diff --git a/contrib/heat_docker/heat_docker/tests/test_docker_container.py b/contrib/heat_docker/heat_docker/tests/test_docker_container.py
index 378d4e163c..b2793b6c23 100644
--- a/contrib/heat_docker/heat_docker/tests/test_docker_container.py
+++ b/contrib/heat_docker/heat_docker/tests/test_docker_container.py
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import mock
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common import template_format
 from heat.engine import resource
 from heat.engine import scheduler
-from heat.openstack.common.importutils import try_import
 from heat.tests.common import HeatTestCase
 from heat.tests import utils
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ from testtools import skipIf
 from ..resources import docker_container  # noqa
 from .fake_docker_client import FakeDockerClient  # noqa
 
-docker = try_import('docker')
+docker = importutils.try_import('docker')
 
 
 template = '''
diff --git a/contrib/heat_keystoneclient_v2/heat_keystoneclient_v2/client.py b/contrib/heat_keystoneclient_v2/heat_keystoneclient_v2/client.py
index 674958c989..95938a6beb 100644
--- a/contrib/heat_keystoneclient_v2/heat_keystoneclient_v2/client.py
+++ b/contrib/heat_keystoneclient_v2/heat_keystoneclient_v2/client.py
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
 from keystoneclient.v2_0 import client as kc
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common.i18n import _
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger('heat.common.keystoneclient')
diff --git a/contrib/heat_keystoneclient_v2/heat_keystoneclient_v2/tests/test_client.py b/contrib/heat_keystoneclient_v2/heat_keystoneclient_v2/tests/test_client.py
index e52ab7ff98..8fd056749d 100644
--- a/contrib/heat_keystoneclient_v2/heat_keystoneclient_v2/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/contrib/heat_keystoneclient_v2/heat_keystoneclient_v2/tests/test_client.py
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 import mock
 import mox
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 
 from heat.common import exception
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 from heat.tests.common import HeatTestCase
 from heat.tests import utils
 
diff --git a/heat/api/aws/ec2token.py b/heat/api/aws/ec2token.py
index c3efa73c20..921720068e 100644
--- a/heat/api/aws/ec2token.py
+++ b/heat/api/aws/ec2token.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import hashlib
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 import requests
 import webob
 
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.common.i18n import _LE
 from heat.common.i18n import _LI
 from heat.common import wsgi
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 from heat.openstack.common import jsonutils as json
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
diff --git a/heat/common/auth_url.py b/heat/common/auth_url.py
index d588700aa7..d80b103502 100644
--- a/heat/common/auth_url.py
+++ b/heat/common/auth_url.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 from webob.exc import HTTPBadRequest
 from webob.exc import HTTPUnauthorized
 
 from heat.common import wsgi
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 
 
 class AuthUrlFilter(wsgi.Middleware):
diff --git a/heat/common/context.py b/heat/common/context.py
index 6eb3e8c3f4..2e4b78d060 100644
--- a/heat/common/context.py
+++ b/heat/common/context.py
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo.utils import importutils
+
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common import policy
 from heat.common import wsgi
 from heat.db import api as db_api
 from heat.engine import clients
 from heat.openstack.common import context
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 from heat.openstack.common import local
 from heat.openstack.common.middleware import request_id
 
diff --git a/heat/common/heat_keystoneclient.py b/heat/common/heat_keystoneclient.py
index cafd60cdba..c2aecc3c32 100644
--- a/heat/common/heat_keystoneclient.py
+++ b/heat/common/heat_keystoneclient.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 import copy
 import json
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 import uuid
 
 from keystoneclient.auth.identity import v3 as kc_auth_v3
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.common.i18n import _LE
 from heat.common.i18n import _LW
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger('heat.common.keystoneclient')
diff --git a/heat/common/identifier.py b/heat/common/identifier.py
index c8228703aa..f4789d2a03 100644
--- a/heat/common/identifier.py
+++ b/heat/common/identifier.py
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
 import collections
 import re
 
+from oslo.utils import encodeutils
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urlparse
 
-from heat.openstack.common import strutils
-
 
 class HeatIdentifier(collections.Mapping):
 
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ class HeatIdentifier(collections.Mapping):
             stacks/<stack_name>/<stack_id><path>
         """
         return 'stacks/%s%s' % (self.stack_path(),
-                                urlparse.quote(strutils.safe_encode(
+                                urlparse.quote(encodeutils.safe_encode(
                                     self.path)))
 
     def stack_path(self):
diff --git a/heat/common/param_utils.py b/heat/common/param_utils.py
index 7bf3fc51d2..ceacd09530 100644
--- a/heat/common/param_utils.py
+++ b/heat/common/param_utils.py
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo.utils import strutils
+
 from heat.openstack.common.gettextutils import _
-from heat.openstack.common import strutils
 
 
 def extract_bool(subject):
diff --git a/heat/common/wsgi.py b/heat/common/wsgi.py
index 8480790893..b8dc36c015 100644
--- a/heat/common/wsgi.py
+++ b/heat/common/wsgi.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ from eventlet.green import ssl
 import eventlet.greenio
 import eventlet.wsgi
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 from paste import deploy
 import routes
 import routes.middleware
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ from heat.api.aws import exception as aws_exception
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common import serializers
 from heat.openstack.common import gettextutils
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 
 
 URL_LENGTH_LIMIT = 50000
diff --git a/heat/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/035_event_uuid_to_id.py b/heat/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/035_event_uuid_to_id.py
index 37b762d858..850f43455c 100644
--- a/heat/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/035_event_uuid_to_id.py
+++ b/heat/db/sqlalchemy/migrate_repo/versions/035_event_uuid_to_id.py
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ import itertools
 import uuid
 
 import migrate.changeset.constraint as constraint
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 import sqlalchemy
 
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
-
 
 def upgrade(migrate_engine):
     if migrate_engine.name == 'sqlite':
diff --git a/heat/db/sqlalchemy/models.py b/heat/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
index c408978420..1aec505755 100644
--- a/heat/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
+++ b/heat/db/sqlalchemy/models.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SQLAlchemy models for heat data.
 import uuid
 
 from oslo.db.sqlalchemy import models
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 import six
 import sqlalchemy
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
@@ -25,7 +26,6 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 
 from heat.db.sqlalchemy.types import Json
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 
 BASE = declarative_base()
 
diff --git a/heat/engine/api.py b/heat/engine/api.py
index 5594da3ec0..2ffad97de5 100644
--- a/heat/engine/api.py
+++ b/heat/engine/api.py
@@ -11,12 +11,13 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
+
 from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.common import param_utils
 from heat.common import template_format
 from heat.engine import constraints as constr
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 from heat.rpc import api
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/heat/engine/clients/__init__.py b/heat/engine/clients/__init__.py
index d1e65e4fb3..2f2705c367 100644
--- a/heat/engine/clients/__init__.py
+++ b/heat/engine/clients/__init__.py
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 from stevedore import extension
 import warnings
 
 from heat.common.i18n import _
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/heat/engine/constraints.py b/heat/engine/constraints.py
index 2da0b39e36..bf9c2e1073 100644
--- a/heat/engine/constraints.py
+++ b/heat/engine/constraints.py
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ import collections
 import numbers
 import re
 
+from oslo.utils import strutils
 import six
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.engine import resources
-from heat.openstack.common import strutils
 
 
 class Schema(collections.Mapping):
diff --git a/heat/engine/parameters.py b/heat/engine/parameters.py
index 5d8c9c73f1..18bdfb30a1 100644
--- a/heat/engine/parameters.py
+++ b/heat/engine/parameters.py
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ import collections
 import itertools
 import json
 
+from oslo.utils import encodeutils
+from oslo.utils import strutils
 import six
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.engine import constraints as constr
-from heat.openstack.common import strutils
 
 
 PARAMETER_KEYS = (
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ class Parameter(object):
         if self.hidden():
             return '******'
         else:
-            return strutils.safe_encode(six.text_type(value))
+            return encodeutils.safe_encode(six.text_type(value))
 
 
 class NumberParam(Parameter):
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ class JsonParam(Parameter):
     def __str__(self):
         if self.hidden():
             return super(JsonParam, self).__str__()
-        return strutils.safe_decode(json.dumps(self.value()))
+        return encodeutils.safe_decode(json.dumps(self.value()))
 
     def _validate(self, val, context):
         val = self.parse(val)
diff --git a/heat/engine/resource.py b/heat/engine/resource.py
index f16cdee3a0..b08222cc3a 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resource.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resource.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import base64
 import contextlib
 from datetime import datetime
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import excutils
 import six
 import warnings
 
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ from heat.engine import resources
 from heat.engine import rsrc_defn
 from heat.engine import scheduler
 from heat.engine import support
-from heat.openstack.common import excutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 cfg.CONF.import_opt('action_retry_limit', 'heat.common.config')
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/autoscaling.py b/heat/engine/resources/autoscaling.py
index b0778c9801..0d0b83971c 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/autoscaling.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/autoscaling.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import copy
 import math
 
+from oslo.utils import excutils
 import six
 
 from heat.common import environment_format
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ from heat.engine import properties
 from heat.engine import rsrc_defn
 from heat.engine import scheduler
 from heat.engine import stack_resource
-from heat.openstack.common import excutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 from heat.scaling import cooldown
 from heat.scaling import template
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/eip.py b/heat/engine/resources/eip.py
index 549ec1e257..071a9682df 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/eip.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/eip.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo.utils import excutils
+
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.engine import attributes
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@ from heat.engine import constraints
 from heat.engine import properties
 from heat.engine import resource
 from heat.engine.resources.vpc import VPC
-from heat.openstack.common import excutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/nova_floatingip.py b/heat/engine/resources/nova_floatingip.py
index 4adb955d7b..50de67f3dc 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/nova_floatingip.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/nova_floatingip.py
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo.utils import excutils
+
 from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.engine import attributes
 from heat.engine import properties
 from heat.engine import resource
-from heat.openstack.common import excutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/heat/engine/scheduler.py b/heat/engine/scheduler.py
index f24d841235..1c257e3b1f 100644
--- a/heat/engine/scheduler.py
+++ b/heat/engine/scheduler.py
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ from time import time as wallclock
 import types
 
 import eventlet
+from oslo.utils import excutils
 import six
 
 from heat.common.i18n import _
-from heat.openstack.common import excutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/heat/engine/service.py b/heat/engine/service.py
index b2909c8523..0160ae55e9 100644
--- a/heat/engine/service.py
+++ b/heat/engine/service.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import os
 import eventlet
 from oslo.config import cfg
 from oslo import messaging
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 import requests
 import six
 import warnings
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@ from heat.openstack.common import jsonutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 from heat.openstack.common import service
 from heat.openstack.common import threadgroup
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 from heat.openstack.common import uuidutils
 from heat.rpc import api as rpc_api
 
diff --git a/heat/engine/stack.py b/heat/engine/stack.py
index 53b7e8a52f..a7db89c7c3 100644
--- a/heat/engine/stack.py
+++ b/heat/engine/stack.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import re
 import warnings
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import encodeutils
 import six
 
 from heat.common import context as common_context
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ from heat.engine import scheduler
 from heat.engine.template import Template
 from heat.engine import update
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
-from heat.openstack.common import strutils
 from heat.rpc import api as rpc_api
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class Stack(collections.Mapping):
                 raise ex
             except Exception as ex:
                 LOG.exception(ex)
-                raise StackValidationFailed(message=strutils.safe_decode(
+                raise StackValidationFailed(message=encodeutils.safe_decode(
                                             six.text_type(ex)))
             if result:
                 raise StackValidationFailed(message=result)
diff --git a/heat/engine/stack_lock.py b/heat/engine/stack_lock.py
index bb71c80a1e..708657138e 100644
--- a/heat/engine/stack_lock.py
+++ b/heat/engine/stack_lock.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import uuid
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
 from oslo import messaging
+from oslo.utils import excutils
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.common import messaging as rpc_messaging
 from heat.db import api as db_api
-from heat.openstack.common import excutils
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
 
 cfg.CONF.import_opt('engine_life_check_timeout', 'heat.common.config')
diff --git a/heat/engine/watchrule.py b/heat/engine/watchrule.py
index ab12b391cf..d1cfca8550 100644
--- a/heat/engine/watchrule.py
+++ b/heat/engine/watchrule.py
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@
 
 import datetime
 
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
+
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.db import api as db_api
 from heat.engine import parser
 from heat.engine import timestamp
 from heat.openstack.common import log as logging
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 from heat.rpc import api as rpc_api
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/heat/scaling/cooldown.py b/heat/scaling/cooldown.py
index 54e84ccc27..882b99de29 100644
--- a/heat/scaling/cooldown.py
+++ b/heat/scaling/cooldown.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 
 
 class CooldownMixin(object):
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_api_ec2token.py b/heat/tests/test_api_ec2token.py
index 86ad0df143..47d6e20b30 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_api_ec2token.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_api_ec2token.py
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ import json
 import six
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import importutils
 import requests
 
 from heat.api.aws import ec2token
 from heat.api.aws import exception
 from heat.common.wsgi import Request
-from heat.openstack.common import importutils
 from heat.tests.common import HeatTestCase
 
 
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_autoscaling.py b/heat/tests/test_autoscaling.py
index 9674278f53..edb804a139 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_autoscaling.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_autoscaling.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import datetime
 import mock
 import mox
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 import six
 
 from heat.common import exception
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@ from heat.engine.resources import loadbalancer
 from heat.engine.resources.neutron import loadbalancer as neutron_lb
 from heat.engine import rsrc_defn
 from heat.engine import scheduler
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 from heat.tests.common import HeatTestCase
 from heat.tests import utils
 
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_heat_autoscaling_group.py b/heat/tests/test_heat_autoscaling_group.py
index eb3c12f9df..1e2cbc12fd 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_heat_autoscaling_group.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_heat_autoscaling_group.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import datetime
 import itertools
 
 from oslo.config import cfg
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common import short_id
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@ from heat.engine import resource
 from heat.engine import rsrc_defn
 from heat.engine import scheduler
 from heat.engine import stack_resource
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 from heat.tests.common import HeatTestCase
 from heat.tests import generic_resource
 from heat.tests import utils
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_notifications.py b/heat/tests/test_notifications.py
index cd78fc7225..88fe25ce66 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_notifications.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_notifications.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import mock
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common import template_format
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ from heat.engine.resources import user
 from heat.engine.resources import wait_condition as waitc
 from heat.engine import signal_responder as signal
 from heat.engine import stack_resource
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 from heat.tests import common
 from heat.tests import generic_resource
 # reuse the same template than autoscaling tests
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_sqlalchemy_api.py b/heat/tests/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
index c83e76578c..a76c5a78b4 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_sqlalchemy_api.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import uuid
 import fixtures
 import mock
 import mox
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 
 from heat.common import context
 from heat.common import exception
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ from heat.engine import parser
 from heat.engine.resource import Resource
 from heat.engine.resources import instance as instances
 from heat.engine import scheduler
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 from heat.tests.common import HeatTestCase
 from heat.tests import utils
 from heat.tests.v1_1 import fakes
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_watch.py b/heat/tests/test_watch.py
index ba00ddc982..ccf0257259 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_watch.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_watch.py
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 import datetime
 
 import mox
+from oslo.utils import timeutils
 
 from heat.common import exception
 from heat.db import api as db_api
 from heat.engine import parser
 from heat.engine import template
 from heat.engine import watchrule
-from heat.openstack.common import timeutils
 from heat.tests.common import HeatTestCase
 from heat.tests import utils
 
diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index bb711072f2..e295fb37d9 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ module=config
 module=context
 module=crypto
 module=eventlet_backdoor
-module=excutils
 module=gettextutils
-module=importutils
 module=jsonutils
 module=local
 module=log
@@ -15,9 +13,7 @@ module=loopingcall
 module=policy
 module=processutils
 module=service
-module=strutils
 module=threadgroup
-module=timeutils
 module=uuidutils
 module=versionutils
 module=middleware.base
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 378180693b..0cff1838f9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ oslo.config>=1.4.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.db>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.i18n>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.messaging>=1.4.0
+oslo.utils>=1.0.0  # Apache-2.0
 PasteDeploy>=1.5.0
 posix_ipc
 pycrypto>=2.6