diff --git a/ironic/db/api.py b/ironic/db/api.py
index 95ced0feff..345ace6aef 100644
--- a/ironic/db/api.py
+++ b/ironic/db/api.py
@@ -631,10 +631,10 @@ class Connection(object):
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def get_volume_connector_by_id(self, id):
+    def get_volume_connector_by_id(self, db_id):
         """Return a volume connector representation.
 
-        :param id: The ID of a volume connector.
+        :param db_id: The integer database ID of a volume connector.
         :returns: A volume connector with the specified ID.
         :raises: VolumeConnectorNotFound If a volume connector
                  with the specified ID is not found.
diff --git a/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index f06fc6ea4c..cf5c031c13 100644
--- a/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/ironic/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -881,12 +881,12 @@ class Connection(api.Connection):
         return _paginate_query(models.VolumeConnector, limit, marker,
                                sort_key, sort_dir)
 
-    def get_volume_connector_by_id(self, id):
-        query = model_query(models.VolumeConnector).filter_by(id=id)
+    def get_volume_connector_by_id(self, db_id):
+        query = model_query(models.VolumeConnector).filter_by(id=db_id)
         try:
             return query.one()
         except NoResultFound:
-            raise exception.VolumeConnectorNotFound(connector=id)
+            raise exception.VolumeConnectorNotFound(connector=db_id)
 
     def get_volume_connector_by_uuid(self, connector_uuid):
         query = model_query(models.VolumeConnector).filter_by(
diff --git a/ironic/objects/volume_connector.py b/ironic/objects/volume_connector.py
index a77c986663..e91c5e8cc5 100644
--- a/ironic/objects/volume_connector.py
+++ b/ironic/objects/volume_connector.py
@@ -73,16 +73,17 @@ class VolumeConnector(base.IronicObject,
     # Implications of calling new remote procedures should be thought through.
     # @object_base.remotable_classmethod
     @classmethod
-    def get_by_id(cls, context, id):
+    def get_by_id(cls, context, db_id):
         """Find a volume connector based on its integer ID.
 
-        :param context: security context
-        :param id: the integer (database primary key) ID of a volume connector
-        :returns: a :class:`VolumeConnector` object
+        :param context: Security context.
+        :param db_id: The integer (database primary key) ID of a
+                      volume connector.
+        :returns: A :class:`VolumeConnector` object.
         :raises: VolumeConnectorNotFound if no volume connector exists with
-                 the specified ID
+                 the specified ID.
         """
-        db_connector = cls.dbapi.get_volume_connector_by_id(id)
+        db_connector = cls.dbapi.get_volume_connector_by_id(db_id)
         connector = VolumeConnector._from_db_object(cls(context), db_connector)
         return connector