diff --git a/openstack/common/log.py b/openstack/common/log.py
index f9f226b8..5a4c310d 100644
--- a/openstack/common/log.py
+++ b/openstack/common/log.py
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ class JSONFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     def formatException(self, ei, strip_newlines=True):
         lines = traceback.format_exception(*ei)
         if strip_newlines:
-            lines = [itertools.ifilter(
+            lines = [moves.filter(
                 lambda x: x,
                 line.rstrip().splitlines()) for line in lines]
             lines = list(itertools.chain(*lines))
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_local.py b/tests/unit/test_local.py
index 9310a51f..b5997798 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_local.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_local.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import threading
 
+from six import moves
+
 from openstack.common import local
 from openstack.common import test
 
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ class LocalStoreTestCase(test.BaseTestCase):
         # testing in (eventlet vs normal python threading) so
         # we test the correct type of local store for the current
         # threading model
-        reload(local)
+        moves.reload_module(local)
 
     def test_thread_unique_storage(self):
         """Make sure local store holds thread specific values."""