diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/vmware/test_vmware_volumeops.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/vmware/test_vmware_volumeops.py
index 0e3cb51e8c4..7b5599a4574 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/vmware/test_vmware_volumeops.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/vmware/test_vmware_volumeops.py
@@ -1219,7 +1219,6 @@ class VolumeOpsTestCase(test.TestCase):
         backing = mock.sentinel.backing
         self.vops.change_backing_profile(backing, None)
 
-        self.assertEqual('profile', empty_profile_spec.dynamicType)
         self.assertEqual([empty_profile_spec], reconfig_spec.vmProfile)
         get_disk_device.assert_called_once_with(backing)
         self.assertEqual(disk_device, disk_spec.device)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/volumeops.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/volumeops.py
index 27e7ffebfa4..fe55ad97601 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/volumeops.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/vmware/volumeops.py
@@ -1220,7 +1220,6 @@ class VMwareVolumeOps(object):
 
         if profile_id is None:
             vm_profile = cf.create('ns0:VirtualMachineEmptyProfileSpec')
-            vm_profile.dynamicType = 'profile'
         else:
             vm_profile = cf.create('ns0:VirtualMachineDefinedProfileSpec')
             vm_profile.profileId = profile_id.uniqueId