diff --git a/aodh/coordination.py b/aodh/coordination.py
index 409ac9aad..8447efe24 100644
--- a/aodh/coordination.py
+++ b/aodh/coordination.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import uuid
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log
-import retrying
 import six
+import tenacity
 import tooz.coordination
 
 from aodh.i18n import _LE, _LI, _LW
@@ -67,14 +67,6 @@ class MemberNotInGroupError(Exception):
             {'group_id': group_id, 'members': members, 'me': my_id})
 
 
-def retry_on_error_joining_partition(exception):
-    return isinstance(exception, ErrorJoiningPartitioningGroup)
-
-
-def retry_on_member_not_in_group(exception):
-    return isinstance(exception, MemberNotInGroupError)
-
-
 class HashRing(object):
 
     def __init__(self, nodes, replicas=100):
@@ -169,14 +161,12 @@ class PartitionCoordinator(object):
                 or not group_id):
             return
 
-        retry_backoff = self.conf.coordination.retry_backoff * 1000
-        max_retry_interval = self.conf.coordination.max_retry_interval * 1000
-
-        @retrying.retry(
-            wait_exponential_multiplier=retry_backoff,
-            wait_exponential_max=max_retry_interval,
-            retry_on_exception=retry_on_error_joining_partition,
-            wrap_exception=True)
+        @tenacity.retry(
+            wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(
+                multiplier=self.conf.coordination.retry_backoff,
+                max=self.conf.coordination.max_retry_interval),
+            retry=tenacity.retry_if_exception_type(
+                ErrorJoiningPartitioningGroup))
         def _inner():
             try:
                 join_req = self._coordinator.join_group(group_id)
@@ -218,8 +208,11 @@ class PartitionCoordinator(object):
             except tooz.coordination.GroupNotCreated:
                 self.join_group(group_id)
 
-    @retrying.retry(stop_max_attempt_number=5, wait_random_max=2000,
-                    retry_on_exception=retry_on_member_not_in_group)
+    @tenacity.retry(
+        wait=tenacity.wait_random(max=2),
+        stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(5),
+        retry=tenacity.retry_if_exception_type(MemberNotInGroupError),
+        reraise=True)
     def extract_my_subset(self, group_id, universal_set):
         """Filters an iterable, returning only objects assigned to this agent.
 
diff --git a/aodh/storage/__init__.py b/aodh/storage/__init__.py
index a3f428d66..4d11aecd8 100644
--- a/aodh/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/aodh/storage/__init__.py
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ import datetime
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
-import retrying
 import six.moves.urllib.parse as urlparse
 from stevedore import driver
+import tenacity
 
 _NAMESPACE = 'aodh.storage'
 
@@ -61,9 +61,10 @@ def get_connection_from_config(conf):
               {'name': connection_scheme, 'namespace': _NAMESPACE})
     mgr = driver.DriverManager(_NAMESPACE, connection_scheme)
 
-    # Convert retry_interval secs to msecs for retry decorator
-    @retrying.retry(wait_fixed=conf.database.retry_interval * 1000,
-                    stop_max_attempt_number=retries if retries >= 0 else None)
+    @tenacity.retry(
+        wait=tenacity.wait_fixed(conf.database.retry_interval),
+        stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(retries if retries >= 0 else 5),
+        reraise=True)
     def _get_connection():
         """Return an open connection to the database."""
         return mgr.driver(conf, url)
diff --git a/aodh/tests/functional/storage/test_get_connection.py b/aodh/tests/functional/storage/test_get_connection.py
index 12c31dd58..0013ad66a 100644
--- a/aodh/tests/functional/storage/test_get_connection.py
+++ b/aodh/tests/functional/storage/test_get_connection.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import mock
 from oslo_config import fixture as fixture_config
 from oslotest import base
-import retrying
 
 from aodh import service
 from aodh import storage
@@ -59,27 +58,25 @@ class ConnectionRetryTest(base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_retries(self):
         max_retries = 5
         with mock.patch.object(
-                retrying.Retrying, 'should_reject') as retry_reject:
-            with mock.patch.object(
-                    storage.impl_log.Connection, '__init__') as log_init:
+                storage.impl_log.Connection, '__init__') as log_init:
 
-                class ConnectionError(Exception):
-                    pass
+            class ConnectionError(Exception):
+                pass
 
-                def x(a, b):
-                    raise ConnectionError
+            def x(a, b):
+                raise ConnectionError
 
-                log_init.side_effect = x
-                self.CONF.set_override("connection", "log://", "database",
-                                       enforce_type=True)
-                self.CONF.set_override("retry_interval", 0.00001, "database",
-                                       enforce_type=True)
-                self.CONF.set_override("max_retries", max_retries, "database",
-                                       enforce_type=True)
-                self.assertRaises(ConnectionError,
-                                  storage.get_connection_from_config,
-                                  self.CONF)
-                self.assertEqual(max_retries, retry_reject.call_count)
+            log_init.side_effect = x
+            self.CONF.set_override("connection", "log://", "database",
+                                   enforce_type=True)
+            self.CONF.set_override("retry_interval", 0.00001, "database",
+                                   enforce_type=True)
+            self.CONF.set_override("max_retries", max_retries, "database",
+                                   enforce_type=True)
+            self.assertRaises(ConnectionError,
+                              storage.get_connection_from_config,
+                              self.CONF)
+            self.assertEqual(max_retries, log_init.call_count)
 
 
 class ConnectionConfigTest(base.BaseTestCase):
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2640e4a2b..a6113528c 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # of appearance. Changing the order has an impact on the overall integration
 # process, which may cause wedges in the gate later.
 
-retrying!=1.3.0,>=1.2.3 # Apache-2.0
+tenacity>=3.2.1  # Apache-2.0
 croniter>=0.3.4 # MIT License
 futures>=3.0;python_version=='2.7' or python_version=='2.6'  # BSD
 futurist>=0.11.0  # Apache-2.0