diff --git a/etc/heat/api-paste.ini b/etc/heat/api-paste.ini
index 509d40a601..a0b48fe47e 100644
--- a/etc/heat/api-paste.ini
+++ b/etc/heat/api-paste.ini
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ paste.filter_factory = heat.common.custom_backend_auth:filter_factory
 
 # Middleware to set x-openstack-request-id in http response header
 [filter:request_id]
-paste.filter_factory = heat.openstack.common.middleware.request_id:RequestIdMiddleware.factory
+paste.filter_factory = oslo.middleware.request_id:RequestId.factory
 
 [filter:osprofiler]
 paste.filter_factory = osprofiler.web:WsgiMiddleware.factory
diff --git a/heat/common/context.py b/heat/common/context.py
index 2e4b78d060..f612d2c45b 100644
--- a/heat/common/context.py
+++ b/heat/common/context.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo.middleware import request_id as oslo_request_id
 from oslo.utils import importutils
 
 from heat.common import exception
@@ -20,7 +21,6 @@ from heat.db import api as db_api
 from heat.engine import clients
 from heat.openstack.common import context
 from heat.openstack.common import local
-from heat.openstack.common.middleware import request_id
 
 
 class RequestContext(context.RequestContext):
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class ContextMiddleware(wsgi.Middleware):
             if roles is not None:
                 roles = roles.split(',')
             token_info = environ.get('keystone.token_info')
-            req_id = environ.get(request_id.ENV_REQUEST_ID)
+            req_id = environ.get(oslo_request_id.ENV_REQUEST_ID)
 
         except Exception:
             raise exception.NotAuthenticated()
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_common_context.py b/heat/tests/test_common_context.py
index 4696f65b2b..6663465779 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_common_context.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_common_context.py
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 import mock
 import os
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.middleware import request_id
 import webob
 
 from heat.common import context
 from heat.common import exception
-from heat.openstack.common.middleware import request_id
 from heat.openstack.common import policy as base_policy
 from heat.tests import common