diff --git a/shade/_normalize.py b/shade/_normalize.py
index 3a9608eae..d6deaf8b7 100644
--- a/shade/_normalize.py
+++ b/shade/_normalize.py
@@ -42,6 +42,34 @@ class Normalizer(object):
     reasons.
     '''
 
+    def _normalize_flavors(self, flavors):
+        """ Normalize a list of flavor objects """
+        ret = []
+        for flavor in flavors:
+            ret.append(self._normalize_flavor(flavor))
+        return ret
+
+    def _normalize_flavor(self, flavor):
+        """ Normalize a flavor object """
+        flavor.pop('links', None)
+        flavor.pop('NAME_ATTR', None)
+        flavor.pop('HUMAN_ID', None)
+        flavor.pop('human_id', None)
+        if 'extra_specs' not in flavor:
+            flavor['extra_specs'] = {}
+        ephemeral = flavor.pop('OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral', 0)
+        is_public = flavor.pop('os-flavor-access:is_public', True)
+        disabled = flavor.pop('OS-FLV-DISABLED:disabled', False)
+        # Make sure both the extension version and a sane version are present
+        flavor['OS-FLV-DISABLED:disabled'] = disabled
+        flavor['disabled'] = disabled
+        flavor['OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral'] = ephemeral
+        flavor['ephemeral'] = ephemeral
+        flavor['os-flavor-access:is_public'] = is_public
+        flavor['is_public'] = is_public
+
+        return flavor
+
     def _normalize_images(self, images):
         ret = []
         for image in images:
diff --git a/shade/_utils.py b/shade/_utils.py
index d701251f6..f4b4e6445 100644
--- a/shade/_utils.py
+++ b/shade/_utils.py
@@ -457,29 +457,6 @@ def normalize_stacks(stacks):
     return stacks
 
 
-def normalize_flavors(flavors):
-    """ Normalize a list of flavor objects """
-    for flavor in flavors:
-        flavor.pop('links', None)
-        flavor.pop('NAME_ATTR', None)
-        flavor.pop('HUMAN_ID', None)
-        flavor.pop('human_id', None)
-        if 'extra_specs' not in flavor:
-            flavor['extra_specs'] = {}
-        ephemeral = flavor.pop('OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral', 0)
-        is_public = flavor.pop('os-flavor-access:is_public', True)
-        disabled = flavor.pop('OS-FLV-DISABLED:disabled', False)
-        # Make sure both the extension version and a sane version are present
-        flavor['OS-FLV-DISABLED:disabled'] = disabled
-        flavor['disabled'] = disabled
-        flavor['OS-FLV-EXT-DATA:ephemeral'] = ephemeral
-        flavor['ephemeral'] = ephemeral
-        flavor['os-flavor-access:is_public'] = is_public
-        flavor['is_public'] = is_public
-
-    return flavors
-
-
 def normalize_cluster_templates(cluster_templates):
     """Normalize Magnum cluster_templates."""
     for cluster_template in cluster_templates:
diff --git a/shade/openstackcloud.py b/shade/openstackcloud.py
index 8de976e37..71077f08d 100644
--- a/shade/openstackcloud.py
+++ b/shade/openstackcloud.py
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ class OpenStackCloud(_normalize.Normalizer):
                             'Fetching extra specs for flavor failed:'
                             ' {msg}'.format(msg=str(e)))
 
-        return _utils.normalize_flavors(flavors)
+        return self._normalize_flavors(flavors)
 
     @_utils.cache_on_arguments(should_cache_fn=_no_pending_stacks)
     def list_stacks(self):
diff --git a/shade/operatorcloud.py b/shade/operatorcloud.py
index 98dc926ab..6cd825195 100644
--- a/shade/operatorcloud.py
+++ b/shade/operatorcloud.py
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ class OperatorCloud(openstackcloud.OpenStackCloud):
                                     is_public=is_public)
             )
 
-        return _utils.normalize_flavors([flavor])[0]
+        return self._normalize_flavor(flavor)
 
     def delete_flavor(self, name_or_id):
         """Delete a flavor
diff --git a/shade/tests/unit/test_caching.py b/shade/tests/unit/test_caching.py
index 1c28302d6..78bbf98f3 100644
--- a/shade/tests/unit/test_caching.py
+++ b/shade/tests/unit/test_caching.py
@@ -292,9 +292,8 @@ class TestMemoryCache(base.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual([], self.cloud.list_flavors())
 
         fake_flavor = fakes.FakeFlavor('555', 'vanilla', 100)
-        fake_flavor_dict = _utils.normalize_flavors(
-            [meta.obj_to_dict(fake_flavor)]
-        )[0]
+        fake_flavor_dict = self.cloud._normalize_flavor(
+            meta.obj_to_dict(fake_flavor))
         nova_mock.flavors.list.return_value = [fake_flavor]
         self.cloud.list_flavors.invalidate(self.cloud)
         self.assertEqual([fake_flavor_dict], self.cloud.list_flavors())