diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index fc0dde04e6..5aebd0956c 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # The list of modules to copy from oslo-incubator.git
 module=cliutils
 module=log
-module=uuidutils
 module=service
 module=periodic_task
 
diff --git a/rally/benchmark/scenarios/neutron/utils.py b/rally/benchmark/scenarios/neutron/utils.py
index 247de2b7e0..f43ced98a1 100644
--- a/rally/benchmark/scenarios/neutron/utils.py
+++ b/rally/benchmark/scenarios/neutron/utils.py
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo.utils import uuidutils as uid
+
 from rally.benchmark.scenarios import base
 from rally.benchmark.wrappers import network as network_wrapper
 from rally import log as logging
-from rally.openstack.common import uuidutils as uid
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/rally/openstack/common/uuidutils.py b/rally/openstack/common/uuidutils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 234b880c99..0000000000
--- a/rally/openstack/common/uuidutils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-# 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