diff --git a/zaqar/common/transport/wsgi/helpers.py b/zaqar/common/transport/wsgi/helpers.py
index 4eaf9fa40..e4376ebde 100644
--- a/zaqar/common/transport/wsgi/helpers.py
+++ b/zaqar/common/transport/wsgi/helpers.py
@@ -15,18 +15,36 @@
 
 """wsgi transport helpers."""
 
+import uuid
+
 import falcon
 import six
 
 from zaqar.i18n import _
 import zaqar.openstack.common.log as logging
 from zaqar.queues.transport import validation
-from zaqar.queues.transport.wsgi import utils
 
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def get_client_uuid(req):
+    """Read a required Client-ID from a request.
+
+    :param req: A falcon.Request object
+    :raises: HTTPBadRequest if the Client-ID header is missing or
+        does not represent a valid UUID
+    :returns: A UUID object
+    """
+
+    try:
+        return uuid.UUID(req.get_header('Client-ID', required=True))
+
+    except ValueError:
+        description = _(u'Malformed hexadecimal UUID.')
+        raise falcon.HTTPBadRequest('Wrong UUID value', description)
+
+
 def extract_project_id(req, resp, params):
     """Adds `project_id` to the list of params for all responders
 
@@ -69,7 +87,7 @@ def require_client_id(req, resp, params):
     if 'v1.1' in req.path:
         # NOTE(flaper87): `get_client_uuid` already raises 400
         # it the header is missing.
-        utils.get_client_uuid(req)
+        get_client_uuid(req)
 
 
 def validate_queue_identification(validate, req, resp, params):
diff --git a/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py b/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py
index aca1189a2..1b1c8b024 100644
--- a/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py
+++ b/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/utils.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
 # the License.
 
-import uuid
-
 import falcon
 import jsonschema
 
@@ -180,23 +178,6 @@ def get_checked_field(document, name, value_type, default_value):
     raise errors.HTTPBadRequestBody(description)
 
 
-def get_client_uuid(req):
-    """Read a required Client-ID from a request.
-
-    :param req: A falcon.Request object
-    :raises: HTTPBadRequest if the Client-ID header is missing or
-        does not represent a valid UUID
-    :returns: A UUID object
-    """
-
-    try:
-        return uuid.UUID(req.get_header('Client-ID', required=True))
-
-    except ValueError:
-        description = _(u'Malformed hexadecimal UUID.')
-        raise errors.HTTPBadRequestAPI(description)
-
-
 def load(req):
     """Reads request body, raising an exception if it is not JSON.
 
diff --git a/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py b/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py
index e10b074a4..f6a3a8f2f 100644
--- a/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py
+++ b/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_0/messages.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import falcon
 import six
 
+from zaqar.common.transport.wsgi import helpers as wsgi_helpers
 from zaqar.i18n import _
 import zaqar.openstack.common.log as logging
 from zaqar.queues.storage import errors as storage_errors
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class CollectionResource(object):
         return [_format_message(m, base_path) for m in messages]
 
     def _get(self, req, project_id, queue_name):
-        client_uuid = wsgi_utils.get_client_uuid(req)
+        client_uuid = wsgi_helpers.get_client_uuid(req)
         kwargs = {}
 
         # NOTE(kgriffs): This syntax ensures that
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ class CollectionResource(object):
                   u'project: %(project)s',
                   {'queue': queue_name, 'project': project_id})
 
-        client_uuid = wsgi_utils.get_client_uuid(req)
+        client_uuid = wsgi_helpers.get_client_uuid(req)
 
         try:
             # Place JSON size restriction before parsing
diff --git a/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py b/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py
index a3596d824..ca6a6fa50 100644
--- a/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py
+++ b/zaqar/queues/transport/wsgi/v1_1/messages.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import falcon
 import six
 
+from zaqar.common.transport.wsgi import helpers as wsgi_helpers
 from zaqar.i18n import _
 import zaqar.openstack.common.log as logging
 from zaqar.queues.storage import errors as storage_errors
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ class CollectionResource(object):
         return {'messages': messages}
 
     def _get(self, req, project_id, queue_name):
-        client_uuid = wsgi_utils.get_client_uuid(req)
+        client_uuid = wsgi_helpers.get_client_uuid(req)
         kwargs = {}
 
         # NOTE(kgriffs): This syntax ensures that
@@ -146,7 +147,7 @@ class CollectionResource(object):
                   u'project: %(project)s',
                   {'queue': queue_name, 'project': project_id})
 
-        client_uuid = wsgi_utils.get_client_uuid(req)
+        client_uuid = wsgi_helpers.get_client_uuid(req)
 
         try:
             # Place JSON size restriction before parsing