diff --git a/neutron/services/vpn/service_drivers/cisco_csr_db.py b/neutron/services/vpn/service_drivers/cisco_csr_db.py
index e1f0760cd..e98fb8208 100644
--- a/neutron/services/vpn/service_drivers/cisco_csr_db.py
+++ b/neutron/services/vpn/service_drivers/cisco_csr_db.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #
 # @author: Paul Michali, Cisco Systems, Inc.
 
+from oslo.db import exception as db_exc
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlalchemy.orm import exc as sql_exc
 
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ from neutron.common import exceptions
 from neutron.db import model_base
 from neutron.db import models_v2
 from neutron.db.vpn import vpn_db
-from neutron.openstack.common.db import exception as db_exc
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index d15422adc..6e6c64e9e 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # The list of modules to copy from oslo-incubator.git
 module=cache
 module=context
-module=db
-module=db.sqlalchemy
 module=eventlet_backdoor
 module=excutils
 module=fileutils
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 24f7c2c9b..a665bb3f1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ alembic>=0.4.1
 six>=1.7.0
 stevedore>=0.14
 oslo.config>=1.2.1
+oslo.db>=0.2.0
 oslo.messaging>=1.3.0
 oslo.rootwrap