diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/fping.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/fping.py
index b4d5c29fe4fc..540300f7cf25 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/fping.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/fping.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import os
 
 from webob import exc
 
+from oslo_concurrency import processutils
+
 from nova.api.openstack.api_version_request \
     import MAX_PROXY_API_SUPPORT_VERSION
 from nova.api.openstack import common
@@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ from nova import compute
 import nova.conf
 from nova.i18n import _
 from nova.policies import fping as fping_policies
-from nova import utils
 
 CONF = nova.conf.CONF
 
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ class FpingController(wsgi.Controller):
 
     @staticmethod
     def fping(ips):
-        fping_ret = utils.execute(CONF.api.fping_path, *ips,
-                                  check_exit_code=False)
+        fping_ret = processutils.execute(CONF.api.fping_path, *ips,
+                                         check_exit_code=False)
         if not fping_ret:
             return set()
         alive_ips = set()
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_fping.py b/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_fping.py
index a6e4d369a713..2c94038c3e8f 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_fping.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_fping.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class FpingSampleJsonTests(test_servers.ServersSampleBase):
 
         def fake_check_fping(self):
             pass
-        self.stub_out("nova.utils.execute", test_fping.execute)
+        self.stub_out("oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute",
+                      test_fping.execute)
         self.stub_out("nova.api.openstack.compute.fping."
                       "FpingController.check_fping",
                       fake_check_fping)
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_fping.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_fping.py
index f995ce8afed4..f9c03a65481a 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_fping.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_fping.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class FpingTestV21(test.TestCase):
                       return_servers)
         self.stub_out("nova.db.instance_get_by_uuid",
                       return_server)
-        self.stub_out('nova.utils.execute',
+        self.stub_out('oslo_concurrency.processutils.execute',
                       execute)
         self.stub_out("nova.api.openstack.compute.fping.FpingController."
                       "check_fping",