diff --git a/neutron/agent/ovsdb/native/helpers.py b/neutron/agent/ovsdb/native/helpers.py
index b0a9d5b6175..47c37ca67f3 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/ovsdb/native/helpers.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/ovsdb/native/helpers.py
@@ -14,15 +14,10 @@
 
 import functools
 
-from debtcollector import moves
 from ovsdbapp.schema.open_vswitch import helpers
 
 from neutron.agent.common import utils
 
-_connection_to_manager_uri = moves.moved_function(
-    helpers._connection_to_manager_uri,
-    '_connection_to_manager_uri', __name__)
-
 enable_connection_uri = functools.partial(
     helpers.enable_connection_uri, execute=utils.execute, run_as_root=True,
     log_fail_as_error=False, check_exit_code=False)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/ovsdb/native/test_helpers.py b/neutron/tests/unit/agent/ovsdb/native/test_helpers.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c6b537dc02d..00000000000
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/agent/ovsdb/native/test_helpers.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2015, Red Hat, Inc.
-#
-#    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.
-
-import mock
-
-from neutron.agent.ovsdb.native import helpers
-from neutron.tests import base
-
-
-CONNECTION_TO_MANAGER_URI_MAP = (
-    ('unix:/path/to/file', 'punix:/path/to/file'),
-    ('tcp:127.0.0.1:6640', 'ptcp:6640:127.0.0.1'),
-    ('ssl:192.168.1.1:8080', 'pssl:8080:192.168.1.1'))
-
-
-class TestOVSNativeHelpers(base.BaseTestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(TestOVSNativeHelpers, self).setUp()
-        self.execute = mock.patch('neutron.agent.common.utils.execute').start()
-
-    def test__connection_to_manager_uri(self):
-        for conn_uri, expected in CONNECTION_TO_MANAGER_URI_MAP:
-            self.assertEqual(expected,
-                             helpers._connection_to_manager_uri(conn_uri))