diff --git a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_disks.go b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_disks.go
index 7f9ad894d6..aa5362e1ba 100644
--- a/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_disks.go
+++ b/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce/gce_disks.go
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ type gceServiceManager struct {
 	gce *GCECloud
 }
 
+var _ diskServiceManager = &gceServiceManager{}
+
 func (manager *gceServiceManager) CreateDiskOnCloudProvider(
 	name string,
 	sizeGb int64,
@@ -118,23 +120,11 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) CreateDiskOnCloudProvider(
 	diskType string,
 	zone string) (gceObject, error) {
 	diskTypeURI, err := manager.getDiskTypeURI(
-		manager.gce.region /* diskRegion */, singleZone{zone}, diskType)
+		manager.gce.region /* diskRegion */, singleZone{zone}, diskType, false /* useAlphaAPI */)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
-		diskToCreateAlpha := &computealpha.Disk{
-			Name:        name,
-			SizeGb:      sizeGb,
-			Description: tagsStr,
-			Type:        diskTypeURI,
-		}
-
-		return manager.gce.serviceAlpha.Disks.Insert(
-			manager.gce.projectID, zone, diskToCreateAlpha).Do()
-	}
-
 	diskToCreateV1 := &compute.Disk{
 		Name:        name,
 		SizeGb:      sizeGb,
@@ -151,17 +141,19 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) CreateRegionalDiskOnCloudProvider(
 	tagsStr string,
 	diskType string,
 	replicaZones sets.String) (gceObject, error) {
-	diskTypeURI, err := manager.getDiskTypeURI(
-		manager.gce.region /* diskRegion */, multiZone{replicaZones}, diskType)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	fullyQualifiedReplicaZones := []string{}
-	for _, replicaZone := range replicaZones.UnsortedList() {
-		fullyQualifiedReplicaZones = append(
-			fullyQualifiedReplicaZones, manager.getReplicaZoneURI(replicaZone))
-	}
+
 	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
+		diskTypeURI, err := manager.getDiskTypeURI(
+			manager.gce.region /* diskRegion */, multiZone{replicaZones}, diskType, true /* useAlphaAPI */)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		fullyQualifiedReplicaZones := []string{}
+		for _, replicaZone := range replicaZones.UnsortedList() {
+			fullyQualifiedReplicaZones = append(
+				fullyQualifiedReplicaZones, manager.getReplicaZoneURI(replicaZone, true))
+		}
+
 		diskToCreateAlpha := &computealpha.Disk{
 			Name:         name,
 			SizeGb:       sizeGb,
@@ -186,24 +178,12 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) AttachDiskOnCloudProvider(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
-		attachedDiskAlpha := &computealpha.AttachedDisk{
-			DeviceName: disk.Name,
-			Kind:       disk.Kind,
-			Mode:       readWrite,
-			Source:     source,
-			Type:       diskTypePersistent,
-		}
-		return manager.gce.serviceAlpha.Instances.AttachDisk(
-			manager.gce.projectID, instanceZone, instanceName, attachedDiskAlpha).Do()
-	}
-
 	attachedDiskV1 := &compute.AttachedDisk{
 		DeviceName: disk.Name,
 		Kind:       disk.Kind,
 		Mode:       readWrite,
 		Source:     source,
-		Type:       disk.Type,
+		Type:       diskTypePersistent,
 	}
 	return manager.gce.service.Instances.AttachDisk(
 		manager.gce.projectID, instanceZone, instanceName, attachedDiskV1).Do()
@@ -213,11 +193,6 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) DetachDiskOnCloudProvider(
 	instanceZone string,
 	instanceName string,
 	devicePath string) (gceObject, error) {
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
-		manager.gce.serviceAlpha.Instances.DetachDisk(
-			manager.gce.projectID, instanceZone, instanceName, devicePath).Do()
-	}
-
 	return manager.gce.service.Instances.DetachDisk(
 		manager.gce.projectID, instanceZone, instanceName, devicePath).Do()
 }
@@ -233,45 +208,6 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) GetDiskFromCloudProvider(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Can not fetch disk. Zone is specified (%q). But disk name is empty.", zone)
 	}
 
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
-		diskAlpha, err := manager.gce.serviceAlpha.Disks.Get(
-			manager.gce.projectID, zone, diskName).Do()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-
-		var zoneInfo zoneType
-		if len(diskAlpha.ReplicaZones) > 1 {
-			zones := sets.NewString()
-			for _, zoneURI := range diskAlpha.ReplicaZones {
-				zones.Insert(lastComponent(zoneURI))
-			}
-			zoneInfo = multiZone{zones}
-		} else {
-			zoneInfo = singleZone{lastComponent(diskAlpha.Zone)}
-			if diskAlpha.Zone == "" {
-				zoneInfo = singleZone{lastComponent(zone)}
-			}
-		}
-
-		region := strings.TrimSpace(lastComponent(diskAlpha.Region))
-		if region == "" {
-			region, err = manager.getRegionFromZone(zoneInfo)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to extract region from zone for %q/%q err=%v", zone, diskName, err)
-			}
-		}
-
-		return &GCEDisk{
-			ZoneInfo: zoneInfo,
-			Region:   region,
-			Name:     diskAlpha.Name,
-			Kind:     diskAlpha.Kind,
-			Type:     diskAlpha.Type,
-			SizeGb:   diskAlpha.SizeGb,
-		}, nil
-	}
-
 	diskStable, err := manager.gce.service.Disks.Get(
 		manager.gce.projectID, zone, diskName).Do()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -329,12 +265,6 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) GetRegionalDiskFromCloudProvider(
 func (manager *gceServiceManager) DeleteDiskOnCloudProvider(
 	zone string,
 	diskName string) (gceObject, error) {
-
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
-		return manager.gce.serviceAlpha.Disks.Delete(
-			manager.gce.projectID, zone, diskName).Do()
-	}
-
 	return manager.gce.service.Disks.Delete(
 		manager.gce.projectID, zone, diskName).Do()
 }
@@ -361,9 +291,6 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) WaitForRegionalOp(
 
 func (manager *gceServiceManager) getDiskSourceURI(disk *GCEDisk) (string, error) {
 	getProjectsAPIEndpoint := manager.getProjectsAPIEndpoint()
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
-		getProjectsAPIEndpoint = manager.getProjectsAPIEndpointAlpha()
-	}
 
 	switch zoneInfo := disk.ZoneInfo.(type) {
 	case singleZone:
@@ -397,10 +324,13 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) getDiskSourceURI(disk *GCEDisk) (string, error
 }
 
 func (manager *gceServiceManager) getDiskTypeURI(
-	diskRegion string, diskZoneInfo zoneType, diskType string) (string, error) {
-	getProjectsAPIEndpoint := manager.getProjectsAPIEndpoint()
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
+	diskRegion string, diskZoneInfo zoneType, diskType string, useAlphaAPI bool) (string, error) {
+
+	var getProjectsAPIEndpoint string
+	if useAlphaAPI {
 		getProjectsAPIEndpoint = manager.getProjectsAPIEndpointAlpha()
+	} else {
+		getProjectsAPIEndpoint = manager.getProjectsAPIEndpoint()
 	}
 
 	switch zoneInfo := diskZoneInfo.(type) {
@@ -430,10 +360,12 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) getDiskTypeURI(
 	}
 }
 
-func (manager *gceServiceManager) getReplicaZoneURI(zone string) string {
-	getProjectsAPIEndpoint := manager.getProjectsAPIEndpoint()
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
+func (manager *gceServiceManager) getReplicaZoneURI(zone string, useAlphaAPI bool) string {
+	var getProjectsAPIEndpoint string
+	if useAlphaAPI {
 		getProjectsAPIEndpoint = manager.getProjectsAPIEndpointAlpha()
+	} else {
+		getProjectsAPIEndpoint = manager.getProjectsAPIEndpoint()
 	}
 
 	return getProjectsAPIEndpoint + fmt.Sprintf(
@@ -477,13 +409,6 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) getRegionFromZone(zoneInfo zoneType) (string,
 }
 
 func (manager *gceServiceManager) ResizeDiskOnCloudProvider(disk *GCEDisk, sizeGb int64, zone string) (gceObject, error) {
-	if manager.gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
-		resizeServiceRequest := &computealpha.DisksResizeRequest{
-			SizeGb: sizeGb,
-		}
-		return manager.gce.serviceAlpha.Disks.Resize(manager.gce.projectID, zone, disk.Name, resizeServiceRequest).Do()
-
-	}
 	resizeServiceRequest := &compute.DisksResizeRequest{
 		SizeGb: sizeGb,
 	}
@@ -504,7 +429,7 @@ func (manager *gceServiceManager) RegionalResizeDiskOnCloudProvider(disk *GCEDis
 type Disks interface {
 	// AttachDisk attaches given disk to the node with the specified NodeName.
 	// Current instance is used when instanceID is empty string.
-	AttachDisk(diskName string, nodeName types.NodeName, readOnly bool) error
+	AttachDisk(diskName string, nodeName types.NodeName, readOnly bool, regional bool) error
 
 	// DetachDisk detaches given disk to the node with the specified NodeName.
 	// Current instance is used when nodeName is empty string.
@@ -594,7 +519,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) GetLabelsForVolume(pv *v1.PersistentVolume) (map[string]str
 	return labels, nil
 }
 
-func (gce *GCECloud) AttachDisk(diskName string, nodeName types.NodeName, readOnly bool) error {
+func (gce *GCECloud) AttachDisk(diskName string, nodeName types.NodeName, readOnly bool, regional bool) error {
 	instanceName := mapNodeNameToInstanceName(nodeName)
 	instance, err := gce.getInstanceByName(instanceName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -604,7 +529,7 @@ func (gce *GCECloud) AttachDisk(diskName string, nodeName types.NodeName, readOn
 	// Try fetching as regional PD
 	var disk *GCEDisk
 	var mc *metricContext
-	if gce.AlphaFeatureGate.Enabled(AlphaFeatureGCEDisk) {
+	if regional {
 		disk, err = gce.getRegionalDiskByName(diskName)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.V(5).Infof("Could not find regional PD named %q to Attach. Will look for a zonal PD", diskName)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/BUILD b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/BUILD
index 7a4feab0d1..d87d08d367 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/BUILD
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//pkg/cloudprovider:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubelet/apis:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/mount:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/strings:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume:go_default_library",
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ go_test(
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/gce_pd",
     deps = [
+        "//pkg/kubelet/apis:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/mount:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/volume/testing:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher.go
index 6ee1fd6d23..cc2e014b1d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (attacher *gcePersistentDiskAttacher) Attach(spec *volume.Spec, nodeName ty
 		// Volume is already attached to node.
 		glog.Infof("Attach operation is successful. PD %q is already attached to node %q.", pdName, nodeName)
 	} else {
-		if err := attacher.gceDisks.AttachDisk(pdName, nodeName, readOnly); err != nil {
+		if err := attacher.gceDisks.AttachDisk(pdName, nodeName, readOnly, isRegionalPD(spec)); err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("Error attaching PD %q to node %q: %+v", pdName, nodeName, err)
 			return "", err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher_test.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher_test.go
index 0539e11a57..491d8ad07c 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 func TestGetDeviceName_Volume(t *testing.T) {
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ func TestGetDeviceName_Volume(t *testing.T) {
 func TestGetDeviceName_PersistentVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	plugin := newPlugin()
 	name := "my-pd-pv"
-	spec := createPVSpec(name, true)
+	spec := createPVSpec(name, true, nil)
 
 	deviceName, err := plugin.GetVolumeName(spec)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -74,10 +76,39 @@ type testcase struct {
 	expectedReturn error
 }
 
+func TestAttachDetachRegional(t *testing.T) {
+	diskName := "disk"
+	nodeName := types.NodeName("instance")
+	readOnly := false
+	regional := true
+	spec := createPVSpec(diskName, readOnly, []string{"zone1", "zone2"})
+	// Successful Attach call
+	testcase := testcase{
+		name:           "Attach_Regional_Positive",
+		diskIsAttached: diskIsAttachedCall{diskName, nodeName, false, nil},
+		attach:         attachCall{diskName, nodeName, readOnly, regional, nil},
+		test: func(testcase *testcase) error {
+			attacher := newAttacher(testcase)
+			devicePath, err := attacher.Attach(spec, nodeName)
+			if devicePath != "/dev/disk/by-id/google-disk" {
+				return fmt.Errorf("devicePath incorrect. Expected<\"/dev/disk/by-id/google-disk\"> Actual: <%q>", devicePath)
+			}
+			return err
+		},
+	}
+
+	err := testcase.test(&testcase)
+	if err != testcase.expectedReturn {
+		t.Errorf("%s failed: expected err=%q, got %q", testcase.name, testcase.expectedReturn.Error(), err.Error())
+	}
+	t.Logf("Test %q succeeded", testcase.name)
+}
+
 func TestAttachDetach(t *testing.T) {
 	diskName := "disk"
 	nodeName := types.NodeName("instance")
 	readOnly := false
+	regional := false
 	spec := createVolSpec(diskName, readOnly)
 	attachError := errors.New("Fake attach error")
 	detachError := errors.New("Fake detach error")
@@ -87,7 +118,7 @@ func TestAttachDetach(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "Attach_Positive",
 			diskIsAttached: diskIsAttachedCall{diskName, nodeName, false, nil},
-			attach:         attachCall{diskName, nodeName, readOnly, nil},
+			attach:         attachCall{diskName, nodeName, readOnly, regional, nil},
 			test: func(testcase *testcase) error {
 				attacher := newAttacher(testcase)
 				devicePath, err := attacher.Attach(spec, nodeName)
@@ -116,7 +147,7 @@ func TestAttachDetach(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "Attach_Positive_CheckFails",
 			diskIsAttached: diskIsAttachedCall{diskName, nodeName, false, diskCheckError},
-			attach:         attachCall{diskName, nodeName, readOnly, nil},
+			attach:         attachCall{diskName, nodeName, readOnly, regional, nil},
 			test: func(testcase *testcase) error {
 				attacher := newAttacher(testcase)
 				devicePath, err := attacher.Attach(spec, nodeName)
@@ -131,7 +162,7 @@ func TestAttachDetach(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "Attach_Negative",
 			diskIsAttached: diskIsAttachedCall{diskName, nodeName, false, diskCheckError},
-			attach:         attachCall{diskName, nodeName, readOnly, attachError},
+			attach:         attachCall{diskName, nodeName, readOnly, regional, attachError},
 			test: func(testcase *testcase) error {
 				attacher := newAttacher(testcase)
 				devicePath, err := attacher.Attach(spec, nodeName)
@@ -238,8 +269,8 @@ func createVolSpec(name string, readOnly bool) *volume.Spec {
 	}
 }
 
-func createPVSpec(name string, readOnly bool) *volume.Spec {
-	return &volume.Spec{
+func createPVSpec(name string, readOnly bool, zones []string) *volume.Spec {
+	spec := &volume.Spec{
 		PersistentVolume: &v1.PersistentVolume{
 			Spec: v1.PersistentVolumeSpec{
 				PersistentVolumeSource: v1.PersistentVolumeSource{
@@ -251,6 +282,15 @@ func createPVSpec(name string, readOnly bool) *volume.Spec {
 			},
 		},
 	}
+
+	if zones != nil {
+		zonesLabel := strings.Join(zones, kubeletapis.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
+		spec.PersistentVolume.ObjectMeta.Labels = map[string]string{
+			kubeletapis.LabelZoneFailureDomain: zonesLabel,
+		}
+	}
+
+	return spec
 }
 
 // Fake GCE implementation
@@ -259,6 +299,7 @@ type attachCall struct {
 	diskName string
 	nodeName types.NodeName
 	readOnly bool
+	regional bool
 	ret      error
 }
 
@@ -275,7 +316,7 @@ type diskIsAttachedCall struct {
 	ret        error
 }
 
-func (testcase *testcase) AttachDisk(diskName string, nodeName types.NodeName, readOnly bool) error {
+func (testcase *testcase) AttachDisk(diskName string, nodeName types.NodeName, readOnly bool, regional bool) error {
 	expected := &testcase.attach
 
 	if expected.diskName == "" && expected.nodeName == "" {
@@ -300,6 +341,11 @@ func (testcase *testcase) AttachDisk(diskName string, nodeName types.NodeName, r
 		return errors.New("Unexpected AttachDisk call: wrong readOnly")
 	}
 
+	if expected.regional != regional {
+		testcase.t.Errorf("Unexpected AttachDisk call: expected regional %v, got %v", expected.regional, regional)
+		return errors.New("Unexpected AttachDisk call: wrong regional")
+	}
+
 	glog.V(4).Infof("AttachDisk call: %s, %s, %v, returning %v", diskName, nodeName, readOnly, expected.ret)
 
 	return expected.ret
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
index 022d759d16..39a5c45615 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_util.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider"
 	gcecloud "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/gce"
+	kubeletapis "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 	"k8s.io/utils/exec"
@@ -356,3 +357,13 @@ func udevadmChangeToDrive(drivePath string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// Checks whether the given GCE PD volume spec is associated with a regional PD.
+func isRegionalPD(spec *volume.Spec) bool {
+	if spec.PersistentVolume != nil {
+		zonesLabel := spec.PersistentVolume.Labels[kubeletapis.LabelZoneFailureDomain]
+		zones := strings.Split(zonesLabel, kubeletapis.LabelMultiZoneDelimiter)
+		return len(zones) > 1
+	}
+	return false
+}