diff --git a/murano/common/server.py b/murano/common/server.py
index d473ffc5..1a1e8326 100644
--- a/murano/common/server.py
+++ b/murano/common/server.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import uuid
 from oslo import messaging
 from oslo.messaging.notify import dispatcher as oslo_dispatcher
 from oslo.messaging import target
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 
 from sqlalchemy import desc
 
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ from murano.db.services import instances
 from murano.db import session
 from murano.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
 from murano.openstack.common import log as logging
-from murano.openstack.common import timeutils
 from murano.services import states
 
 
diff --git a/murano/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/001_inital_version.py b/murano/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/001_inital_version.py
index f5767b74..3076e3fe 100644
--- a/murano/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/001_inital_version.py
+++ b/murano/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/001_inital_version.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ revision = '001'
 down_revision = None
 
 from alembic import op
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy.sql.expression import table as sa_table
 import uuid
 
 from murano.common import consts
 from murano.db.sqla import types as st
-from murano.openstack.common import timeutils
 
 
 MYSQL_ENGINE = 'InnoDB'
diff --git a/murano/db/models.py b/murano/db/models.py
index b07378c3..e176b2ac 100644
--- a/murano/db/models.py
+++ b/murano/db/models.py
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 SQLAlchemy models for murano data
 """
 from oslo.db.sqlalchemy import models
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy.ext import declarative
 from sqlalchemy import orm as sa_orm
 
 from murano.common import uuidutils
 from murano.db.sqla import types as st
-from murano.openstack.common import timeutils
 
 
 class TimestampMixin(object):
diff --git a/murano/db/services/core_services.py b/murano/db/services/core_services.py
index 13944292..94041237 100644
--- a/murano/db/services/core_services.py
+++ b/murano/db/services/core_services.py
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 import types
+
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 from webob import exc
 
 from murano.common import utils
 from murano.db.services import environments as envs
-from murano.openstack.common import timeutils
 
 
 class CoreServices(object):
diff --git a/murano/db/services/instances.py b/murano/db/services/instances.py
index 4e6deb66..caf0830c 100644
--- a/murano/db/services/instances.py
+++ b/murano/db/services/instances.py
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from oslo.db import exception
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 import sqlalchemy
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 
 from murano.db import models
 from murano.db import session as db_session
-from murano.openstack.common import timeutils
 
 
 UNCLASSIFIED = 0
diff --git a/murano/engine/system/net_explorer.py b/murano/engine/system/net_explorer.py
index a0366df5..fb46c049 100644
--- a/murano/engine/system/net_explorer.py
+++ b/murano/engine/system/net_explorer.py
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ import math
 
 import netaddr
 from netaddr.strategy import ipv4
+import oslo.utils
 
 import murano.common.config as config
 import murano.dsl.helpers as helpers
 import murano.dsl.murano_class as murano_class
 import murano.dsl.murano_object as murano_object
 from murano.openstack.common import log as logging
-import muranoclient.openstack.common.uuidutils as uuidutils
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class NetworkExplorer(murano_object.MuranoObject):
                           format(router_name))
                 external_network = self._settings.external_network
                 kwargs = {'id': external_network} \
-                    if uuidutils.is_uuid_like(external_network) \
+                    if oslo.utils.uuidutils.is_uuid_like(external_network) \
                     else {'name': external_network}
                 networks = client.list_networks(**kwargs).get('networks')
                 ext_nets = filter(lambda n: n['router:external'], networks)
diff --git a/murano/tests/unit/api/base.py b/murano/tests/unit/api/base.py
index b323f9a2..ac4793e7 100644
--- a/murano/tests/unit/api/base.py
+++ b/murano/tests/unit/api/base.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import fixtures
 import logging
 import mock
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 import routes
 import urllib
 import webob
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ from murano.api.v1 import router
 from murano.common import policy
 from murano.common import rpc
 from murano.common import wsgi
-from murano.openstack.common import timeutils
 from murano.tests.unit import base
 from murano.tests.unit import utils
 
diff --git a/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_actions.py b/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_actions.py
index 9a3f396a..2d97c37e 100644
--- a/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_actions.py
+++ b/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_actions.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 
 
 import mock
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 
 from murano.api.v1 import actions
 from murano.common import policy
 from murano.db import models
-from murano.openstack.common import timeutils
 import murano.tests.unit.api.base as tb
 import murano.tests.unit.utils as test_utils
 
diff --git a/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_environments.py b/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_environments.py
index 5caf6a15..18d57bab 100644
--- a/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_environments.py
+++ b/murano/tests/unit/api/v1/test_environments.py
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import json
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 
 from murano.api.v1 import environments
 from murano.db import models
-from murano.openstack.common import timeutils
 import murano.tests.unit.api.base as tb
 import murano.tests.unit.utils as test_utils
 
diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index e819968b..bbd88dc4 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ module=policy
 module=processutils
 module=service
 module=sslutils
-module=timeutils
 
 # The base module to hold the copy of openstack.common
 base=murano
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f0709578..4e22d415 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ python-neutronclient>=2.3.6,<3
 oslo.db>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=1.4.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=1.4.0
+oslo.utils>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 
 # not listed in global requirements
 yaql>=0.2.3,<0.3