diff --git a/cinder/image/image_utils.py b/cinder/image/image_utils.py
index db55a48391b..4e15792c224 100644
--- a/cinder/image/image_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/image/image_utils.py
@@ -566,9 +566,7 @@ def get_qemu_data(image_id, has_meta, disk_format_raw, dest, run_as_root,
     return data
 
 
-def fetch_verify_image(context, image_service, image_id, dest,
-                       user_id=None, project_id=None, size=None,
-                       run_as_root=True):
+def fetch_verify_image(context, image_service, image_id, dest):
     fetch(context, image_service, image_id, dest,
           None, None)
     image_meta = image_service.show(context, image_id)
@@ -580,7 +578,7 @@ def fetch_verify_image(context, image_service, image_id, dest,
         except TypeError:
             format_raw = False
         data = get_qemu_data(image_id, has_meta, format_raw,
-                             dest, run_as_root)
+                             dest, True)
         # We can only really do verification of the image if we have
         # qemu data to use
         if data is not None:
@@ -597,12 +595,6 @@ def fetch_verify_image(context, image_service, image_id, dest,
                     reason=(_("fmt=%(fmt)s backed by: %(backing_file)s") %
                             {'fmt': fmt, 'backing_file': backing_file}))
 
-            # NOTE(xqueralt): If the image virtual size doesn't fit in the
-            # requested volume there is no point on resizing it because it will
-            # generate an unusable image.
-            if size is not None:
-                check_virtual_size(data.virtual_size, size, image_id)
-
 
 def fetch_to_vhd(context, image_service,
                  image_id, dest, blocksize, volume_subformat=None,
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py b/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
index cea09dd637c..2fa2152eb25 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
@@ -606,18 +606,13 @@ class TestVerifyImage(test.TestCase):
         image_service = FakeImageService()
         image_id = mock.sentinel.image_id
         dest = mock.sentinel.dest
-        user_id = mock.sentinel.user_id
-        project_id = mock.sentinel.project_id
-        size = 2
-        run_as_root = mock.sentinel.run_as_root
         mock_data = mock_info.return_value
         mock_data.file_format = 'test_format'
         mock_data.backing_file = None
         mock_data.virtual_size = 1
 
         output = image_utils.fetch_verify_image(
-            ctxt, image_service, image_id, dest, user_id=user_id,
-            project_id=project_id, size=size, run_as_root=run_as_root)
+            ctxt, image_service, image_id, dest)
         self.assertIsNone(output)
         mock_fetch.assert_called_once_with(ctxt, image_service, image_id,
                                            dest, None, None)
@@ -626,8 +621,6 @@ class TestVerifyImage(test.TestCase):
             .assert_called_once_with())
         (mock_fileutils.remove_path_on_error.return_value.__exit__
             .assert_called_once_with(None, None, None))
-        mock_check_size.assert_called_once_with(mock_data.virtual_size,
-                                                size, image_id)
 
     @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.qemu_img_info')
     @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.fileutils')
@@ -661,29 +654,6 @@ class TestVerifyImage(test.TestCase):
                           image_utils.fetch_verify_image,
                           ctxt, image_service, image_id, dest)
 
-    @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.check_virtual_size')
-    @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.qemu_img_info')
-    @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.fileutils')
-    @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.fetch')
-    def test_size_error(self, mock_fetch, mock_fileutils, mock_info,
-                        mock_check_size):
-        ctxt = mock.sentinel.context
-        image_service = mock.Mock()
-        image_id = mock.sentinel.image_id
-        dest = mock.sentinel.dest
-        size = 1
-        mock_data = mock_info.return_value
-        mock_data.file_format = 'test_format'
-        mock_data.backing_file = None
-        mock_data.virtual_size = 2 * units.Gi
-
-        mock_check_size.side_effect = exception.ImageUnacceptable(
-            image_id='fake_image_id', reason='test')
-
-        self.assertRaises(exception.ImageUnacceptable,
-                          image_utils.fetch_verify_image,
-                          ctxt, image_service, image_id, dest, size=size)
-
 
 class TestTemporaryDir(test.TestCase):
     @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.CONF')
@@ -1726,23 +1696,18 @@ class TestFetchToVolumeFormat(test.TestCase):
         image_service = mock.Mock(temp_images=None)
         image_id = mock.sentinel.image_id
         dest = mock.sentinel.dest
-        ctxt.user_id = user_id = mock.sentinel.user_id
-        project_id = mock.sentinel.project_id
-        size = 4321
-        run_as_root = mock.sentinel.run_as_root
+        ctxt.user_id = mock.sentinel.user_id
 
         image_service.show.return_value = {'disk_format': 'raw',
                                            'size': 41126400}
 
         image_utils.fetch_verify_image(
-            ctxt, image_service, image_id, dest,
-            user_id=user_id, project_id=project_id, size=size,
-            run_as_root=run_as_root)
+            ctxt, image_service, image_id, dest)
 
         image_service.show.assert_called_once_with(ctxt, image_id)
         mock_info.assert_called_once_with(dest,
                                           force_share=False,
-                                          run_as_root=run_as_root)
+                                          run_as_root=True)
         mock_fetch.assert_called_once_with(ctxt, image_service, image_id,
                                            dest, None, None)