diff --git a/neutron/agent/dhcp_agent.py b/neutron/agent/dhcp_agent.py
index 42c95a02f40..eeb55fda8cc 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/dhcp_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/dhcp_agent.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from neutron.agent.linux import ovs_lib  # noqa
 from neutron.agent import rpc as agent_rpc
 from neutron.common import constants
 from neutron.common import exceptions
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron import context
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ from neutron.openstack.common import importutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import loopingcall
 from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import common
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.openstack.common import service
 from neutron import service as neutron_service
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class DhcpAgent(manager.Manager):
         pm.disable()
 
 
-class DhcpPluginApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class DhcpPluginApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """Agent side of the dhcp rpc API.
 
     API version history:
diff --git a/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py b/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
index 1d05ea68735..0f2ae2bcea2 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/l3_agent.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from neutron.agent.linux import iptables_manager
 from neutron.agent.linux import ovs_lib  # noqa
 from neutron.agent import rpc as agent_rpc
 from neutron.common import constants as l3_constants
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils as common_utils
 from neutron import context
@@ -37,7 +38,6 @@ from neutron.openstack.common import loopingcall
 from neutron.openstack.common import periodic_task
 from neutron.openstack.common import processutils
 from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import common as rpc_common
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.openstack.common import service
 from neutron import service as neutron_service
 from neutron.services.firewall.agents.l3reference import firewall_l3_agent
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ RPC_LOOP_INTERVAL = 1
 FLOATING_IP_CIDR_SUFFIX = '/32'
 
 
-class L3PluginApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class L3PluginApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """Agent side of the l3 agent RPC API.
 
     API version history:
diff --git a/neutron/agent/rpc.py b/neutron/agent/rpc.py
index 3dbed74de72..d005aa01d15 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/rpc.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/rpc.py
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
 import itertools
 
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.openstack.common import timeutils
 
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def create_consumers(dispatcher, prefix, topic_details):
     return connection
 
 
-class PluginReportStateAPI(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class PluginReportStateAPI(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
 
     def __init__(self, topic):
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class PluginReportStateAPI(proxy.RpcProxy):
             return self.cast(context, msg, topic=self.topic)
 
 
-class PluginApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class PluginApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     '''Agent side of the rpc API.
 
     API version history:
diff --git a/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/dhcp_rpc_agent_api.py b/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/dhcp_rpc_agent_api.py
index 85eacf27167..71ca52c2549 100644
--- a/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/dhcp_rpc_agent_api.py
+++ b/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/dhcp_rpc_agent_api.py
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from neutron.common import constants
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron import manager
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class DhcpAgentNotifyAPI(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class DhcpAgentNotifyAPI(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """API for plugin to notify DHCP agent."""
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
     # It seems dhcp agent does not support bulk operation
diff --git a/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/l3_rpc_agent_api.py b/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/l3_rpc_agent_api.py
index 5ab170ba6db..e9731c36e89 100644
--- a/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/l3_rpc_agent_api.py
+++ b/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/l3_rpc_agent_api.py
@@ -14,18 +14,18 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from neutron.common import constants
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron import manager
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as service_constants
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class L3AgentNotifyAPI(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class L3AgentNotifyAPI(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """API for plugin to notify L3 agent."""
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
 
diff --git a/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/metering_rpc_agent_api.py b/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/metering_rpc_agent_api.py
index dfecbaff8ef..da38cd8f80d 100644
--- a/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/metering_rpc_agent_api.py
+++ b/neutron/api/rpc/agentnotifiers/metering_rpc_agent_api.py
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@
 # under the License.
 
 from neutron.common import constants
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron import manager
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as service_constants
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class MeteringAgentNotifyAPI(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class MeteringAgentNotifyAPI(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """API for plugin to notify L3 metering agent."""
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
 
diff --git a/neutron/common/rpc_compat.py b/neutron/common/rpc_compat.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e0eb11705f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/common/rpc_compat.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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 neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
+
+
+class RpcProxy(proxy.RpcProxy):
+    '''
+    This class is created to facilitate migration from oslo-incubator
+    RPC layer implementation to oslo.messaging and is intended to
+    emulate RpcProxy class behaviour using oslo.messaging API once the
+    migration is applied.
+    '''
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/bigswitch/plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/bigswitch/plugin.py
index 1e9621846d6..c0b6751dea7 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/bigswitch/plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/bigswitch/plugin.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ from neutron.api.rpc.agentnotifiers import dhcp_rpc_agent_api
 from neutron.common import constants as const
 from neutron.common import exceptions
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron import context as qcontext
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ SYNTAX_ERROR_MESSAGE = _('Syntax error in server config file, aborting plugin')
 METADATA_SERVER_IP = '169.254.169.254'
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(rpc.proxy.RpcProxy,
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                        sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
 
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.1'
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/brocade/NeutronPlugin.py b/neutron/plugins/brocade/NeutronPlugin.py
index 3190c0ef3c1..c62d8939e89 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/brocade/NeutronPlugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/brocade/NeutronPlugin.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from neutron.api.rpc.agentnotifiers import dhcp_rpc_agent_api
 from neutron.api.rpc.agentnotifiers import l3_rpc_agent_api
 from neutron.common import constants as q_const
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron.db import agents_db
@@ -51,7 +52,6 @@ from neutron.openstack.common import context
 from neutron.openstack.common import importutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.brocade.db import models as brocade_db
 from neutron.plugins.brocade import vlanbm as vbm
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as svc_constants
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ class BridgeRpcCallbacks(dhcp_rpc_base.DhcpRpcCallbackMixin,
         return entry
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                        sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
     """Agent side of the linux bridge rpc API.
 
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/hyperv/agent_notifier_api.py b/neutron/plugins/hyperv/agent_notifier_api.py
index f90fe248e6a..058d96c4c13 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/hyperv/agent_notifier_api.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/hyperv/agent_notifier_api.py
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
 #    under the License.
 # @author: Alessandro Pilotti, Cloudbase Solutions Srl
 
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.hyperv.common import constants
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     '''Agent side of the openvswitch rpc API.
 
     API version history:
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ibm/sdnve_neutron_plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/ibm/sdnve_neutron_plugin.py
index 7bd81d8476a..fc613d1d87c 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ibm/sdnve_neutron_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ibm/sdnve_neutron_plugin.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 from neutron.common import constants as n_const
 from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exc
 from neutron.common import rpc as n_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.db import agents_db
 from neutron.db import db_base_plugin_v2
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ from neutron.extensions import portbindings
 from neutron.openstack.common import excutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.ibm.common import config  # noqa
 from neutron.plugins.ibm.common import constants
 from neutron.plugins.ibm.common import exceptions as sdnve_exc
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class SdnveRpcCallbacks():
         return info
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     '''Agent side of the SDN-VE rpc API.'''
 
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/lb_neutron_plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/lb_neutron_plugin.py
index 1a9c7367edb..ec055355249 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/lb_neutron_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/linuxbridge/lb_neutron_plugin.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from neutron.api.v2 import attributes
 from neutron.common import constants as q_const
 from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exc
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron.db import agents_db
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ from neutron import manager
 from neutron.openstack.common import importutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as svc_constants
 from neutron.plugins.common import utils as plugin_utils
 from neutron.plugins.linuxbridge.common import constants
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class LinuxBridgeRpcCallbacks(dhcp_rpc_base.DhcpRpcCallbackMixin,
             LOG.debug(_("%s can not be found in database"), device)
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                        sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
     '''Agent side of the linux bridge rpc API.
 
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/rpc.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/rpc.py
index b29717165e2..925b18faad3 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/rpc.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/l2pop/rpc.py
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
 # @author: Francois Eleouet, Orange
 # @author: Mathieu Rohon, Orange
 
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class L2populationAgentNotifyAPI(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class L2populationAgentNotifyAPI(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
 
     def __init__(self, topic=topics.AGENT):
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/rpc.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/rpc.py
index 73f7b265d34..c4b599668f0 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/rpc.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/rpc.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from neutron.agent import securitygroups_rpc as sg_rpc
 from neutron.common import constants as q_const
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.db import agents_db
 from neutron.db import api as db_api
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from neutron.db import dhcp_rpc_base
 from neutron.db import securitygroups_rpc_base as sg_db_rpc
 from neutron import manager
 from neutron.openstack.common import log
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.openstack.common import uuidutils
 from neutron.plugins.ml2 import db
 from neutron.plugins.ml2 import driver_api as api
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ class RpcCallbacks(dhcp_rpc_base.DhcpRpcCallbackMixin,
                                   q_const.PORT_STATUS_ACTIVE)
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                        sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin,
                        type_tunnel.TunnelAgentRpcApiMixin):
     """Agent side of the openvswitch rpc API.
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent_notify_api.py b/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent_notify_api.py
index 8f71ff5341f..1874da826f1 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent_notify_api.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/mlnx/agent_notify_api.py
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
 from neutron.agent import securitygroups_rpc as sg_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                        sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
     """Agent side of the Embedded Switch RPC API.
 
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/nec/agent/nec_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/nec/agent/nec_neutron_agent.py
index 1006d390a2b..8ce6426c394 100755
--- a/neutron/plugins/nec/agent/nec_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/nec/agent/nec_neutron_agent.py
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ from neutron.agent import rpc as agent_rpc
 from neutron.agent import securitygroups_rpc as sg_rpc
 from neutron.common import config as logging_config
 from neutron.common import constants as q_const
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron import context as q_context
 from neutron.extensions import securitygroup as ext_sg
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import loopingcall
 from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import dispatcher
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.nec.common import config
 
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class NECAgentRpcCallback(object):
             self.sg_agent.refresh_firewall()
 
 
-class SecurityGroupServerRpcApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class SecurityGroupServerRpcApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                                 sg_rpc.SecurityGroupServerRpcApiMixin):
 
     def __init__(self, topic):
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/nec/nec_plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/nec/nec_plugin.py
index edeb0021bd9..67c8ed94eee 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/nec/nec_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/nec/nec_plugin.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from neutron.api.v2 import attributes as attrs
 from neutron.common import constants as const
 from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exc
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.db import agents_db
 from neutron.db import agentschedulers_db
@@ -41,7 +42,6 @@ from neutron.openstack.common import excutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import importutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.openstack.common import uuidutils
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as svc_constants
 from neutron.plugins.nec.common import config
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ class NECPluginV2(db_base_plugin_v2.NeutronDbPluginV2,
         self.notify_security_groups_member_updated(context, port)
 
 
-class NECPluginV2AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class NECPluginV2AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                                   sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
     '''RPC API for NEC plugin agent.'''
 
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/agent/nvsd_neutron_agent.py b/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/agent/nvsd_neutron_agent.py
index 3b086e19772..a857cff8291 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/agent/nvsd_neutron_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/agent/nvsd_neutron_agent.py
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ from neutron.agent.linux import ovs_lib
 from neutron.agent import rpc as agent_rpc
 from neutron.agent import securitygroups_rpc as sg_rpc
 from neutron.common import config as logging_config
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron import context as n_context
 from neutron.extensions import securitygroup as ext_sg
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import dispatcher
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.oneconvergence.lib import config
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class NVSDAgentRpcCallback(object):
             self.sg_agent.refresh_firewall()
 
 
-class SecurityGroupServerRpcApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class SecurityGroupServerRpcApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                                 sg_rpc.SecurityGroupServerRpcApiMixin):
     def __init__(self, topic):
         super(SecurityGroupServerRpcApi, self).__init__(
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/plugin.py
index 92b9646dc38..5a86ff46192 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/oneconvergence/plugin.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from neutron.api.rpc.agentnotifiers import l3_rpc_agent_api
 from neutron.common import constants as q_const
 from neutron.common import exceptions as nexception
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.db import agents_db
 from neutron.db import agentschedulers_db
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class NVSDPluginRpcCallbacks(dhcp_rpc_base.DhcpRpcCallbackMixin,
         return port
 
 
-class NVSDPluginV2AgentNotifierApi(rpc.proxy.RpcProxy,
+class NVSDPluginV2AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                                    sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
 
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_neutron_plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_neutron_plugin.py
index 1ea769c7846..ee1e9dbfe91 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_neutron_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/openvswitch/ovs_neutron_plugin.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from neutron.api.v2 import attributes
 from neutron.common import constants as q_const
 from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exc
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron.db import agents_db
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ from neutron import manager
 from neutron.openstack.common import importutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as svc_constants
 from neutron.plugins.common import utils as plugin_utils
 from neutron.plugins.openvswitch.common import config  # noqa
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class OVSRpcCallbacks(dhcp_rpc_base.DhcpRpcCallbackMixin,
         return entry
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                        sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
     '''Agent side of the openvswitch rpc API.
 
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ryu/ryu_neutron_plugin.py b/neutron/plugins/ryu/ryu_neutron_plugin.py
index 67220a54358..ef29fb7b4e8 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ryu/ryu_neutron_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ryu/ryu_neutron_plugin.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ from neutron.agent import securitygroups_rpc as sg_rpc
 from neutron.common import constants as q_const
 from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exc
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.db import api as db
 from neutron.db import db_base_plugin_v2
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ from neutron.extensions import portbindings
 from neutron.openstack.common import excutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as svc_constants
 from neutron.plugins.ryu.common import config  # noqa
 from neutron.plugins.ryu.db import api_v2 as db_api_v2
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class RyuRpcCallbacks(dhcp_rpc_base.DhcpRpcCallbackMixin,
         return port
 
 
-class AgentNotifierApi(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class AgentNotifierApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                        sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
 
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
diff --git a/neutron/services/firewall/agents/firewall_agent_api.py b/neutron/services/firewall/agents/firewall_agent_api.py
index 94e23cacf53..aad828d41d8 100644
--- a/neutron/services/firewall/agents/firewall_agent_api.py
+++ b/neutron/services/firewall/agents/firewall_agent_api.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ FWaaSOpts = [
 cfg.CONF.register_opts(FWaaSOpts, 'fwaas')
 
 
-class FWaaSPluginApiMixin(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class FWaaSPluginApiMixin(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """Agent side of the FWaaS agent to FWaaS Plugin RPC API."""
 
     RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
diff --git a/neutron/services/firewall/fwaas_plugin.py b/neutron/services/firewall/fwaas_plugin.py
index 4797d1e5721..4db179b99ec 100644
--- a/neutron/services/firewall/fwaas_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/services/firewall/fwaas_plugin.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 
 from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exception
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron import context as neutron_context
 from neutron.db import api as qdbapi
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ from neutron.db.firewall import firewall_db
 from neutron.extensions import firewall as fw_ext
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants as const
 
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class FirewallCallbacks(object):
         return fw_tenant_list
 
 
-class FirewallAgentApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class FirewallAgentApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """Plugin side of plugin to agent RPC API."""
 
     API_VERSION = '1.0'
diff --git a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent_api.py b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent_api.py
index 65e2aa02d48..5c1e2b9362e 100644
--- a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent_api.py
+++ b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/agent/agent_api.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 #
 # @author: Mark McClain, DreamHost
 
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 
 
-class LbaasAgentApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class LbaasAgentApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """Agent side of the Agent to Plugin RPC API."""
 
     API_VERSION = '2.0'
diff --git a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
index 99b2351caf9..908a29d2b9d 100644
--- a/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
+++ b/neutron/services/loadbalancer/drivers/common/agent_driver_base.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 from neutron.common import constants as q_const
 from neutron.common import exceptions as n_exc
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.db import agents_db
 from neutron.db.loadbalancer import loadbalancer_db
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ from neutron.extensions import portbindings
 from neutron.openstack.common import importutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 from neutron.services.loadbalancer.drivers import abstract_driver
 
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class LoadBalancerCallbacks(object):
         self.plugin.update_pool_stats(context, pool_id, data=stats)
 
 
-class LoadBalancerAgentApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class LoadBalancerAgentApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """Plugin side of plugin to agent RPC API."""
 
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '2.0'
diff --git a/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py b/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
index d736961c76d..a3a20ea5af8 100644
--- a/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/services/metering/agents/metering_agent.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from oslo.config import cfg
 from neutron.agent.common import config
 from neutron.agent import rpc as agent_rpc
 from neutron.common import constants as constants
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron.common import topics
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron import context
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import loopingcall
 from neutron.openstack.common.notifier import api as notifier_api
 from neutron.openstack.common import periodic_task
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.openstack.common import service
 from neutron import service as neutron_service
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ from neutron import service as neutron_service
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class MeteringPluginRpc(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class MeteringPluginRpc(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
 
     BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
 
diff --git a/neutron/services/vpn/device_drivers/cisco_ipsec.py b/neutron/services/vpn/device_drivers/cisco_ipsec.py
index 0849761c7a2..93479eeeec9 100644
--- a/neutron/services/vpn/device_drivers/cisco_ipsec.py
+++ b/neutron/services/vpn/device_drivers/cisco_ipsec.py
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ import six
 
 from neutron.common import exceptions
 from neutron.common import rpc as n_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron import context as ctx
 from neutron.openstack.common import lockutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import loopingcall
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 from neutron.plugins.common import utils as plugin_utils
 from neutron.services.vpn.common import topics
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ def find_available_csrs_from_config(config_files):
     return csrs_found
 
 
-class CiscoCsrIPsecVpnDriverApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class CiscoCsrIPsecVpnDriverApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """RPC API for agent to plugin messaging."""
 
     def get_vpn_services_on_host(self, context, host):
diff --git a/neutron/services/vpn/device_drivers/ipsec.py b/neutron/services/vpn/device_drivers/ipsec.py
index 301d563d814..83ad5bf5393 100644
--- a/neutron/services/vpn/device_drivers/ipsec.py
+++ b/neutron/services/vpn/device_drivers/ipsec.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ import six
 from neutron.agent.linux import ip_lib
 from neutron.agent.linux import utils
 from neutron.common import rpc as q_rpc
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron import context
 from neutron.openstack.common import lockutils
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
 from neutron.openstack.common import loopingcall
 from neutron.openstack.common import rpc
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 from neutron.plugins.common import utils as plugin_utils
 from neutron.services.vpn.common import topics
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class OpenSwanProcess(BaseSwanProcess):
         self.connection_status = {}
 
 
-class IPsecVpnDriverApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class IPsecVpnDriverApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """IPSecVpnDriver RPC api."""
     IPSEC_PLUGIN_VERSION = '1.0'
 
diff --git a/neutron/services/vpn/service_drivers/__init__.py b/neutron/services/vpn/service_drivers/__init__.py
index 9e7484ed58e..e95637e9b58 100644
--- a/neutron/services/vpn/service_drivers/__init__.py
+++ b/neutron/services/vpn/service_drivers/__init__.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ import abc
 
 import six
 
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron import manager
 from neutron.openstack.common import log as logging
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.plugins.common import constants
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class VpnDriver(object):
         pass
 
 
-class BaseIPsecVpnAgentApi(proxy.RpcProxy):
+class BaseIPsecVpnAgentApi(rpc_compat.RpcProxy):
     """Base class for IPSec API to agent."""
 
     def __init__(self, to_agent_topic, topic, default_version):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/ml2/drivers/test_l2population.py b/neutron/tests/unit/ml2/drivers/test_l2population.py
index 901bd0f9509..d96be1ccd05 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/ml2/drivers/test_l2population.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/ml2/drivers/test_l2population.py
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ class TestL2PopulationRpcTestCase(test_plugin.NeutronDbPluginV2TestCase):
         self.fanout_topic = topics.get_topic_name(topics.AGENT,
                                                   topics.L2POPULATION,
                                                   topics.UPDATE)
-        fanout = ('neutron.openstack.common.rpc.proxy.RpcProxy.fanout_cast')
+        fanout = ('neutron.common.rpc_compat.RpcProxy.fanout_cast')
         fanout_patch = mock.patch(fanout)
         self.mock_fanout = fanout_patch.start()
 
-        cast = ('neutron.openstack.common.rpc.proxy.RpcProxy.cast')
+        cast = ('neutron.common.rpc_compat.RpcProxy.cast')
         cast_patch = mock.patch(cast)
         self.mock_cast = cast_patch.start()
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/services/metering/test_metering_plugin.py b/neutron/tests/unit/services/metering/test_metering_plugin.py
index f75d2768e91..7d7c4c025c3 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/services/metering/test_metering_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/services/metering/test_metering_plugin.py
@@ -83,8 +83,7 @@ class TestMeteringPlugin(test_db_plugin.NeutronDbPluginV2TestCase,
         self.uuid_patch = mock.patch(uuid, return_value=self.uuid)
         self.mock_uuid = self.uuid_patch.start()
 
-        fanout = ('neutron.openstack.common.rpc.proxy.RpcProxy.'
-                  'fanout_cast')
+        fanout = ('neutron.common.rpc_compat.RpcProxy.fanout_cast')
         self.fanout_patch = mock.patch(fanout)
         self.mock_fanout = self.fanout_patch.start()
 
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ class TestMeteringPluginL3AgentScheduler(
         self.uuid_patch = mock.patch(uuid, return_value=self.uuid)
         self.mock_uuid = self.uuid_patch.start()
 
-        cast = 'neutron.openstack.common.rpc.proxy.RpcProxy.cast'
+        cast = 'neutron.common.rpc_compat.RpcProxy.cast'
         self.cast_patch = mock.patch(cast)
         self.mock_cast = self.cast_patch.start()
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/test_security_groups_rpc.py b/neutron/tests/unit/test_security_groups_rpc.py
index 5c72b2ccb4d..12b6f6ee9ba 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/test_security_groups_rpc.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/test_security_groups_rpc.py
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ from neutron.agent import rpc as agent_rpc
 from neutron.agent import securitygroups_rpc as sg_rpc
 from neutron.common import constants as const
 from neutron.common import ipv6_utils as ipv6
+from neutron.common import rpc_compat
 from neutron import context
 from neutron.db import securitygroups_rpc_base as sg_db_rpc
 from neutron.extensions import allowedaddresspairs as addr_pair
 from neutron.extensions import securitygroup as ext_sg
 from neutron import manager
-from neutron.openstack.common.rpc import proxy
 from neutron.tests import base
 from neutron.tests.unit import test_extension_security_group as test_sg
 
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ class SecurityGroupServerRpcApiTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
              topic='fake_topic')])
 
 
-class FakeSGNotifierAPI(proxy.RpcProxy,
+class FakeSGNotifierAPI(rpc_compat.RpcProxy,
                         sg_rpc.SecurityGroupAgentRpcApiMixin):
     pass