diff --git a/.pylintrc b/.pylintrc
index c738c547c1d..c0aa964232e 100644
--- a/.pylintrc
+++ b/.pylintrc
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ disable=
 # "R" Refactor recommendations
  abstract-class-little-used,
  abstract-class-not-used,
- cyclic-import,
  duplicate-code,
  interface-not-implemented,
  no-self-use,
diff --git a/neutron/policy.py b/neutron/policy.py
index 4a521617ebc..539ba558a1a 100644
--- a/neutron/policy.py
+++ b/neutron/policy.py
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ class OwnerCheck(policy.Check):
             # resource is handled by the core plugin. It might be worth
             # having a way to map resources to plugins so to make this
             # check more general
-            # FIXME(ihrachys): if import is put in global, circular
+            # NOTE(ihrachys): if import is put in global, circular
             # import failure occurs
-            from neutron import manager
+            manager = importutils.import_module('neutron.manager')
             f = getattr(manager.NeutronManager.get_instance().plugin,
                         'get_%s' % parent_res)
             # f *must* exist, if not found it is better to let neutron