diff --git a/heat/engine/clients/os/senlin.py b/heat/engine/clients/os/senlin.py
index e77eab1b29..bfad6b39f9 100644
--- a/heat/engine/clients/os/senlin.py
+++ b/heat/engine/clients/os/senlin.py
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ from heat.engine.clients import client_plugin
 from heat.engine import constraints
 
 from openstack import profile
-from openstack import session
-from senlinclient import client
 from senlinclient.common import exc
+from senlinclient.v1 import client
 
 CLIENT_NAME = 'senlin'
 
@@ -27,18 +26,15 @@ CLIENT_NAME = 'senlin'
 class SenlinClientPlugin(client_plugin.ClientPlugin):
 
     service_types = [CLUSTERING] = ['clustering']
-    VERSION = '1'
 
     def _create(self):
         interface = self._get_client_option(CLIENT_NAME, 'endpoint_type')
         prof = profile.Profile()
         prof.set_interface(self.CLUSTERING, interface)
         prof.set_region(self.CLUSTERING, self._get_region_name())
-        keystone_session = self.context.keystone_session
-        s = session.Session(session=keystone_session,
-                            auth=keystone_session.auth,
-                            profile=prof)
-        return client.Client(self.VERSION, session=s)
+        key_session = self.context.keystone_session
+        return client.Client(prof=prof,
+                             authenticator=key_session.auth)
 
     def generate_spec(self, spec_type, spec_props):
         spec = {'properties': spec_props}