diff --git a/neutron/agent/l3/keepalived_state_change.py b/neutron/agent/l3/keepalived_state_change.py
index 040a391b4fe..e63b707f9a3 100644
--- a/neutron/agent/l3/keepalived_state_change.py
+++ b/neutron/agent/l3/keepalived_state_change.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import httplib2
 import netaddr
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
-import requests
 
 from neutron._i18n import _, _LE
 from neutron.agent.l3 import ha
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ class MonitorDaemon(daemon.Daemon):
                      'X-Neutron-State': state},
             connection_type=KeepalivedUnixDomainConnection)
 
-        if resp.status != requests.codes.ok:
+        if resp.status != 200:
             raise Exception(_('Unexpected response: %s') % resp)
 
         LOG.debug('Notified agent router %s, state %s', self.router_id, state)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2e9ac43d12b..db56d43befa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ debtcollector>=1.2.0 # Apache-2.0
 eventlet!=0.18.3,>=0.18.2 # MIT
 pecan!=1.0.2,!=1.0.3,!=1.0.4,!=1.2,>=1.0.0 # BSD
 httplib2>=0.7.5 # MIT
-requests!=2.12.2,>=2.10.0 # Apache-2.0
 Jinja2!=2.9.0,!=2.9.1,!=2.9.2,!=2.9.3,!=2.9.4,>=2.8 # BSD License (3 clause)
 keystonemiddleware>=4.12.0 # Apache-2.0
 netaddr!=0.7.16,>=0.7.13 # BSD