diff --git a/nova/compute/utils.py b/nova/compute/utils.py
index 982101344ece..b8117cdb7bf1 100644
--- a/nova/compute/utils.py
+++ b/nova/compute/utils.py
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ import functools
 import inspect
 import itertools
 import math
+import socket
 import traceback
 
-import netifaces
 from oslo_log import log
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils
 from oslo_utils import excutils
+import psutil
 
 from nova.accelerator import cyborg
 from nova import block_device
@@ -1071,22 +1072,20 @@ def get_machine_ips():
     :returns: list of Strings of ip addresses
     """
     addresses = []
-    for interface in netifaces.interfaces():
-        try:
-            iface_data = netifaces.ifaddresses(interface)
-            for family in iface_data:
-                if family not in (netifaces.AF_INET, netifaces.AF_INET6):
-                    continue
-                for address in iface_data[family]:
-                    addr = address['addr']
+    for interface, ifaddresses in psutil.net_if_addrs().items():
+        for ifaddress in ifaddresses:
+            if ifaddress.family not in (socket.AF_INET, socket.AF_INET6):
+                continue
+
+            addr = ifaddress.address
+
+            # If we have an ipv6 address remove the
+            # %ether_interface at the end
+            if ifaddress.family == socket.AF_INET6:
+                addr = addr.split('%')[0]
+
+            addresses.append(addr)
 
-                    # If we have an ipv6 address remove the
-                    # %ether_interface at the end
-                    if family == netifaces.AF_INET6:
-                        addr = addr.split('%')[0]
-                    addresses.append(addr)
-        except ValueError:
-            pass
     return addresses
 
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/fixtures/nova.py b/nova/tests/fixtures/nova.py
index 56ee61510495..d33294cfa057 100644
--- a/nova/tests/fixtures/nova.py
+++ b/nova/tests/fixtures/nova.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import warnings
 import eventlet
 import fixtures
 import futurist
+from openstack.cloud import _utils
 from openstack import service_description
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
 from oslo_config import cfg
@@ -1662,6 +1663,8 @@ class OpenStackSDKFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
         self.useFixture(fixtures.MockPatchObject(
             service_description.ServiceDescription, '_make_proxy',
             fake_make_proxy))
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.MockPatchObject(
+            _utils, 'localhost_supports_ipv6', return_value=False))
 
 
 class HostNameWeigher(weights.BaseHostWeigher):
@@ -1716,7 +1719,7 @@ class HostNameWeigherFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
 class GenericPoisonFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
     POISON_THESE = (
         (
-            'netifaces.interfaces',
+            'psutil.net_if_addrs',
             'tests should not be inspecting real interfaces on the test node',
         ),
         (
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_utils.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_utils.py
index dae78500141b..2470f3a9a09d 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_utils.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_utils.py
@@ -1155,18 +1155,6 @@ class ComputeUtilsTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         self.assertRaises(test.TestingException,
                           self._test_event_reporter_graceful_exit, error)
 
-    @mock.patch('netifaces.interfaces')
-    def test_get_machine_ips_value_error(self, mock_interfaces):
-        # Tests that the utility method does not explode if netifaces raises
-        # a ValueError.
-        iface = mock.sentinel
-        mock_interfaces.return_value = [iface]
-        with mock.patch('netifaces.ifaddresses',
-                        side_effect=ValueError) as mock_ifaddresses:
-            addresses = compute_utils.get_machine_ips()
-            self.assertEqual([], addresses)
-        mock_ifaddresses.assert_called_once_with(iface)
-
     @mock.patch('nova.compute.utils.notify_about_instance_action')
     @mock.patch('nova.compute.utils.notify_about_instance_usage')
     @mock.patch('nova.objects.Instance.destroy')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 29d18b1a1f76..65ea56c459bc 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Paste>=2.0.2 # MIT
 PrettyTable>=0.7.1 # BSD
 alembic>=1.5.0 # MIT
 netaddr>=0.7.18 # BSD
-netifaces>=0.10.4 # MIT
 paramiko>=2.7.1 # LGPLv2.1+
 iso8601>=0.1.11 # MIT
 jsonschema>=4.0.0 # MIT