diff --git a/cinder/objects/volume.py b/cinder/objects/volume.py
index 66129f97ef9..e44babfb1e8 100644
--- a/cinder/objects/volume.py
+++ b/cinder/objects/volume.py
@@ -344,6 +344,23 @@ class Volume(cleanable.CinderCleanableObject, base.CinderObject,
                             'False!!  Fix code here')
             updates['use_quota'] = use_quota
 
+    def populate_consistencygroup(self):
+        """Populate CG fields based on group fields.
+
+        Method assumes that consistencygroup_id and consistencygroup fields
+        have not already been set.
+
+        This is a hack to support backward compatibility of consistencygroup,
+        where we set the fields but don't want to write them to the DB, so we
+        mark them as not changed, so they won't be stored on the next save().
+        """
+        self.consistencygroup_id = self.group_id
+        if self.group_id and self.obj_attr_is_set('group'):
+            cg = objects.ConsistencyGroup()
+            cg.from_group(self.group)
+            self.consistencygroup = cg
+        self.obj_reset_changes(['consistencygroup', 'consistencygroup_id'])
+
     def create(self):
         if self.obj_attr_is_set('id'):
             raise exception.ObjectActionError(action='create',
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/objects/test_volume.py b/cinder/tests/unit/objects/test_volume.py
index 19a4d29ab79..9a264e88194 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/objects/test_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/objects/test_volume.py
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ from cinder.tests.unit import fake_snapshot
 from cinder.tests.unit import fake_volume
 from cinder.tests.unit import objects as test_objects
 
+fake_group = {
+    'id': fake.GROUP_ID,
+    'user_id': fake.USER_ID,
+    'project_id': fake.PROJECT_ID,
+    'host': 'fake_host',
+    'availability_zone': 'fake_az',
+    'name': 'fake_name',
+    'description': 'fake_description',
+    'group_type_id': fake.GROUP_TYPE_ID,
+    'status': fields.GroupStatus.CREATING,
+}
+
 
 @ddt.ddt
 class TestVolume(test_objects.BaseObjectsTestCase):
@@ -710,3 +722,21 @@ class TestVolumeList(test_objects.BaseObjectsTestCase):
         include_mock.assert_called_once_with(self.context, cluster,
                                              mock.sentinel.partial_rename,
                                              **filters)
+
+    @mock.patch('cinder.db.group_create',
+                return_value=fake_group)
+    def test_populate_consistencygroup(self, mock_db_grp_create):
+        db_volume = fake_volume.fake_db_volume()
+        volume = objects.Volume._from_db_object(self.context,
+                                                objects.Volume(), db_volume)
+
+        fake_grp = fake_group.copy()
+        del fake_grp['id']
+        group = objects.Group(context=self.context,
+                              **fake_grp)
+        group.create()
+        volume.group_id = group.id
+        volume.group = group
+        volume.populate_consistencygroup()
+        self.assertEqual(volume.group_id, volume.consistencygroup_id)
+        self.assertEqual(volume.group.id, volume.consistencygroup.id)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/remotefs.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/remotefs.py
index 528e3afd03f..0ea29028c91 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/remotefs.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/remotefs.py
@@ -324,13 +324,12 @@ class RemoteFSDriver(driver.BaseVD):
             self._create_regular_file(volume_path, volume_size)
 
         self._set_rw_permissions(volume_path)
-        if not volume.consistencygroup_id and not volume.group_id:
-            volume.admin_metadata['format'] = self.format
-            # This is done here because when creating a volume from image,
-            # while encountering other volume.save() method fails for
-            # non-admins
-            with volume.obj_as_admin():
-                volume.save()
+        volume.admin_metadata['format'] = self.format
+        # This is done here because when creating a volume from image,
+        # while encountering other volume.save() method fails for
+        # non-admins
+        with volume.obj_as_admin():
+            volume.save()
 
     def _ensure_shares_mounted(self):
         """Look for remote shares in the flags and mount them locally."""
diff --git a/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py b/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
index eb6806a8ac1..c176574f608 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ from cinder.image import image_utils
 from cinder.message import api as message_api
 from cinder.message import message_field
 from cinder import objects
-from cinder.objects import consistencygroup
 from cinder.objects import fields
 from cinder import utils
 from cinder.volume.flows import common
@@ -1189,14 +1188,8 @@ class CreateVolumeFromSpecTask(flow_utils.CinderTask):
                       "Volume driver %s not initialized", driver_name)
             raise exception.DriverNotInitialized()
 
-        # NOTE(xyang): Populate consistencygroup_id and consistencygroup
-        # fields before passing to the driver. This is to support backward
-        # compatibility of consistencygroup.
-        if volume.group_id:
-            volume.consistencygroup_id = volume.group_id
-            cg = consistencygroup.ConsistencyGroup()
-            cg.from_group(volume.group)
-            volume.consistencygroup = cg
+        # For backward compatibilty
+        volume.populate_consistencygroup()
 
         create_type = volume_spec.pop('type', None)
         LOG.info("Volume %(volume_id)s: being created as %(create_type)s "