diff --git a/neutron/common/cache_utils.py b/neutron/common/cache_utils.py
index 3220f43fd5e..9071be29bb1 100644
--- a/neutron/common/cache_utils.py
+++ b/neutron/common/cache_utils.py
@@ -21,23 +21,14 @@ from oslo_utils import reflection
 from six.moves.urllib import parse
 
 from neutron._i18n import _
+from neutron.conf import cache_utils as cache_utils_config
 
 
-cache_opts = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('cache_url', default='',
-               deprecated_for_removal=True,
-               help=_('URL to connect to the cache back end. '
-                      'This option is deprecated in the Newton release and '
-                      'will be removed. Please add a [cache] group for '
-                      'oslo.cache in your neutron.conf and add "enable" and '
-                      '"backend" options in this section.')),
-]
-
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def register_oslo_configs(conf):
-    conf.register_opts(cache_opts)
+    cache_utils_config.register_cache_opts(conf)
     cache.configure(conf)
 
 
diff --git a/neutron/conf/cache_utils.py b/neutron/conf/cache_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bde6918fa83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/conf/cache_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# 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 oslo_config import cfg
+
+from neutron._i18n import _
+
+
+cache_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('cache_url', default='',
+               deprecated_for_removal=True,
+               help=_('URL to connect to the cache back end. '
+                      'This option is deprecated in the Newton release and '
+                      'will be removed. Please add a [cache] group for '
+                      'oslo.cache in your neutron.conf and add "enable" and '
+                      '"backend" options in this section.')),
+]
+
+
+def register_cache_opts(cfg=cfg.CONF):
+    cfg.register_opts(cache_opts)
diff --git a/neutron/opts.py b/neutron/opts.py
index 7e1d4cf77e8..639e25453e1 100644
--- a/neutron/opts.py
+++ b/neutron/opts.py
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ import neutron.agent.linux.ra
 import neutron.agent.metadata.config
 import neutron.agent.ovsdb.api
 import neutron.agent.securitygroups_rpc
-import neutron.common.cache_utils
 import neutron.conf.agent.dhcp
 import neutron.conf.agent.l3.config
 import neutron.conf.agent.l3.ha
 import neutron.conf.agent.ovs_conf
+import neutron.conf.cache_utils
 import neutron.conf.common
 import neutron.conf.extensions.allowedaddresspairs
 import neutron.conf.plugins.ml2.drivers.agent
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def list_metadata_agent_opts():
              neutron.agent.metadata.config.SHARED_OPTS,
              neutron.agent.metadata.config.METADATA_PROXY_HANDLER_OPTS,
              neutron.agent.metadata.config.UNIX_DOMAIN_METADATA_PROXY_OPTS,
-             neutron.common.cache_utils.cache_opts)
+             neutron.conf.cache_utils.cache_opts)
          ),
         ('AGENT', neutron.agent.common.config.AGENT_STATE_OPTS)
     ]