diff --git a/manila/cmd/api.py b/manila/cmd/api.py
index 76e4687e18..dc49af3e92 100644
--- a/manila/cmd/api.py
+++ b/manila/cmd/api.py
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
-# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
-# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
-# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
-import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
-import threading  # noqa
-orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/manila/cmd/data.py b/manila/cmd/data.py
index 91a284cb9d..1edba6c151 100644
--- a/manila/cmd/data.py
+++ b/manila/cmd/data.py
@@ -18,12 +18,6 @@
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
-# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
-# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
-# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
-import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
-import threading  # noqa
-orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/manila/cmd/scheduler.py b/manila/cmd/scheduler.py
index a06d30d748..dbc5c3b1c1 100644
--- a/manila/cmd/scheduler.py
+++ b/manila/cmd/scheduler.py
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
-# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
-# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
-# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
-import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
-import threading  # noqa
-orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/manila/cmd/share.py b/manila/cmd/share.py
index 7a8ac4f6ef..5bc65d398a 100644
--- a/manila/cmd/share.py
+++ b/manila/cmd/share.py
@@ -19,12 +19,6 @@
 
 import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch()
-# Monkey patch the original current_thread to use the up-to-date _active
-# global variable. See https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1863021 and
-# https://github.com/eventlet/eventlet/issues/592
-import __original_module_threading as orig_threading
-import threading  # noqa
-orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 
 import sys
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index ba2038c668..a61cd95a4a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pbr>=5.5.0 # Apache-2.0
 
 alembic>=1.4.2 # MIT
 defusedxml>=0.7.1 # PSFL
-eventlet>=0.26.1 # MIT
+eventlet>=0.27.0 # MIT
 greenlet>=0.4.16 # MIT
 lxml>=4.5.2 # BSD
 netaddr>=0.8.0 # BSD