Use the util.import_object to import a module.

nova/rpc.py

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 
-from nova.utils import load_module
+from nova.utils import import_object
 from nova.rpc_backends.common import RemoteError, LOG
 from nova import flags
 
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ flags.DEFINE_string('rpc_backend',
                     'nova.rpc_backends.amqp',
                     "The messaging module to use, defaults to AMQP.")
 
-RPCIMPL = load_module(FLAGS.rpc_backend)
+RPCIMPL = import_object(FLAGS.rpc_backend)
 
 
 def create_connection(new=True):

nova/utils.py

@@ -809,14 +809,3 @@ class Bootstrapper(object):
         for key in FLAGS:
             value = FLAGS.get(key, None)
             logging.audit(_("%(key)s : %(value)s" % locals()))
-
-
-def load_module(name):
-    mod = __import__(name)
-
-    components = name.split('.')
-
-    for comp in components[1:]:
-        mod = getattr(mod, comp)
-
-    return mod