diff --git a/neutron/openstack/common/service.py b/neutron/openstack/common/service.py
index 4575de4b475..79ae9bc5d0d 100644
--- a/neutron/openstack/common/service.py
+++ b/neutron/openstack/common/service.py
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ from neutron.openstack.common import systemd
 from neutron.openstack.common import threadgroup
 
 
-#rpc = importutils.try_import('neutron.openstack.common.rpc')
-# TODO(ihrachys): restore once oslo-rpc code is removed from the tree
-rpc = None
+rpc = importutils.try_import('neutron.openstack.common.rpc')
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)