diff --git a/tempest/common/glance_http.py b/tempest/common/glance_http.py
index fb5958ca00..5cd844cb13 100644
--- a/tempest/common/glance_http.py
+++ b/tempest/common/glance_http.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import copy
 import hashlib
-import httplib
 import json
 import posixpath
 import re
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ import OpenSSL
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 import six
 from six import moves
+from six.moves import http_client as httplib
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
index 0e02bbc22e..3466c8afa3 100644
--- a/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/object_storage/object_client.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import httplib
 import urllib
 
+from six.moves import http_client as httplib
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 
 from tempest.common import service_client
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_glance_http.py b/tempest/tests/test_glance_http.py
index 84b66d76fb..b132f6072d 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_glance_http.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_glance_http.py
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import httplib
 import json
 import socket
 
 import mock
 from oslotest import mockpatch
 import six
+from six.moves import http_client as httplib
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
 from tempest.common import glance_http