diff --git a/keystone/server/__init__.py b/keystone/server/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..33e13a9d40 100644
--- a/keystone/server/__init__.py
+++ b/keystone/server/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+#    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.
+
+
+from oslo_log import log
+
+from keystone.common import sql
+import keystone.conf
+from keystone.server import backends
+
+
+CONF = keystone.conf.CONF
+LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def configure(version=None, config_files=None,
+              pre_setup_logging_fn=lambda: None):
+    keystone.conf.configure()
+    sql.initialize()
+    keystone.conf.set_config_defaults()
+
+    CONF(project='keystone', version=version,
+         default_config_files=config_files)
+
+    pre_setup_logging_fn()
+    keystone.conf.setup_logging()
+
+    if CONF.insecure_debug:
+        LOG.warning(
+            'insecure_debug is enabled so responses may include sensitive '
+            'information.')
+
+
+def setup_backends(load_extra_backends_fn=lambda: {},
+                   startup_application_fn=lambda: None):
+    drivers = backends.load_backends()
+    drivers.update(load_extra_backends_fn())
+    res = startup_application_fn()
+    return drivers, res
diff --git a/keystone/server/common.py b/keystone/server/common.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 33e13a9d40..0000000000
--- a/keystone/server/common.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-
-#    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.
-
-
-from oslo_log import log
-
-from keystone.common import sql
-import keystone.conf
-from keystone.server import backends
-
-
-CONF = keystone.conf.CONF
-LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def configure(version=None, config_files=None,
-              pre_setup_logging_fn=lambda: None):
-    keystone.conf.configure()
-    sql.initialize()
-    keystone.conf.set_config_defaults()
-
-    CONF(project='keystone', version=version,
-         default_config_files=config_files)
-
-    pre_setup_logging_fn()
-    keystone.conf.setup_logging()
-
-    if CONF.insecure_debug:
-        LOG.warning(
-            'insecure_debug is enabled so responses may include sensitive '
-            'information.')
-
-
-def setup_backends(load_extra_backends_fn=lambda: {},
-                   startup_application_fn=lambda: None):
-    drivers = backends.load_backends()
-    drivers.update(load_extra_backends_fn())
-    res = startup_application_fn()
-    return drivers, res
diff --git a/keystone/server/flask/core.py b/keystone/server/flask/core.py
index c7ae055e8c..ddcbe4295a 100644
--- a/keystone/server/flask/core.py
+++ b/keystone/server/flask/core.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ oslo_i18n.enable_lazy()
 
 from keystone.common import profiler
 import keystone.conf
-from keystone.server import common
+import keystone.server
 from keystone.server.flask import application
 
 # NOTE(morgan): Middleware Named Tuple with the following values:
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def initialize_application(name, post_log_configured_function=lambda: None,
         if os.path.exists(dev_conf):
             config_files = [dev_conf]
 
-    common.configure(config_files=config_files)
+    keystone.server.configure(config_files=config_files)
 
     # Log the options used when starting if we're in debug mode...
     if CONF.debug:
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def initialize_application(name, post_log_configured_function=lambda: None,
         app = application.application_factory(name)
         return app
 
-    _unused, app = common.setup_backends(
+    _unused, app = keystone.server.setup_backends(
         startup_application_fn=loadapp)
 
     # setup OSprofiler notifier and enable the profiling if that is configured
diff --git a/keystone/tests/unit/ksfixtures/backendloader.py b/keystone/tests/unit/ksfixtures/backendloader.py
index 217b090a56..834a0a9166 100644
--- a/keystone/tests/unit/ksfixtures/backendloader.py
+++ b/keystone/tests/unit/ksfixtures/backendloader.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 import fixtures
 
 from keystone import auth
-from keystone.server import common
+import keystone.server
 
 
 class BackendLoader(fixtures.Fixture):
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class BackendLoader(fixtures.Fixture):
         super(BackendLoader, self).setUp()
 
         self.clear_auth_plugin_registry()
-        drivers, _unused = common.setup_backends()
+        drivers, _unused = keystone.server.setup_backends()
 
         for manager_name, manager in drivers.items():
             setattr(self._testcase, manager_name, manager)