diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v1.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v1.py
index 6312c8cef7..a9f247dbf7 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v1.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v1.py
@@ -18,17 +18,23 @@ from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from neutron.agent.l3 import router_info
 from neutron.common import config as neutron_config  # noqa
-from neutron_fwaas.db.firewall import firewall_db  # noqa
-from neutron_fwaas.db.firewall import firewall_router_insertion_db \
-    as fw_r_ins_db
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.agents.l3reference \
-    import firewall_l3_agent
 from neutron_lib import constants as nl_constants
 from neutron_lib import context as n_context
 from neutron_lib.plugins import directory
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.db.firewall import firewall_db  # noqa
+    from neutron_fwaas.db.firewall import firewall_router_insertion_db \
+        as fw_r_ins_db
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.agents.l3reference \
+        import firewall_l3_agent
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as firewall_l3_agent
+
 
 class NsxFwaasCallbacks(firewall_l3_agent.L3WithFWaaS):
     """Common NSX RPC callbacks for Firewall As A Service - V1."""
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v2.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v2.py
index c31b486a20..27a97a6608 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v2.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_callbacks_v2.py
@@ -18,15 +18,21 @@ from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from neutron.agent.l3 import router_info
 from neutron.common import config as neutron_config  # noqa
-from neutron_fwaas.db.firewall.v2 import firewall_db_v2
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.agents.l3reference \
-    import firewall_l3_agent_v2
 from neutron_lib import constants as nl_constants
 from neutron_lib import context as n_context
 from neutron_lib.plugins import directory
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.db.firewall.v2 import firewall_db_v2
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.agents.l3reference \
+        import firewall_l3_agent_v2
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as firewall_l3_agent_v2
+
 
 class DummyAgentApi(object):
     def is_router_in_namespace(self, router_id):
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_mocks.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_mocks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cbbfff5dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/fwaas_mocks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Copyright 2018 VMware, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+# This file contains FWaaS mocks, to allow the vmware nsx plugins to work when
+# FWaaS code does not exist, and FWaaS is not configured in neutron
+
+FIREWALL = 'FIREWALL'
+FIREWALL_V2 = 'FIREWALL_V2'
+
+
+class L3WithFWaaS(object):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        self.fwaas_enabled = False
+
+
+class FwaasDriverBase(object):
+    pass
+
+
+class FirewallPlugin(object):
+    pass
+
+
+class FirewallPluginV2(object):
+    pass
+
+
+class FirewallCallbacks(object):
+    pass
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/utils.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/utils.py
index e7ec2be89c..57be037109 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/utils.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/common/utils.py
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from neutron_fwaas.common import fwaas_constants
 from neutron_lib.plugins import directory
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.common import fwaas_constants
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_constants
+
 
 def is_fwaas_v1_plugin_enabled():
     fwaas_plugin = directory.get_plugin(fwaas_constants.FIREWALL)
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/edge_fwaas_driver_v1.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/edge_fwaas_driver_v1.py
index 1cd2481582..998142d5c7 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/edge_fwaas_driver_v1.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/edge_fwaas_driver_v1.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from oslo_log import helpers as log_helpers
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers import fwaas_base
 from neutron_lib.exceptions import firewall_v1 as exceptions
 
 from vmware_nsx.extensions import projectpluginmap
@@ -27,6 +26,13 @@ from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.nsx_v3 import edge_fwaas_driver_v1 as t_driver
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 FWAAS_DRIVER_NAME = 'FwaaS V1 NSX-TV driver'
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers import fwaas_base
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_base
+
 
 class EdgeFwaasTVDriverV1(fwaas_base.FwaasDriverBase):
     """NSX-TV driver for Firewall As A Service - V1.
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/edge_fwaas_driver_v2.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/edge_fwaas_driver_v2.py
index 60ec0e5fe7..94dc3c7917 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/edge_fwaas_driver_v2.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/edge_fwaas_driver_v2.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 from oslo_log import helpers as log_helpers
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers import fwaas_base_v2
 from neutron_lib.exceptions import firewall_v2 as exceptions
 
 from vmware_nsx.extensions import projectpluginmap
@@ -26,6 +25,13 @@ from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.nsx_v3 import edge_fwaas_driver_v2 as t_driver
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 FWAAS_DRIVER_NAME = 'FwaaS V2 NSX-TV driver'
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers import fwaas_base_v2
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_base_v2
+
 
 class EdgeFwaasTVDriverV2(fwaas_base_v2.FwaasDriverBase):
     """NSX-TV driver for Firewall As A Service - V2.
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/plugin_v1.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/plugin_v1.py
index b1d5855729..c832be2ca5 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/plugin_v1.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/plugin_v1.py
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
 from neutron_lib import exceptions as n_exc
 from neutron_lib.plugins import directory
 
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall import fwaas_plugin
-
 from vmware_nsx.plugins.nsx import utils as tvd_utils
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall import fwaas_plugin
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_plugin
+
 
 @tvd_utils.filter_plugins
 class FwaasTVPluginV1(fwaas_plugin.FirewallPlugin):
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/plugin_v2.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/plugin_v2.py
index 9ec45d1f5e..b82310217c 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/plugin_v2.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_tv/plugin_v2.py
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall import fwaas_plugin_v2
-
 from vmware_nsx.plugins.nsx import utils as tvd_utils
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall import fwaas_plugin_v2
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_plugin_v2
+
 
 @tvd_utils.filter_plugins
 class FwaasTVPluginV2(fwaas_plugin_v2.FirewallPluginV2):
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v/edge_fwaas_driver.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v/edge_fwaas_driver.py
index 63c15612ff..14f5771160 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v/edge_fwaas_driver.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v/edge_fwaas_driver.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ from neutron_lib.plugins import directory
 from oslo_log import helpers as log_helpers
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers import fwaas_base
-
 from vmware_nsx.common import locking
 from vmware_nsx.extensions import projectpluginmap
 from vmware_nsx.plugins.nsx_v.vshield import edge_utils
@@ -29,6 +27,13 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 FWAAS_DRIVER_NAME = 'Fwaas V1 NSX-V driver'
 RULE_NAME_PREFIX = 'Fwaas-'
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers import fwaas_base
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_base
+
 
 class EdgeFwaasDriver(fwaas_base.FwaasDriverBase):
     """NSX-V driver for Firewall As A Service - V1."""
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v3/edge_fwaas_driver_base.py b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v3/edge_fwaas_driver_base.py
index b07cd06554..616390b516 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v3/edge_fwaas_driver_base.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/fwaas/nsx_v3/edge_fwaas_driver_base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 
 import netaddr
 
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers import fwaas_base
 from neutron_lib.api.definitions import constants as fwaas_consts
 from neutron_lib.callbacks import events
 from neutron_lib.callbacks import registry
@@ -30,6 +29,13 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 RULE_NAME_PREFIX = 'Fwaas-'
 DEFAULT_RULE_NAME = 'Default LR Layer3 Rule'
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall.drivers import fwaas_base
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_base
+
 
 class CommonEdgeFwaasV3Driver(fwaas_base.FwaasDriverBase):
     """Base class for NSX-V3 driver for Firewall As A Service - V1 & V2."""
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/utils.py b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/utils.py
index a69af6e2a4..4d92277ec4 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/utils.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/shell/admin/plugins/nsxv3/resources/utils.py
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ from neutron_lib import context
 from neutron_lib.plugins import constants as const
 from neutron_lib.plugins import directory
 
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall import fwaas_plugin as fwaas_plugin_v1
-from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall import fwaas_plugin_v2
-
 from vmware_nsx.common import config
 from vmware_nsx.db import db as nsx_db
 from vmware_nsx.extensions import projectpluginmap
@@ -35,6 +32,17 @@ from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.nsx_v3 import fwaas_callbacks_v2
 from vmware_nsx.shell.admin.plugins.common import utils as admin_utils
 from vmware_nsxlib.v3 import nsx_constants
 
+try:
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall import fwaas_plugin as fwaas_plugin_v1
+    from neutron_fwaas.services.firewall import fwaas_plugin_v2
+except ImportError:
+    # FWaaS project no found
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_plugin_v1
+    from vmware_nsx.services.fwaas.common import fwaas_mocks \
+        as fwaas_plugin_v2
+
+
 _NSXLIB = None