diff --git a/openstackclient/common/commandmanager.py b/openstackclient/common/commandmanager.py
index 08710c7735..9901ea2089 100644
--- a/openstackclient/common/commandmanager.py
+++ b/openstackclient/common/commandmanager.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 """Modify cliff.CommandManager"""
 
 import logging
-import pkg_resources
 
 import cliff.commandmanager
 
@@ -35,23 +34,14 @@ class CommandManager(cliff.commandmanager.CommandManager):
         self.group_list = []
         super(CommandManager, self).__init__(namespace, convert_underscores)
 
-    def _load_commands(self, group=None):
-        if not group:
-            group = self.namespace
-        self.group_list.append(group)
-        for ep in pkg_resources.iter_entry_points(group):
-            cmd_name = (
-                ep.name.replace('_', ' ')
-                if self.convert_underscores
-                else ep.name
-            )
-            self.commands[cmd_name] = ep
-        return
+    def load_commands(self, namespace):
+        self.group_list.append(namespace)
+        return super(CommandManager, self).load_commands(namespace)
 
     def add_command_group(self, group=None):
         """Adds another group of command entrypoints"""
         if group:
-            self._load_commands(group)
+            self.load_commands(group)
 
     def get_command_groups(self):
         """Returns a list of the loaded command groups"""
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/common/test_commandmanager.py b/openstackclient/tests/common/test_commandmanager.py
index 088ea21ea8..ca9ee9a70e 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/common/test_commandmanager.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/common/test_commandmanager.py
@@ -36,15 +36,15 @@ FAKE_CMD_BETA = FakeCommand
 class FakeCommandManager(commandmanager.CommandManager):
     commands = {}
 
-    def _load_commands(self, group=None):
-        if not group:
+    def load_commands(self, namespace):
+        if namespace == 'test':
             self.commands['one'] = FAKE_CMD_ONE
             self.commands['two'] = FAKE_CMD_TWO
-            self.group_list.append(self.namespace)
-        else:
+            self.group_list.append(namespace)
+        elif namespace == 'greek':
             self.commands['alpha'] = FAKE_CMD_ALPHA
             self.commands['beta'] = FAKE_CMD_BETA
-            self.group_list.append(group)
+            self.group_list.append(namespace)
 
 
 class TestCommandManager(utils.TestCase):
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class TestCommandManager(utils.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(cmd_one, FAKE_CMD_ONE)
 
         # Load another command group
-        mgr.add_command_group('latin')
+        mgr.add_command_group('greek')
 
         # Find a new command
         cmd_alpha, name, args = mgr.find_command(['alpha'])
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TestCommandManager(utils.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(cmd_mock, mock_cmd_one)
 
         # Load another command group
-        mgr.add_command_group('latin')
+        mgr.add_command_group('greek')
 
         gl = mgr.get_command_groups()
-        self.assertEqual(['test', 'latin'], gl)
+        self.assertEqual(['test', 'greek'], gl)