diff --git a/cinder/backup/drivers/ceph.py b/cinder/backup/drivers/ceph.py
index 6173d9260e8..24d084749f0 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/drivers/ceph.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/drivers/ceph.py
@@ -200,11 +200,13 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
     def get_driver_options() -> list:
         return service_opts
 
-    def _validate_string_args(self, *args: str) -> bool:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _validate_string_args(*args: str) -> bool:
         """Ensure all args are non-None and non-empty."""
         return all(args)
 
-    def _ceph_args(self, user: str, conf: Optional[str] = None,
+    @staticmethod
+    def _ceph_args(user: str, conf: Optional[str] = None,
                    pool: Optional[str] = None) -> List[str]:
         """Create default ceph args for executing rbd commands.
 
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
 
         # Make sure user arg is valid since rbd command may not fail if
         # invalid/no user provided, resulting in unexpected behaviour.
-        if not self._validate_string_args(user):
+        if not CephBackupDriver._validate_string_args(user):
             raise exception.BackupInvalidCephArgs(_("invalid user '%s'") %
                                                   user)
 
@@ -326,20 +328,21 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
             client.shutdown()
             raise
 
-    def _disconnect_from_rados(self,
-                               client: 'rados.Rados',
+    @staticmethod
+    def _disconnect_from_rados(client: 'rados.Rados',
                                ioctx: 'rados.Ioctx') -> None:
         """Terminate connection with the backup Ceph cluster."""
         # closing an ioctx cannot raise an exception
         ioctx.close()
         client.shutdown()
 
-    def _format_base_name(self, service_metadata: str) -> str:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _format_base_name(service_metadata: str) -> str:
         base_name = json.loads(service_metadata)["base"]
         return utils.convert_str(base_name)
 
+    @staticmethod
     def _get_backup_base_name(
-            self,
             volume_id: str,
             backup: Optional['objects.Backup'] = None) -> str:
         """Return name of base image used for backup.
@@ -352,7 +355,7 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
             return utils.convert_str("volume-%s.backup.base" % volume_id)
 
         if backup.service_metadata:
-            return self._format_base_name(backup.service_metadata)
+            return CephBackupDriver._format_base_name(backup.service_metadata)
 
         # 'parent' field will only be present in incremental backups. This is
         # filled by cinder-api
@@ -361,7 +364,8 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
             # so we use the default RBD backup base
             if backup.parent.service_metadata:
                 service_metadata = backup.parent.service_metadata
-                base_name = self._format_base_name(service_metadata)
+                base_name = CephBackupDriver._format_base_name(
+                    service_metadata)
             else:
                 base_name = utils.convert_str("volume-%s.backup.base"
                                               % volume_id)
@@ -692,7 +696,7 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
         if name not in rbds:
             LOG.debug("Image '%s' not found - trying diff format name", name)
             if try_diff_format:
-                name = self._get_backup_base_name(volume_id)
+                name = CephBackupDriver._get_backup_base_name(volume_id)
                 if name not in rbds:
                     LOG.debug("Diff format image '%s' not found", name)
                     return False, name
@@ -849,7 +853,8 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
 
         return {'service_metadata': '{"base": "%s"}' % base_name}
 
-    def _file_is_rbd(self, volume_file: linuxrbd.RBDVolumeIOWrapper) -> bool:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _file_is_rbd(volume_file: linuxrbd.RBDVolumeIOWrapper) -> bool:
         """Returns True if the volume_file is actually an RBD image."""
         return hasattr(volume_file, 'rbd_image')
 
@@ -1188,7 +1193,8 @@ class CephBackupDriver(driver.BackupDriver):
 
         return restore_point
 
-    def _rbd_has_extents(self, rbd_volume) -> bool:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rbd_has_extents(rbd_volume) -> bool:
         """Check whether the given rbd volume has extents.
 
         Return True if has extents, otherwise False.
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
index 265a51a6351..601b416ba4a 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/rbd.py
@@ -549,14 +549,15 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.CloneableImageVD, driver.MigrateVD,
 
         return _do_conn(pool, remote, timeout)
 
-    def _disconnect_from_rados(self,
-                               client: 'rados.Rados',
+    @staticmethod
+    def _disconnect_from_rados(client: 'rados.Rados',
                                ioctx: 'rados.Ioctx') -> None:
         # closing an ioctx cannot raise an exception
         ioctx.close()
         client.shutdown()
 
-    def _get_backup_snaps(self, rbd_image) -> List:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _get_backup_snaps(rbd_image) -> List:
         """Get list of any backup snapshots that exist on this volume.
 
         There should only ever be one but accept all since they need to be
@@ -1454,7 +1455,8 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.CloneableImageVD, driver.MigrateVD,
         """Retype from one volume type to another on the same backend."""
         return True, self._setup_volume(volume, new_type)
 
-    def _dumps(self, obj: Dict[str, Union[bool, int]]) -> str:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _dumps(obj: Dict[str, Union[bool, int]]) -> str:
         return json.dumps(obj, separators=(',', ':'), sort_keys=True)
 
     def _exec_on_volume(self,
@@ -1659,7 +1661,8 @@ class RBDDriver(driver.CloneableImageVD, driver.MigrateVD,
                              **kwargs) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def _parse_location(self, location: str) -> List[str]:
+    @staticmethod
+    def _parse_location(location: str) -> List[str]:
         prefix = 'rbd://'
         if not location.startswith(prefix):
             reason = _('Not stored in rbd')