diff --git a/bin/manila-manage b/bin/manila-manage
index f2ca1a0dd3..3a955c9f3f 100755
--- a/bin/manila-manage
+++ b/bin/manila-manage
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ from manila import i18n
 i18n.enable_lazy()
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import uuidutils
 
 from manila.common import config  # Need to register global_opts  # noqa
 from manila import context
@@ -78,7 +79,6 @@ from manila import db
 from manila.db import migration
 from manila.i18n import _
 from manila.openstack.common import log as logging
-from manila.openstack.common import uuidutils
 from manila import utils
 from manila import version
 
diff --git a/manila/api/v1/shares.py b/manila/api/v1/shares.py
index f620c70258..37b9b36ef3 100644
--- a/manila/api/v1/shares.py
+++ b/manila/api/v1/shares.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import ast
 
+from oslo.utils import uuidutils
 import six
 import webob
 from webob import exc
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ from manila import exception
 from manila.i18n import _
 from manila.i18n import _LI
 from manila.openstack.common import log as logging
-from manila.openstack.common import uuidutils
 from manila import share
 from manila.share import volume_types
 
diff --git a/manila/openstack/common/uuidutils.py b/manila/openstack/common/uuidutils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 234b880c99..0000000000
--- a/manila/openstack/common/uuidutils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2012 Intel Corporation.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-"""
-UUID related utilities and helper functions.
-"""
-
-import uuid
-
-
-def generate_uuid():
-    return str(uuid.uuid4())
-
-
-def is_uuid_like(val):
-    """Returns validation of a value as a UUID.
-
-    For our purposes, a UUID is a canonical form string:
-    aaaaaaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaa
-
-    """
-    try:
-        return str(uuid.UUID(val)) == val
-    except (TypeError, ValueError, AttributeError):
-        return False
diff --git a/manila/tests/test_db.py b/manila/tests/test_db.py
index cb959aec02..02895934b8 100644
--- a/manila/tests/test_db.py
+++ b/manila/tests/test_db.py
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 
 """Tests for the ShareServer and ShareServerBackendDetails tables."""
 
+from oslo.utils import uuidutils
+
 from manila import context
 from manila import db
 from manila import exception
-from manila.openstack.common import uuidutils
 from manila import test
 
 
diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index 0a92b16b86..ff3a5bb63c 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ module=service
 module=sslutils
 module=systemd
 module=threadgroup
-module=uuidutils
 
 # The list of scripts to copy from oslo common code
 script = tools/colorizer.py