diff --git a/senlin/api/common/wsgi.py b/senlin/api/common/wsgi.py
index 1dd625878..dfd77e0c5 100644
--- a/senlin/api/common/wsgi.py
+++ b/senlin/api/common/wsgi.py
@@ -877,3 +877,51 @@ def paste_deploy_app(paste_config_file, app_name, conf):
         return deploy.loadapp("config:%s" % paste_config_file, name=app_name)
     finally:
         teardown_paste_factories()
+
+
+def _get_deployment_config_file():
+    """Retrieve item from deployment_config_file.
+
+    The retrieved item is formatted as an absolute pathname.
+    """
+    config_path = cfg.CONF.find_file(
+        cfg.CONF.paste_deploy['api_paste_config'])
+    if config_path is None:
+        return None
+
+    return os.path.abspath(config_path)
+
+
+def load_paste_app(app_name=None):
+    """Builds and returns a WSGI app from a paste config file.
+
+    We assume the last config file specified in the supplied ConfigOpts
+    object is the paste config file.
+
+    :param app_name: name of the application to load
+
+    :raises RuntimeError when config file cannot be located or application
+            cannot be loaded from config file
+    """
+    if app_name is None:
+        app_name = cfg.CONF.prog
+
+    conf_file = _get_deployment_config_file()
+    if conf_file is None:
+        raise RuntimeError(_("Unable to locate config file"))
+
+    try:
+        app = paste_deploy_app(conf_file, app_name, cfg.CONF)
+
+        # Log the options used when starting if we're in debug mode...
+        if cfg.CONF.debug:
+            cfg.CONF.log_opt_values(logging.getLogger(app_name),
+                                    std_logging.DEBUG)
+
+        return app
+    except (LookupError, ImportError) as e:
+        raise RuntimeError(_("Unable to load %(app_name)s from "
+                             "configuration file %(conf_file)s."
+                             "\nGot: %(e)r") % {'app_name': app_name,
+                                                'conf_file': conf_file,
+                                                'e': e})
diff --git a/senlin/cmd/api.py b/senlin/cmd/api.py
index 8876dab2f..942514787 100644
--- a/senlin/cmd/api.py
+++ b/senlin/cmd/api.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ from oslo_service import systemd
 import six
 
 from senlin.api.common import wsgi
-from senlin.common import config
 from senlin.common.i18n import _LI
 from senlin.common import messaging
 from senlin import version
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ def main():
         logging.setup(cfg.CONF, 'senlin-api')
         messaging.setup()
 
-        app = config.load_paste_app()
+        app = wsgi.load_paste_app()
 
         host = cfg.CONF.senlin_api.bind_host
         port = cfg.CONF.senlin_api.bind_port
diff --git a/senlin/common/config.py b/senlin/common/config.py
index 3f866bf50..3624386f0 100644
--- a/senlin/common/config.py
+++ b/senlin/common/config.py
@@ -14,14 +14,10 @@
 """
 Routines for configuring Senlin
 """
-import logging as sys_logging
-import os
 import socket
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
-from oslo_log import log as logging
 
-from senlin.api.common import wsgi
 from senlin.common.i18n import _
 
 paste_deploy_group = cfg.OptGroup('paste_deploy')
@@ -139,51 +135,3 @@ cfg.CONF.register_group(revision_group)
 
 for group, opts in list_opts():
     cfg.CONF.register_opts(opts, group=group)
-
-
-def _get_deployment_config_file():
-    """Retrieve item from deployment_config_file.
-
-    The retrieved item is formatted as an absolute pathname.
-    """
-    config_path = cfg.CONF.find_file(
-        cfg.CONF.paste_deploy['api_paste_config'])
-    if config_path is None:
-        return None
-
-    return os.path.abspath(config_path)
-
-
-def load_paste_app(app_name=None):
-    """Builds and returns a WSGI app from a paste config file.
-
-    We assume the last config file specified in the supplied ConfigOpts
-    object is the paste config file.
-
-    :param app_name: name of the application to load
-
-    :raises RuntimeError when config file cannot be located or application
-            cannot be loaded from config file
-    """
-    if app_name is None:
-        app_name = cfg.CONF.prog
-
-    conf_file = _get_deployment_config_file()
-    if conf_file is None:
-        raise RuntimeError(_("Unable to locate config file"))
-
-    try:
-        app = wsgi.paste_deploy_app(conf_file, app_name, cfg.CONF)
-
-        # Log the options used when starting if we're in debug mode...
-        if cfg.CONF.debug:
-            cfg.CONF.log_opt_values(logging.getLogger(app_name),
-                                    sys_logging.DEBUG)
-
-        return app
-    except (LookupError, ImportError) as e:
-        raise RuntimeError(_("Unable to load %(app_name)s from "
-                             "configuration file %(conf_file)s."
-                             "\nGot: %(e)r") % {'app_name': app_name,
-                                                'conf_file': conf_file,
-                                                'e': e})