diff --git a/masakari/api/api_version_request.py b/masakari/api/api_version_request.py
index baeedb91..93e56ede 100644
--- a/masakari/api/api_version_request.py
+++ b/masakari/api/api_version_request.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ REST_API_VERSION_HISTORY = """REST API Version History:
 # support is fully merged.
 _MIN_API_VERSION = "1.0"
 _MAX_API_VERSION = "1.2"
+# The default api version request if none is requested in the headers
 DEFAULT_API_VERSION = _MIN_API_VERSION
 
 
diff --git a/masakari/api/openstack/wsgi.py b/masakari/api/openstack/wsgi.py
index f1d395a6..640b2021 100644
--- a/masakari/api/openstack/wsgi.py
+++ b/masakari/api/openstack/wsgi.py
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ _METHODS_WITH_BODY = [
     'PUT',
 ]
 
-# The default api version request if none is requested in the headers
-DEFAULT_API_VERSION = "1.0"
-
 # name of attribute to keep version method information
 VER_METHOD_ATTR = 'versioned_methods'
 
diff --git a/masakari/tests/unit/api/openstack/fakes.py b/masakari/tests/unit/api/openstack/fakes.py
index c4ac1c20..58c4c602 100644
--- a/masakari/tests/unit/api/openstack/fakes.py
+++ b/masakari/tests/unit/api/openstack/fakes.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class HTTPRequest(os_wsgi.Request):
         kwargs['base_url'] = 'http://localhost/v1'
         use_admin_context = kwargs.pop('use_admin_context', False)
         project_id = kwargs.pop('project_id', uuidsentinel.fake_project_id)
-        version = kwargs.pop('version', os_wsgi.DEFAULT_API_VERSION)
+        version = kwargs.pop('version', api_version.DEFAULT_API_VERSION)
         out = os_wsgi.Request.blank(*args, **kwargs)
         out.environ['masakari.context'] = FakeRequestContext(
             user_id=uuidsentinel.fake_user_id,