diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server_event.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server_event.py
index 7ab0cd2f53..ebf0d526ac 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server_event.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server_event.py
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ import logging
 
 import iso8601
 from novaclient import api_versions
-import openstack.cloud._utils
 from osc_lib.command import command
 from osc_lib import exceptions
 from osc_lib import utils
+from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 
 from openstackclient.i18n import _
 
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class ListServerEvent(command.Lister):
             # If we fail to find the resource, it is possible the server is
             # deleted. Try once more using the <server> arg directly if it is a
             # UUID.
-            if openstack.cloud._utils._is_uuid_like(parsed_args.server):
+            if uuidutils.is_uuid_like(parsed_args.server):
                 server_id = parsed_args.server
             else:
                 raise
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class ShowServerEvent(command.ShowOne):
             # If we fail to find the resource, it is possible the server is
             # deleted. Try once more using the <server> arg directly if it is a
             # UUID.
-            if openstack.cloud._utils._is_uuid_like(parsed_args.server):
+            if uuidutils.is_uuid_like(parsed_args.server):
                 server_id = parsed_args.server
             else:
                 raise
diff --git a/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py b/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
index 407c129294..31a5bc4e23 100644
--- a/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
+++ b/openstackclient/image/v2/image.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import logging
 import os
 import sys
 
-import openstack.cloud._utils
 from openstack.image import image_signer
 from osc_lib.api import utils as api_utils
 from osc_lib.cli import format_columns
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ from osc_lib.cli import parseractions
 from osc_lib.command import command
 from osc_lib import exceptions
 from osc_lib import utils
+from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 
 from openstackclient.common import progressbar
 from openstackclient.i18n import _
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class AddProjectToImage(command.ShowOne):
         image_client = self.app.client_manager.image
         identity_client = self.app.client_manager.identity
 
-        if openstack.cloud._utils._is_uuid_like(parsed_args.project):
+        if uuidutils.is_uuid_like(parsed_args.project):
             project_id = parsed_args.project
         else:
             project_id = common.find_project(