diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index e82edd89000..2390a46d740 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ from oslo_db import exception as db_exc
 from oslo_db import options
 from oslo_db.sqlalchemy import session as db_session
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_utils import importutils
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
-import osprofiler.sqlalchemy
+osprofiler_sqlalchemy = importutils.try_import('osprofiler.sqlalchemy')
 import six
 import sqlalchemy
 from sqlalchemy import MetaData
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ def _create_facade_lazily():
             CONF.import_group("profiler", "cinder.service")
             if CONF.profiler.profiler_enabled:
                 if CONF.profiler.trace_sqlalchemy:
-                    osprofiler.sqlalchemy.add_tracing(sqlalchemy,
+                    osprofiler_sqlalchemy.add_tracing(sqlalchemy,
                                                       _FACADE.get_engine(),
                                                       "db")
 
diff --git a/cinder/rpc.py b/cinder/rpc.py
index 9ade49d14d8..a92fc0dd098 100644
--- a/cinder/rpc.py
+++ b/cinder/rpc.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 import oslo_messaging as messaging
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
-from osprofiler import profiler
+from oslo_utils import importutils
+profiler = importutils.try_import('osprofiler.profiler')
 
 import cinder.context
 import cinder.exception
@@ -123,20 +124,22 @@ class RequestContextSerializer(messaging.Serializer):
 
     def serialize_context(self, context):
         _context = context.to_dict()
-        prof = profiler.get()
-        if prof:
-            trace_info = {
-                "hmac_key": prof.hmac_key,
-                "base_id": prof.get_base_id(),
-                "parent_id": prof.get_id()
-            }
-            _context.update({"trace_info": trace_info})
+        if profiler is not None:
+            prof = profiler.get()
+            if prof:
+                trace_info = {
+                    "hmac_key": prof.hmac_key,
+                    "base_id": prof.get_base_id(),
+                    "parent_id": prof.get_id()
+                }
+                _context.update({"trace_info": trace_info})
         return _context
 
     def deserialize_context(self, context):
         trace_info = context.pop("trace_info", None)
         if trace_info:
-            profiler.init(**trace_info)
+            if profiler is not None:
+                profiler.init(**trace_info)
 
         return cinder.context.RequestContext.from_dict(context)
 
diff --git a/cinder/service.py b/cinder/service.py
index 08ca100d570..5d03ee55b75 100644
--- a/cinder/service.py
+++ b/cinder/service.py
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ from oslo_service import loopingcall
 from oslo_service import service
 from oslo_service import wsgi
 from oslo_utils import importutils
-import osprofiler.notifier
-from osprofiler import profiler
-import osprofiler.web
+osprofiler_notifier = importutils.try_import('osprofiler.notifier')
+profiler = importutils.try_import('osprofiler.profiler')
+osprofiler_web = importutils.try_import('osprofiler.web')
 
 from cinder import context
 from cinder import exception
@@ -84,12 +84,18 @@ CONF.register_opts(profiler_opts, group="profiler")
 
 
 def setup_profiler(binary, host):
+    if (osprofiler_notifier is None or
+            profiler is None or
+            osprofiler_web is None):
+        LOG.debug('osprofiler is not present')
+        return
+
     if CONF.profiler.profiler_enabled:
-        _notifier = osprofiler.notifier.create(
+        _notifier = osprofiler_notifier.create(
             "Messaging", messaging, context.get_admin_context().to_dict(),
             rpc.TRANSPORT, "cinder", binary, host)
-        osprofiler.notifier.set(_notifier)
-        osprofiler.web.enable(CONF.profiler.hmac_keys)
+        osprofiler_notifier.set(_notifier)
+        osprofiler_web.enable(CONF.profiler.hmac_keys)
         LOG.warning(
             _LW("OSProfiler is enabled.\nIt means that person who knows "
                 "any of hmac_keys that are specified in "
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ def setup_profiler(binary, host):
                 "To disable OSprofiler set in cinder.conf:\n"
                 "[profiler]\nprofiler_enabled=false"))
     else:
-        osprofiler.web.disable()
+        osprofiler_web.disable()
 
 
 class Service(service.Service):
diff --git a/cinder/volume/manager.py b/cinder/volume/manager.py
index f78ac4d4476..b5b15a658d8 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/manager.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/manager.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ from oslo_utils import importutils
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 from oslo_utils import units
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
-from osprofiler import profiler
+profiler = importutils.try_import('osprofiler.profiler')
 import six
 from taskflow import exceptions as tfe
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class VolumeManager(manager.SchedulerDependentManager):
             host=self.host,
             is_vol_db_empty=vol_db_empty)
 
-        if CONF.profiler.profiler_enabled:
+        if CONF.profiler.profiler_enabled and profiler is not None:
             self.driver = profiler.trace_cls("driver")(self.driver)
         try:
             self.extra_capabilities = jsonutils.loads(