diff --git a/networking_arista/ml2/mechanism_arista.py b/networking_arista/ml2/mechanism_arista.py
index 7c880624..1b19f34a 100644
--- a/networking_arista/ml2/mechanism_arista.py
+++ b/networking_arista/ml2/mechanism_arista.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 
-from neutron.common import constants as neutron_const
-
 from networking_arista._i18n import _, _LI, _LE
 from networking_arista.common import constants
 from networking_arista.common import db
@@ -700,7 +698,7 @@ class AristaDriver(driver_api.MechanismDriver):
                     port_down = context.status == n_const.PORT_STATUS_DOWN
 
                 if orig_host and (port_down or host != orig_host or
-                   device_id == neutron_const.DEVICE_ID_RESERVED_DHCP_PORT):
+                   device_id == n_const.DEVICE_ID_RESERVED_DHCP_PORT):
                     LOG.info("Deleting the port %s" % str(orig_port))
                     # The port moved to a different host or the VM
                     # connected to the port was deleted or its in DOWN
@@ -708,7 +706,7 @@ class AristaDriver(driver_api.MechanismDriver):
                     self._delete_port(orig_port, orig_host, tenant_id)
                 if(port_provisioned and net_provisioned and hostname and
                    is_vm_boot and not port_down and
-                   device_id != neutron_const.DEVICE_ID_RESERVED_DHCP_PORT):
+                   device_id != n_const.DEVICE_ID_RESERVED_DHCP_PORT):
                     LOG.info(_LI("Port plugged into network"))
                     # Plug port into the network only if it exists in the db
                     # and is bound to a host and the port is up.
diff --git a/networking_arista/tests/unit/ml2/test_mechanism_arista.py b/networking_arista/tests/unit/ml2/test_mechanism_arista.py
index 4424fe05..e268bdeb 100644
--- a/networking_arista/tests/unit/ml2/test_mechanism_arista.py
+++ b/networking_arista/tests/unit/ml2/test_mechanism_arista.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from neutron_lib.api.definitions import portbindings
 from neutron_lib import constants as n_const
 from neutron_lib.plugins.ml2 import api as driver_api
 
-from neutron.common import constants as neutron_const
 from neutron.tests.unit import testlib_api
 
 from networking_arista.ml2 import mechanism_arista
@@ -989,7 +988,7 @@ class AristaDriverTestCase(testlib_api.SqlTestCase):
         network_id = 'n1'
         old_device_id = 'old_device_id'
         new_device_id = 'new_device_id'
-        reserved_device = neutron_const.DEVICE_ID_RESERVED_DHCP_PORT
+        reserved_device = n_const.DEVICE_ID_RESERVED_DHCP_PORT
         old_host = 'ubuntu1'
         new_host = 'ubuntu2'
         port_id = 101
@@ -1138,7 +1137,7 @@ class AristaDriverTestCase(testlib_api.SqlTestCase):
         network_id = 'n1'
         old_device_id = 'old_device_id'
         new_device_id = 'new_device_id'
-        reserved_device = neutron_const.DEVICE_ID_RESERVED_DHCP_PORT
+        reserved_device = n_const.DEVICE_ID_RESERVED_DHCP_PORT
         old_host = 'ubuntu1'
         new_host = 'ubuntu2'
         port_id = 101