diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_infinidat.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_infinidat.py
index 166527f5257..f62960a6709 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_infinidat.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_infinidat.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class InfiniboxDriverTestCaseBase(test.TestCase):
         self._mock_volume.get_size.return_value = 1 * units.Gi
         self._mock_volume.has_children.return_value = False
         self._mock_volume.get_logical_units.return_value = []
-        self._mock_volume.create_child.return_value = self._mock_volume
+        self._mock_volume.create_snapshot.return_value = self._mock_volume
         self._mock_host = mock.Mock()
         self._mock_host.get_luns.return_value = []
         self._mock_host.map_volume().get_lun.return_value = 1
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class InfiniboxDriverTestCase(InfiniboxDriverTestCaseBase):
                           test_clone, test_snapshot)
 
     def test_create_volume_from_snapshot_create_fails(self):
-        self._mock_volume.create_child.side_effect = self._raise_infinisdk
+        self._mock_volume.create_snapshot.side_effect = self._raise_infinisdk
         self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeBackendAPIException,
                           self.driver.create_volume_from_snapshot,
                           test_clone, test_snapshot)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/infinidat.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/infinidat.py
index 47c44154973..40b98dc221b 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/infinidat.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/infinidat.py
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ class InfiniboxVolumeDriver(san.SanISCSIDriver):
         """
         infinidat_snapshot = self._get_infinidat_snapshot(snapshot)
         clone_name = self._make_volume_name(volume) + '-internal'
-        infinidat_clone = infinidat_snapshot.create_child(name=clone_name)
+        infinidat_clone = infinidat_snapshot.create_snapshot(name=clone_name)
         # we need a cinder-volume-like object to map the clone by name
         # (which is derived from the cinder id) but the clone is internal
         # so there is no such object. mock one