.backups_adm_client.delete_backup,
                         backup['id'])
         self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
-        self.volumes_adm_client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'],
-                                                       'available')
+        self.admin_volume_client.wait_for_volume_status(
+            self.volume['id'], 'available')
         self.backups_adm_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
                                                        'available')
 
@@ -65,10 +64,10 @@
         _, restore = self.backups_adm_client.restore_backup(backup['id'])
 
         # Delete backup
-        self.addCleanup(self.volumes_adm_client.delete_volume,
+        self.addCleanup(self.admin_volume_client.delete_volume,
                         restore['volume_id'])
         self.assertEqual(backup['id'], restore['backup_id'])
         self.backups_adm_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
                                                        'available')
-        self.volumes_adm_client.wait_for_volume_status(restore['volume_id'],
-                                                       'available')
+        self.admin_volume_client.wait_for_volume_status(
+            restore['volume_id'], 'available')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index d78ddb6..8170cbf 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -174,14 +174,14 @@
                 raise cls.skipException(msg)
             cls.volume_qos_client = cls.os_adm.volume_qos_client
             cls.volume_types_client = cls.os_adm.volume_types_client
-            cls.volume_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_client
+            cls.admin_volume_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_client
         elif cls._api_version == 2:
             if not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v2:
                 msg = "Volume API v2 is disabled"
                 raise cls.skipException(msg)
             cls.volume_qos_client = cls.os_adm.volume_qos_v2_client
             cls.volume_types_client = cls.os_adm.volume_types_v2_client
-            cls.volume_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_v2_client
+            cls.admin_volume_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_v2_client
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_cleanup(cls):