diff --git a/doc/source/devref/usage.rst b/doc/source/devref/usage.rst
index 1876fac8..f6e12d6c 100644
--- a/doc/source/devref/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/devref/usage.rst
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ Disk Options
 |                                      | Group exists on one of the Virtual I/O Servers, then no    |
 |                                      | further config is needed.  If multiple volume groups exist,|
 |                                      | then further specification can be done via the             |
-|                                      | volume_group_* options.                                    |
+|                                      | volume_group_name option.                                  |
 |                                      |                                                            |
 |                                      | Live migration is not supported with a localdisk config.   |
 |                                      |                                                            |
@@ -123,15 +123,6 @@ Disk Options
 |                                      | than one non-rootvg volume group exists across the         |
 |                                      | Virtual I/O Servers, then this attribute must be specified.|
 +--------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
-| volume_group_vios_name = None        | (StrOpt) (Optional) The name of the Virtual I/O Server     |
-|                                      | hosting the volume group.  If this is not specified, the   |
-|                                      | system will query through the Virtual I/O Servers looking  |
-|                                      | for one that matches the volume_group_vios_name.  This is  |
-|                                      | only needed if the system has multiple Virtual I/O Servers |
-|                                      | with a non-rootvg volume group whose name is duplicated.   |
-|                                      |                                                            |
-|                                      | Typically paired with the volume_group_name attribute.     |
-+--------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 
 
 Volume Options
diff --git a/nova_powervm/conf/powervm.py b/nova_powervm/conf/powervm.py
index ab48757b..4d425a59 100644
--- a/nova_powervm/conf/powervm.py
+++ b/nova_powervm/conf/powervm.py
@@ -102,15 +102,6 @@ localdisk_opts = [
                     'disk_driver is localdisk, then this attribute must be '
                     'specified.  It is strongly recommended NOT to use '
                     'rootvg.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('volume_group_vios_name',
-               default='',
-               help='(Optional) The name of the Virtual I/O Server hosting '
-                    'the volume group.  If this is not specified, the system '
-                    'will query through the Virtual I/O Servers looking for '
-                    'one that matches the volume_group_vios_name.  This is '
-                    'only needed if the system has multiple Virtual I/O '
-                    'Servers with a volume group whose name matches the '
-                    '`volume_group_name` option.')
 ]
 
 ssp_opts = [