diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index 729779c66..a9223df45 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ module=jsonutils
 module=network_utils
 module=sslutils
 module=timeutils
-module=uuidutils
 
 # The base module to hold the copy of openstack.common
 base=oslo.messaging
diff --git a/oslo/messaging/notify/notifier.py b/oslo/messaging/notify/notifier.py
index 4cc025973..d9a646569 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/notify/notifier.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/notify/notifier.py
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
 
 import abc
 import logging
+import uuid
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 import six
 from stevedore import named
 
 from oslo.messaging.openstack.common import timeutils
-from oslo.messaging.openstack.common import uuidutils
 from oslo.messaging import serializer as msg_serializer
 
 _notifier_opts = [
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Notifier(object):
         payload = self._serializer.serialize_entity(ctxt, payload)
         ctxt = self._serializer.serialize_context(ctxt)
 
-        msg = dict(message_id=uuidutils.generate_uuid(),
+        msg = dict(message_id=str(uuid.uuid4()),
                    publisher_id=publisher_id or self.publisher_id,
                    event_type=event_type,
                    priority=priority,
diff --git a/oslo/messaging/openstack/common/uuidutils.py b/oslo/messaging/openstack/common/uuidutils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 7608acb94..000000000
--- a/oslo/messaging/openstack/common/uuidutils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# 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