diff --git a/ironic/drivers/base.py b/ironic/drivers/base.py
index 3c45437268..4862cabc53 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/base.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/base.py
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ class BIOSInterface(BaseInterface):
 
         def wrapper(func):
             @six.wraps(func)
-            def wrapped(self, task, *args, **kwargs):
+            def wrapped(task, *args, **kwargs):
                 func(task, *args, **kwargs)
                 instance.cache_bios_settings(task)
             return wrapped
diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/fake.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/fake.py
index 0167845642..62f9599492 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/fake.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/fake.py
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ class FakeBIOS(base.BIOSInterface):
     def validate(self, task):
         pass
 
+    @base.clean_step(priority=0, argsinfo={
+        'settings': {'description': ('List of BIOS settings, each item needs '
+                     'to contain a dictionary with name/value pairs'),
+                     'required': True}})
     def apply_configuration(self, task, settings):
         node_id = task.node.id
         try:
@@ -253,6 +257,7 @@ class FakeBIOS(base.BIOSInterface):
         except exception.BIOSSettingAlreadyExists:
             objects.BIOSSettingList.save(task.context, node_id, settings)
 
+    @base.clean_step(priority=0)
     def factory_reset(self, task):
         node_id = task.node.id
         setting_objs = objects.BIOSSettingList.get_by_node_id(
@@ -260,6 +265,7 @@ class FakeBIOS(base.BIOSInterface):
         for setting in setting_objs:
             objects.BIOSSetting.delete(task.context, node_id, setting.name)
 
+    @base.clean_step(priority=0)
     def cache_bios_settings(self, task):
         pass
 
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_noop.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_noop.py
index 07919e4784..f1db0bdf76 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_noop.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_noop.py
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ class NoInterfacesTestCase(base.TestCase):
     def test_bios(self):
         self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
                           getattr(noop.NoBIOS(), 'apply_configuration'),
-                          self, self.task, '')
+                          self.task, '')
         self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
                           getattr(noop.NoBIOS(), 'factory_reset'),
-                          self, self.task)
+                          self.task)
 
     def test_console(self):
         for method in ('start_console', 'stop_console', 'get_console'):
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
index b7494773e0..49a40f2c48 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/test_base.py
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class TestBIOSInterface(base.TestCase):
         bios = MyBIOSInterface()
         task_mock = mock.MagicMock()
 
-        bios.apply_configuration(bios, task_mock, "")
+        bios.apply_configuration(task_mock, "")
         cache_bios_settings_mock.assert_called_once_with(bios, task_mock)
 
     @mock.patch.object(MyBIOSInterface, 'cache_bios_settings', autospec=True)
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ class TestBIOSInterface(base.TestCase):
         bios = MyBIOSInterface()
         task_mock = mock.MagicMock()
 
-        bios.factory_reset(bios, task_mock)
+        bios.factory_reset(task_mock)
         cache_bios_settings_mock.assert_called_once_with(bios, task_mock)