diff --git a/magnum/common/k8s_manifest.py b/magnum/common/k8s_manifest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 64c19546d3..0000000000
--- a/magnum/common/k8s_manifest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#
-#    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.
-
-import json
-
-import six
-import yaml
-
-from magnum.i18n import _
-
-
-if hasattr(yaml, 'CSafeDumper'):
-    yaml_dumper = yaml.CSafeDumper
-else:
-    yaml_dumper = yaml.SafeDumper
-
-
-def _construct_yaml_str(self, node):
-    # Override the default string handling function
-    # to always return unicode objects
-    return self.construct_scalar(node)
-
-
-def parse(manifest_str):
-    '''Takes a string and returns a dict containing the parsed structure.
-
-    This includes determination of whether the string is using the
-    JSON or YAML format.
-    '''
-    if not manifest_str:
-        msg = _("'manifest' can't be empty")
-        raise ValueError(msg)
-    if manifest_str.startswith('{'):
-        manifest = json.loads(manifest_str)
-    else:
-        try:
-            manifest = yaml.safe_load(manifest_str)
-        except yaml.YAMLError as yea:
-            yea = six.text_type(yea)
-            msg = _('Error parsing manifest: %s') % yea
-            raise ValueError(msg)
-        else:
-            if manifest is None:
-                msg = _("'manifest' can't be empty")
-                raise ValueError(msg)
-
-    if not isinstance(manifest, dict):
-        raise ValueError(_('The manifest is not a JSON object '
-                           'or YAML mapping.'))
-    # TODO(yuanying): check manifest version
-    return manifest
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/common/test_k8s_manifest.py b/magnum/tests/unit/common/test_k8s_manifest.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e34842bf39..0000000000
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/common/test_k8s_manifest.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2015 NEC 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.
-
-from magnum.common import k8s_manifest
-from magnum.tests import base
-
-
-class K8sManifestTestCase(base.TestCase):
-
-    def test_parse_with_json(self):
-        port = 6379
-        containerPort = 6380
-        json_str = '''
-        {
-          "id": "redis-master",
-          "kind": "Service",
-          "apiVersion": "v1",
-          "port": %d,
-          "containerPort": %d,
-          "selector": {
-            "name": "redis-master"
-          },
-          "labels": {
-            "name": "redis-master"
-          }
-        }
-        ''' % (port, containerPort)
-
-        manifest = k8s_manifest.parse(json_str)
-        self.assertIsInstance(manifest, dict)
-        self.assertEqual(port, manifest['port'])
-        self.assertEqual(containerPort, manifest['containerPort'])
-
-    def test_parse_with_yaml(self):
-        port = 6389
-        containerPort = 6380
-        yaml_str = '''
-        id: redis-master
-        kind: Service
-        port: %d
-        containerPort: %d
-        selector:
-            name: redis-master
-        labels:
-            name: redis-master
-        ''' % (port, containerPort)
-
-        manifest = k8s_manifest.parse(yaml_str)
-        self.assertIsInstance(manifest, dict)
-        self.assertEqual(port, manifest['port'])
-        self.assertEqual(containerPort, manifest['containerPort'])
-
-    def test_parse_invalid_value(self):
-        invalid_str = 'aoa89**'
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, k8s_manifest.parse, invalid_str)
-
-    def test_parse_empty_value(self):
-        empty_str = ''
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, k8s_manifest.parse, empty_str)
-
-    def test_parse_empty_yaml_response(self):
-        blank_str = ' '
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, k8s_manifest.parse, blank_str)
-
-    def test_parse_yaml_error(self):
-        invalid_str = "}invalid: y'm'l3!"
-
-        self.assertRaises(ValueError, k8s_manifest.parse, invalid_str)