diff --git a/nova/tests/virt/libvirt/fakelibvirt.py b/nova/tests/virt/libvirt/fakelibvirt.py
index 27c2a36867..322aed2263 100644
--- a/nova/tests/virt/libvirt/fakelibvirt.py
+++ b/nova/tests/virt/libvirt/fakelibvirt.py
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ VIR_ERR_NO_NWFILTER = 620
 VIR_ERR_SYSTEM_ERROR = 900
 VIR_ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR = 950
 
+# Readonly
+VIR_CONNECT_RO = 1
+
 
 def _parse_disk_info(element):
     disk_info = {}
@@ -888,14 +891,7 @@ class Connection(object):
         return []
 
 
-def openReadOnly(uri):
-    return Connection(uri, readonly=True)
-
-
 def openAuth(uri, auth, flags):
-    if flags != 0:
-        raise Exception(_("Please extend mock libvirt module to support "
-                          "flags"))
 
     if type(auth) != list:
         raise Exception(_("Expected a list for 'auth' parameter"))
@@ -908,7 +904,7 @@ def openAuth(uri, auth, flags):
         raise Exception(
             _("Expected a function in 'auth[1]' parameter"))
 
-    return Connection(uri, readonly=False)
+    return Connection(uri, (flags == VIR_CONNECT_RO))
 
 
 def virEventRunDefaultImpl():
diff --git a/nova/tests/virt/libvirt/test_fakelibvirt.py b/nova/tests/virt/libvirt/test_fakelibvirt.py
index 8fa2ffc63f..6ffd03e3e0 100644
--- a/nova/tests/virt/libvirt/test_fakelibvirt.py
+++ b/nova/tests/virt/libvirt/test_fakelibvirt.py
@@ -66,56 +66,36 @@ class FakeLibvirtTests(test.TestCase):
         super(FakeLibvirtTests, self).setUp()
         libvirt._reset()
 
-    def get_openReadOnly_curry_func(self):
-        return lambda uri: libvirt.openReadOnly(uri)
-
-    def get_openAuth_curry_func(self):
+    def get_openAuth_curry_func(self, readOnly=False):
         def fake_cb(credlist):
             return 0
-        return lambda uri: libvirt.openAuth(uri,
-                                            [[libvirt.VIR_CRED_AUTHNAME,
-                                              libvirt.VIR_CRED_NOECHOPROMPT],
-                                             fake_cb,
-                                             None], 0)
 
-    def _test_connect_method_accepts_None_uri_by_default(self, conn_method):
-        conn = conn_method(None)
-        self.assertNotEqual(conn, None, "Connecting to fake libvirt failed")
-
-    def test_openReadOnly_accepts_None_uri_by_default(self):
-        conn_method = self.get_openReadOnly_curry_func()
-        self._test_connect_method_accepts_None_uri_by_default(conn_method)
+        creds = [[libvirt.VIR_CRED_AUTHNAME,
+                  libvirt.VIR_CRED_NOECHOPROMPT],
+                  fake_cb,
+                  None]
+        flags = 0
+        if readOnly:
+            flags = libvirt.VIR_CONNECT_RO
+        return lambda uri: libvirt.openAuth(uri, creds, flags)
 
     def test_openAuth_accepts_None_uri_by_default(self):
         conn_method = self.get_openAuth_curry_func()
-        self._test_connect_method_accepts_None_uri_by_default(conn_method)
-
-    def _test_connect_method_can_refuse_None_uri(self, conn_method):
-        libvirt.allow_default_uri_connection = False
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, conn_method, None)
-
-    def test_openReadOnly_can_refuse_None_uri(self):
-        conn_method = self.get_openReadOnly_curry_func()
-        self._test_connect_method_can_refuse_None_uri(conn_method)
+        conn = conn_method(None)
+        self.assertNotEqual(conn, None, "Connecting to fake libvirt failed")
 
     def test_openAuth_can_refuse_None_uri(self):
         conn_method = self.get_openAuth_curry_func()
-        self._test_connect_method_can_refuse_None_uri(conn_method)
-
-    def _test_connect_method_refuses_invalid_URI(self, conn_method):
-        self.assertRaises(libvirt.libvirtError, conn_method, 'blah')
-
-    def test_openReadOnly_refuses_invalid_URI(self):
-        conn_method = self.get_openReadOnly_curry_func()
-        self._test_connect_method_refuses_invalid_URI(conn_method)
+        libvirt.allow_default_uri_connection = False
+        self.assertRaises(ValueError, conn_method, None)
 
     def test_openAuth_refuses_invalid_URI(self):
         conn_method = self.get_openAuth_curry_func()
-        self._test_connect_method_refuses_invalid_URI(conn_method)
+        self.assertRaises(libvirt.libvirtError, conn_method, 'blah')
 
     def test_getInfo(self):
-        conn = libvirt.openReadOnly(None)
-        res = conn.getInfo()
+        conn_method = self.get_openAuth_curry_func(readOnly=True)
+        res = conn_method(None).getInfo()
         self.assertIn(res[0], ('i686', 'x86_64'))
         self.assertTrue(1024 <= res[1] <= 16384,
                         "Memory unusually high or low.")
diff --git a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
index ef2859b118..849708a7f5 100755
--- a/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
+++ b/nova/virt/libvirt/driver.py
@@ -666,10 +666,10 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
                 None]
 
         try:
+            flags = 0
             if read_only:
-                return libvirt.openReadOnly(uri)
-            else:
-                return libvirt.openAuth(uri, auth, 0)
+                flags = libvirt.VIR_CONNECT_RO
+            return libvirt.openAuth(uri, auth, flags)
         except libvirt.libvirtError as ex:
             LOG.exception(_("Connection to libvirt failed: %s"), ex)
             payload = dict(ip=LibvirtDriver.get_host_ip_addr(),
@@ -3280,8 +3280,7 @@ class LibvirtDriver(driver.ComputeDriver):
 
     def _compare_cpu(self, cpu_info):
         """Checks the host cpu is compatible to a cpu given by xml.
-
-        "xml" must be a part of libvirt.openReadonly().getCapabilities().
+        "xml" must be a part of libvirt.openAuth(...).getCapabilities().
         return values follows by virCPUCompareResult.
         if 0 > return value, do live migration.
         'http://libvirt.org/html/libvirt-libvirt.html#virCPUCompareResult'