diff --git a/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample b/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
index c8e7bcd713..1e3c1aaff4 100644
--- a/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/ironic/ironic.conf.sample
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@
 # URL for connecting to cinder. If set, the value must start
 # with either http:// or https://. This option is part of
 # boot-from-volume work, which is not currently exposed to
-# users. (string value)
+# users. (uri value)
 #url = <None>
 
 # User's domain id (string value)
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@
 
 # URL of Ironic API service. If not set ironic can get the
 # current value from the keystone service catalog. If set, the
-# value must start with either http:// or https://. (string
+# value must start with either http:// or https://. (uri
 # value)
 #api_url = <None>
 
diff --git a/ironic/conf/cinder.py b/ironic/conf/cinder.py
index 67460674a4..b9f912174a 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/cinder.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/cinder.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ from ironic.common.i18n import _
 from ironic.conf import auth
 
 opts = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('url',
-               regex='^http(s?):\/\/.+',
+    cfg.URIOpt('url',
+               schemes=('http', 'https'),
                help=_('URL for connecting to cinder. If set, the value must '
                       'start with either http:// or https://. This option is '
                       'part of boot-from-volume work, which is not currently '
@@ -47,10 +47,4 @@ def register_opts(conf):
 
 
 def list_opts():
-    # NOTE(jtaryma): Function add_auth_opts uses deepcopy on passed array.
-    #                Since deepcopy does not support regex, to enable regex
-    #                protocol restriction for 'url' option, empty array is
-    #                passed. The result is appended to opts array and resorted.
-    cinder_opts = opts + auth.add_auth_opts([])
-    cinder_opts.sort(key=lambda x: x.name)
-    return cinder_opts
+    return auth.add_auth_opts(opts)
diff --git a/ironic/conf/conductor.py b/ironic/conf/conductor.py
index a9846b088d..b62cbd7f71 100644
--- a/ironic/conf/conductor.py
+++ b/ironic/conf/conductor.py
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt('heartbeat_interval',
                default=10,
                help=_('Seconds between conductor heart beats.')),
-    cfg.StrOpt('api_url',
-               regex='^http(s?):\/\/.+',
+    cfg.URIOpt('api_url',
+               schemes=('http', 'https'),
                help=_('URL of Ironic API service. If not set ironic can '
                       'get the current value from the keystone service '
                       'catalog. If set, the value must start with either '