diff --git a/neutron/agent/linux/utils.py b/neutron/agent/linux/utils.py
index 83e54ef0ec1..f3c8da77261 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/linux/utils.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/linux/utils.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import struct
 import tempfile
 import threading
 
-from debtcollector import removals
 import eventlet
 from eventlet.green import subprocess
 from eventlet import greenthread
@@ -212,11 +211,6 @@ def find_child_pids(pid):
     return [x.strip() for x in raw_pids.split('\n') if x.strip()]
 
 
-@removals.remove(message='Use neutron.common.utils.ensure_dir instead.')
-def ensure_dir(*args, **kwargs):
-    return utils.ensure_dir(*args, **kwargs)
-
-
 def _get_conf_base(cfg_root, uuid, ensure_conf_dir):
     #TODO(mangelajo): separate responsibilities here, ensure_conf_dir
     #                 should be a separate function