diff --git a/oslo_concurrency/processutils.py b/oslo_concurrency/processutils.py
index 2fad1db..99f48d1 100644
--- a/oslo_concurrency/processutils.py
+++ b/oslo_concurrency/processutils.py
@@ -61,13 +61,6 @@ if eventlet_patched:
         from eventlet.green import subprocess
 
     from eventlet import tpool
-
-    # 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
-    orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
 else:
     import subprocess
 
diff --git a/oslo_concurrency/tests/__init__.py b/oslo_concurrency/tests/__init__.py
index 73122fb..bd455c4 100644
--- a/oslo_concurrency/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/oslo_concurrency/tests/__init__.py
@@ -17,9 +17,3 @@ import os
 if os.environ.get('TEST_EVENTLET'):
     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 # noqa
-    import threading # noqa
-    orig_threading.current_thread.__globals__['_active'] = threading._active
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 550d8c0..fcf5510 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ oslo.config.opts =
     oslo.concurrency = oslo_concurrency.opts:list_opts
 console_scripts =
     lockutils-wrapper = oslo_concurrency.lockutils:main
+
+[extras]
+eventlet =
+  eventlet>=0.27.0 # MIT
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index 240590e..53c7c51 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ oslotest>=3.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 coverage>=4.0 # Apache-2.0
 fixtures>=3.0.0 # Apache-2.0/BSD
 stestr>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
-eventlet>=0.19.0 # MIT
+eventlet>=0.27.0 # MIT