diff --git a/metalsmith/_os_api.py b/metalsmith/_os_api.py
index 3346272..d20b8a1 100644
--- a/metalsmith/_os_api.py
+++ b/metalsmith/_os_api.py
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 
 import logging
 
-import glanceclient
 from ironicclient import client as ir_client
 from neutronclient.v2_0 import client as neu_client
+from openstack import connection
 import six
 
 
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class DictWithAttrs(dict):
 class API(object):
     """Various OpenStack API's."""
 
-    GLANCE_VERSION = '2'
     IRONIC_VERSION = '1'
     IRONIC_MICRO_VERSION = '1.28'
 
@@ -48,15 +47,15 @@ class API(object):
                 raise TypeError('Either session or cloud_region must '
                                 'be provided')
             self.session = session
+            self.connection = connection.Connection(session=session)
         elif session is not None:
             raise TypeError('Either session or cloud_region must be provided, '
                             'but not both')
         else:
             self.session = cloud_region.get_session()
+            self.connection = connection.Connection(config=cloud_region)
 
         LOG.debug('Creating service clients')
-        self.glance = glanceclient.Client(self.GLANCE_VERSION,
-                                          session=self.session)
         self.neutron = neu_client.Client(session=self.session)
         self.ironic = ir_client.get_client(
             self.IRONIC_VERSION, session=self.session,
@@ -79,9 +78,8 @@ class API(object):
         self.ironic.node.vif_detach(_node_id(node), port_id)
 
     def get_image_info(self, image_id):
-        for img in self.glance.images.list():
-            if img.name == image_id or img.id == image_id:
-                return img
+        return self.connection.image.find_image(image_id,
+                                                ignore_missing=False)
 
     def get_network(self, network_id):
         for net in self.neutron.list_networks()['networks']:
diff --git a/metalsmith/test/test_os_api.py b/metalsmith/test/test_os_api.py
index 021441d..7612006 100644
--- a/metalsmith/test/test_os_api.py
+++ b/metalsmith/test/test_os_api.py
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ class TestInit(testtools.TestCase):
         api = _os_api.API(session=session)
         self.assertIs(api.session, session)
 
-    def test_cloud_region_only(self):
+    @mock.patch.object(_os_api.connection, 'Connection', autospec=True)
+    def test_cloud_region_only(self, mock_conn):
         region = mock.Mock()
         api = _os_api.API(cloud_region=region)
         self.assertIs(api.session, region.get_session.return_value)
+        mock_conn.assert_called_once_with(config=region)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c001d97..1721eb4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 pbr!=2.1.0,>=2.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 openstacksdk>=0.11.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.utils>=3.20.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-glanceclient>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-ironicclient>=1.14.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-neutronclient>=6.3.0 # Apache-2.0
 six>=1.10.0 # MIT