diff --git a/management/location/client.go b/management/location/client.go
index 1908626ab3..b41f585a61 100644
--- a/management/location/client.go
+++ b/management/location/client.go
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@ package location
 
 import (
 	"encoding/xml"
-	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/management"
 )
 
 const (
 	azureLocationListURL = "locations"
-	errInvalidLocation   = "Invalid location: %s. Available locations: %s"
 	errParamNotSpecified = "Parameter %s is not specified."
 )
 
@@ -18,60 +16,14 @@ func NewClient(client management.Client) LocationClient {
 	return LocationClient{client: client}
 }
 
-func (c LocationClient) ResolveLocation(location string) error {
-	if location == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errParamNotSpecified, "location")
-	}
-
-	locations, err := c.GetLocationList()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, existingLocation := range locations.Locations {
-		if existingLocation.Name != location {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	return fmt.Errorf(errInvalidLocation, location, locations)
-}
-
-func (c LocationClient) GetLocationList() (LocationList, error) {
-	locationList := LocationList{}
+func (c LocationClient) ListLocations() (ListLocationsResponse, error) {
+	var l ListLocationsResponse
 
 	response, err := c.client.SendAzureGetRequest(azureLocationListURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return locationList, err
+		return l, err
 	}
 
-	err = xml.Unmarshal(response, &locationList)
-	if err != nil {
-		return locationList, err
-	}
-
-	return locationList, nil
-}
-
-func (c LocationClient) GetLocation(location string) (*Location, error) {
-	if location == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errParamNotSpecified, "location")
-	}
-
-	locations, err := c.GetLocationList()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	for _, existingLocation := range locations.Locations {
-		if existingLocation.Name != location {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		return &existingLocation, nil
-	}
-
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf(errInvalidLocation, location, locations)
+	err = xml.Unmarshal(response, &l)
+	return l, err
 }
diff --git a/management/location/entities.go b/management/location/entities.go
index 637e307f44..f2420f7bf1 100644
--- a/management/location/entities.go
+++ b/management/location/entities.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type LocationClient struct {
 	client management.Client
 }
 
-type LocationList struct {
+type ListLocationsResponse struct {
 	XMLName   xml.Name   `xml:"Locations"`
 	Locations []Location `xml:"Location"`
 }
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@ type Location struct {
 	VirtualMachineRoleSizes []string `xml:"ComputeCapabilities>VirtualMachinesRoleSizes>RoleSize"`
 }
 
-func (locationList LocationList) String() string {
+func (ll ListLocationsResponse) String() string {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-
-	for _, location := range locationList.Locations {
-		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s, ", location.Name))
+	for _, l := range ll.Locations {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "%s, ", l.Name)
 	}
 
 	return strings.Trim(buf.String(), ", ")
diff --git a/management/vmutils/integration_test.go b/management/vmutils/integration_test.go
index c30b321ad3..a8d21de39c 100644
--- a/management/vmutils/integration_test.go
+++ b/management/vmutils/integration_test.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func GetTestStorageAccount(t *testing.T, client management.Client) storage.Stora
 	if len(ssl.StorageServices) == 0 {
 		t.Log("No storage accounts found, creating a new one")
 		lc := location.NewClient(client)
-		ll, err := lc.GetLocationList()
+		ll, err := lc.ListLocations()
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/management/vmutils/rolesize.go b/management/vmutils/rolesize.go
index 272d731955..bedd702fb5 100644
--- a/management/vmutils/rolesize.go
+++ b/management/vmutils/rolesize.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/management"
-	locationclient "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/management/location"
+	lc "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/management/location"
 	vm "github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/management/virtualmachine"
 )
 
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ func IsRoleSizeValid(vmclient vm.VirtualMachineClient, roleSizeName string) (boo
 }
 
 // IsRoleSizeAvailableInLocation retrieves all available sizes in the specified
-// location using location.GetLocation() and returns whether that the provided
-// roleSizeName is part of that list.
+// location and returns whether that the provided roleSizeName is part of that list.
 func IsRoleSizeAvailableInLocation(managementclient management.Client, location, roleSizeName string) (bool, error) {
 	if location == "" {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf(errParamNotSpecified, "location")
@@ -41,8 +40,8 @@ func IsRoleSizeAvailableInLocation(managementclient management.Client, location,
 		return false, fmt.Errorf(errParamNotSpecified, "roleSizeName")
 	}
 
-	locationClient := locationclient.NewClient(managementclient)
-	locationInfo, err := locationClient.GetLocation(location)
+	locationClient := lc.NewClient(managementclient)
+	locationInfo, err := getLocation(locationClient, location)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -55,3 +54,23 @@ func IsRoleSizeAvailableInLocation(managementclient management.Client, location,
 
 	return false, nil
 }
+
+func getLocation(c lc.LocationClient, location string) (*lc.Location, error) {
+	if location == "" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errParamNotSpecified, "location")
+	}
+
+	locations, err := c.ListLocations()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, existingLocation := range locations.Locations {
+		if existingLocation.Name != location {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		return &existingLocation, nil
+	}
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid location: %s. Available locations: %s", location, locations)
+}