diff --git a/manila/tests/fake_notifier.py b/manila/tests/fake_notifier.py
index 7fbaccd26f..0d83d580ce 100644
--- a/manila/tests/fake_notifier.py
+++ b/manila/tests/fake_notifier.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 import collections
 import functools
 
-import anyjson
 from oslo import messaging
+from oslo.serialization import jsonutils
 
 from manila import rpc
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class FakeNotifier(object):
         # NOTE(sileht): simulate the kombu serializer
         # this permit to raise an exception if something have not
         # been serialized correctly
-        anyjson.serialize(payload)
+        jsonutils.to_primitive(payload)
         msg = dict(publisher_id=self.publisher_id,
                    priority=priority,
                    event_type=event_type,
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fcfba819a2..d422c4d904 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 pbr>=0.6,!=0.7,<1.0
 
 alembic>=0.7.1
-anyjson>=0.3.3
 Babel>=1.3
 eventlet>=0.15.2
 greenlet>=0.3.2