diff --git a/.zuul.yaml b/.zuul.yaml
index 26a204990..f44c4e0b3 100644
--- a/.zuul.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.yaml
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@
             voting: false
         - osc-functional-devstack-tips:
             voting: false
-        - nodepool-functional-openstack-src
         # Ironic jobs, non-voting to avoid tight coupling
         - ironic-inspector-tempest-openstacksdk-src:
             voting: false
@@ -428,4 +427,3 @@
         - openstacksdk-functional-devstack
         - openstacksdk-functional-devstack-networking
         - openstacksdk-functional-devstack-senlin
-        - nodepool-functional-openstack-src
diff --git a/lower-constraints.txt b/lower-constraints.txt
index 5760bc665..1f491875d 100644
--- a/lower-constraints.txt
+++ b/lower-constraints.txt
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ extras==1.0.0
 fixtures==3.0.0
 future==0.16.0
 futures==3.0.0
-futurist==2.1.0
 ipaddress==1.0.17
 iso8601==0.1.11
 jmespath==0.9.0
diff --git a/openstack/connection.py b/openstack/connection.py
index 2ee65ec06..1da50c601 100644
--- a/openstack/connection.py
+++ b/openstack/connection.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ Additional information about the services can be found in the
 import warnings
 import weakref
 
-import futurist
+import concurrent.futures
 import keystoneauth1.exceptions
 import requestsexceptions
 import six
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ class Connection(
     @property
     def _pool_executor(self):
         if not self.__pool_executor:
-            self.__pool_executor = futurist.ThreadPoolExecutor(
+            self.__pool_executor = concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(
                 max_workers=5)
         return self.__pool_executor
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/revert-futurist-34acc42fd3f0e7f3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/revert-futurist-34acc42fd3f0e7f3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28712cd8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/revert-futurist-34acc42fd3f0e7f3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Removed the dependency on futurist, which isn't necessary.
+    Users can still pass futurist executors if they want, as
+    the API is the same, but if nothing is passed,
+    ``concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor`` will be used as
+    the default.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bda4eb9ff..90a88c6e2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ munch>=2.1.0 # MIT
 decorator>=4.4.1 # BSD
 jmespath>=0.9.0 # MIT
 ipaddress>=1.0.17;python_version<'3.3' # PSF
-futurist>=2.1.0 # Apache-2.0
+futures>=3.0.0;python_version=='2.7' or python_version=='2.6' # BSD
 iso8601>=0.1.11 # MIT
 netifaces>=0.10.4 # MIT