diff --git a/neutron/context.py b/neutron/context.py
index 9a7bf777ab..f550220792 100644
--- a/neutron/context.py
+++ b/neutron/context.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class ContextBase(common_context.RequestContext):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, user_id, tenant_id, is_admin=None, read_deleted="no",
-                 roles=None, timestamp=None, **kwargs):
+                 roles=None, timestamp=None, load_admin_roles=True, **kwargs):
         """Object initialization.
 
         :param read_deleted: 'no' indicates deleted records are hidden, 'yes'
@@ -58,11 +58,8 @@ class ContextBase(common_context.RequestContext):
         self.roles = roles or []
         if self.is_admin is None:
             self.is_admin = policy.check_is_admin(self)
-        elif self.is_admin:
+        elif self.is_admin and load_admin_roles:
             # Ensure context is populated with admin roles
-            # TODO(salvatore-orlando): It should not be necessary
-            # to populate roles in artificially-generated contexts
-            # address in bp/make-authz-orthogonal
             admin_roles = policy.get_admin_roles()
             if admin_roles:
                 self.roles = list(set(self.roles) | set(admin_roles))
@@ -137,11 +134,12 @@ class Context(ContextBase):
         return self._session
 
 
-def get_admin_context(read_deleted="no"):
+def get_admin_context(read_deleted="no", load_admin_roles=True):
     return Context(user_id=None,
                    tenant_id=None,
                    is_admin=True,
-                   read_deleted=read_deleted)
+                   read_deleted=read_deleted,
+                   load_admin_roles=load_admin_roles)
 
 
 def get_admin_context_without_session(read_deleted="no"):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_neutron_context.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_neutron_context.py
index f68d4c9797..74c656f3fe 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_neutron_context.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_neutron_context.py
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ class TestNeutronContext(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.db_api_session = self._db_api_session_patcher.start()
         self.addCleanup(self._db_api_session_patcher.stop)
 
+    # TODO(salv-orlando): Remove camelcase for test names in this module
+
     def testNeutronContextCreate(self):
         cxt = context.Context('user_id', 'tenant_id')
         self.assertEqual('user_id', cxt.user_id)
@@ -62,3 +64,11 @@ class TestNeutronContext(base.BaseTestCase):
         else:
             self.assertFalse(True, 'without_session admin context'
                                    'should has no session property!')
+
+    def test_neutron_context_with_load_roles_true(self):
+        ctx = context.get_admin_context()
+        self.assertIn('admin', ctx.roles)
+
+    def test_neutron_context_with_load_roles_false(self):
+        ctx = context.get_admin_context(load_admin_roles=False)
+        self.assertFalse(ctx.roles)