diff --git a/aodh/utils.py b/aodh/utils.py
index 948994eb3..f0df78d53 100644
--- a/aodh/utils.py
+++ b/aodh/utils.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import copy
 import datetime
 import decimal
 import hashlib
-import multiprocessing
 import struct
 
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
@@ -162,13 +161,6 @@ def update_nested(original_dict, updates):
     return dict_to_update
 
 
-def cpu_count():
-    try:
-        return multiprocessing.cpu_count() or 1
-    except NotImplementedError:
-        return 1
-
-
 class HashRing(object):
 
     def __init__(self, nodes, replicas=100):