diff --git a/oslo_versionedobjects/exception.py b/oslo_versionedobjects/exception.py
index 25a75d4b..df58f8ea 100644
--- a/oslo_versionedobjects/exception.py
+++ b/oslo_versionedobjects/exception.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ SHOULD include dedicated exception logging.
 
 """
 
+import inspect
 import logging
 import sys
 
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ import six
 import webob.exc
 
 from oslo_versionedobjects._i18n import _, _LE
-from oslo_versionedobjects import safe_utils
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ def wrap_exception(notifier=None, get_notifier=None):
                 with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                     if notifier or get_notifier:
                         payload = dict(exception=e)
-                        call_dict = safe_utils.getcallargs(f, context,
-                                                           *args, **kw)
+                        call_dict = inspect.getcallargs(f, self, context,
+                                                        *args, **kw)
                         cleansed = _cleanse_dict(call_dict)
                         payload.update({'args': cleansed})
 
diff --git a/oslo_versionedobjects/safe_utils.py b/oslo_versionedobjects/safe_utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ce9499bf..00000000
--- a/oslo_versionedobjects/safe_utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2010 United States Government as represented by the
-# Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
-# Copyright 2011 Justin Santa Barbara
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-"""Utilities and helper functions that won't produce circular imports."""
-
-import inspect
-
-
-def getcallargs(function, *args, **kwargs):
-    """This is a simplified inspect.getcallargs (2.7+).
-
-    It should be replaced when python >= 2.7 is standard.
-    """
-    keyed_args = {}
-    argnames, varargs, keywords, defaults = inspect.getargspec(function)
-
-    keyed_args.update(kwargs)
-
-    # NOTE(alaski) the implicit 'self' or 'cls' argument shows up in
-    # argnames but not in args or kwargs.  Uses 'in' rather than '==' because
-    # some tests use 'self2'.
-    if 'self' in argnames[0] or 'cls' == argnames[0]:
-        # The function may not actually be a method or have im_self.
-        # Typically seen when it's stubbed with mox.
-        if inspect.ismethod(function) and hasattr(function, 'im_self'):
-            keyed_args[argnames[0]] = function.im_self
-        else:
-            keyed_args[argnames[0]] = None
-
-    remaining_argnames = filter(lambda x: x not in keyed_args, argnames)
-    keyed_args.update(dict(zip(remaining_argnames, args)))
-
-    if defaults:
-        num_defaults = len(defaults)
-        for argname, value in zip(argnames[-num_defaults:], defaults):
-            if argname not in keyed_args:
-                keyed_args[argname] = value
-
-    return keyed_args
diff --git a/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_exception.py b/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_exception.py
index 7c1b2b61..9251216b 100644
--- a/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_exception.py
+++ b/oslo_versionedobjects/tests/test_exception.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ExceptionTestCase(test.TestCase):
                           test.raise_exc, context, exc, admin_password="xxx")
 
         # wrap_exception() strips admin_password from args
-        payload = {'args': {'self': None, 'context': context, 'exc': exc},
+        payload = {'args': {'self': test, 'context': context, 'exc': exc},
                    'exception': exc}
         notifier.error.assert_called_once_with(context, 'raise_exc', payload)