diff --git a/ironic/common/context.py b/ironic/common/context.py
index 26ca85d567..aaeffb3332 100644
--- a/ironic/common/context.py
+++ b/ironic/common/context.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from ironic.openstack.common import context
+from oslo_context import context
 
 
 class RequestContext(context.RequestContext):
diff --git a/ironic/common/service.py b/ironic/common/service.py
index 854676b3a2..a7b8d5e259 100644
--- a/ironic/common/service.py
+++ b/ironic/common/service.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import socket
 
 from oslo import messaging
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_context import context
 from oslo_utils import importutils
 
 from ironic.common import config
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ from ironic.common.i18n import _LE
 from ironic.common.i18n import _LI
 from ironic.common import rpc
 from ironic.objects import base as objects_base
-from ironic.openstack.common import context
 from ironic.openstack.common import log
 from ironic.openstack.common import service
 
diff --git a/ironic/conductor/manager.py b/ironic/conductor/manager.py
index 837f46030e..b0de70bc00 100644
--- a/ironic/conductor/manager.py
+++ b/ironic/conductor/manager.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ from eventlet import greenpool
 from oslo import messaging
 from oslo_concurrency import lockutils
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_context import context as ironic_context
 from oslo_db import exception as db_exception
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
@@ -74,7 +75,6 @@ from ironic.conductor import task_manager
 from ironic.conductor import utils
 from ironic.db import api as dbapi
 from ironic import objects
-from ironic.openstack.common import context as ironic_context
 from ironic.openstack.common import log
 from ironic.openstack.common import periodic_task
 
diff --git a/ironic/objects/base.py b/ironic/objects/base.py
index 06c7429631..bd3cc63d38 100644
--- a/ironic/objects/base.py
+++ b/ironic/objects/base.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ import collections
 import copy
 
 from oslo import messaging
+from oslo_context import context
 import six
 
 from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.common.i18n import _
 from ironic.common.i18n import _LE
 from ironic.objects import utils as obj_utils
-from ironic.openstack.common import context
 from ironic.openstack.common import log as logging
 from ironic.openstack.common import versionutils
 
diff --git a/ironic/openstack/common/context.py b/ironic/openstack/common/context.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b612db7140..0000000000
--- a/ironic/openstack/common/context.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2011 OpenStack Foundation.
-# All Rights Reserved.
-#
-#    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.
-
-"""
-Simple class that stores security context information in the web request.
-
-Projects should subclass this class if they wish to enhance the request
-context or provide additional information in their specific WSGI pipeline.
-"""
-
-import itertools
-import uuid
-
-
-def generate_request_id():
-    return b'req-' + str(uuid.uuid4()).encode('ascii')
-
-
-class RequestContext(object):
-
-    """Helper class to represent useful information about a request context.
-
-    Stores information about the security context under which the user
-    accesses the system, as well as additional request information.
-    """
-
-    user_idt_format = '{user} {tenant} {domain} {user_domain} {p_domain}'
-
-    def __init__(self, auth_token=None, user=None, tenant=None, domain=None,
-                 user_domain=None, project_domain=None, is_admin=False,
-                 read_only=False, show_deleted=False, request_id=None,
-                 instance_uuid=None):
-        self.auth_token = auth_token
-        self.user = user
-        self.tenant = tenant
-        self.domain = domain
-        self.user_domain = user_domain
-        self.project_domain = project_domain
-        self.is_admin = is_admin
-        self.read_only = read_only
-        self.show_deleted = show_deleted
-        self.instance_uuid = instance_uuid
-        if not request_id:
-            request_id = generate_request_id()
-        self.request_id = request_id
-
-    def to_dict(self):
-        user_idt = (
-            self.user_idt_format.format(user=self.user or '-',
-                                        tenant=self.tenant or '-',
-                                        domain=self.domain or '-',
-                                        user_domain=self.user_domain or '-',
-                                        p_domain=self.project_domain or '-'))
-
-        return {'user': self.user,
-                'tenant': self.tenant,
-                'domain': self.domain,
-                'user_domain': self.user_domain,
-                'project_domain': self.project_domain,
-                'is_admin': self.is_admin,
-                'read_only': self.read_only,
-                'show_deleted': self.show_deleted,
-                'auth_token': self.auth_token,
-                'request_id': self.request_id,
-                'instance_uuid': self.instance_uuid,
-                'user_identity': user_idt}
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_dict(cls, ctx):
-        return cls(
-            auth_token=ctx.get("auth_token"),
-            user=ctx.get("user"),
-            tenant=ctx.get("tenant"),
-            domain=ctx.get("domain"),
-            user_domain=ctx.get("user_domain"),
-            project_domain=ctx.get("project_domain"),
-            is_admin=ctx.get("is_admin", False),
-            read_only=ctx.get("read_only", False),
-            show_deleted=ctx.get("show_deleted", False),
-            request_id=ctx.get("request_id"),
-            instance_uuid=ctx.get("instance_uuid"))
-
-
-def get_admin_context(show_deleted=False):
-    context = RequestContext(None,
-                             tenant=None,
-                             is_admin=True,
-                             show_deleted=show_deleted)
-    return context
-
-
-def get_context_from_function_and_args(function, args, kwargs):
-    """Find an arg of type RequestContext and return it.
-
-       This is useful in a couple of decorators where we don't
-       know much about the function we're wrapping.
-    """
-
-    for arg in itertools.chain(kwargs.values(), args):
-        if isinstance(arg, RequestContext):
-            return arg
-
-    return None
-
-
-def is_user_context(context):
-    """Indicates if the request context is a normal user."""
-    if not context:
-        return False
-    if context.is_admin:
-        return False
-    if not context.user_id or not context.project_id:
-        return False
-    return True
diff --git a/ironic/tests/base.py b/ironic/tests/base.py
index 2caee82d77..9059ccfcb6 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/base.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/base.py
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ import eventlet
 eventlet.monkey_patch(os=False)
 import fixtures
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_context import context as ironic_context
 import testtools
 
 from ironic.common import hash_ring
 from ironic.objects import base as objects_base
-from ironic.openstack.common import context as ironic_context
 from ironic.openstack.common import log as logging
 from ironic.tests import conf_fixture
 from ironic.tests import policy_fixture
diff --git a/ironic/tests/conductor/test_manager.py b/ironic/tests/conductor/test_manager.py
index f48ee2b68c..6d9dc075cb 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/conductor/test_manager.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/conductor/test_manager.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import eventlet
 import mock
 from oslo import messaging
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from oslo_context import context
 from oslo_db import exception as db_exception
 from oslo_utils import strutils
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
@@ -40,7 +41,6 @@ from ironic.conductor import utils as conductor_utils
 from ironic.db import api as dbapi
 from ironic.drivers import base as drivers_base
 from ironic import objects
-from ironic.openstack.common import context
 from ironic.tests import base as tests_base
 from ironic.tests.conductor import utils as mgr_utils
 from ironic.tests.db import base as tests_db_base
diff --git a/ironic/tests/objects/test_objects.py b/ironic/tests/objects/test_objects.py
index 3f6f44ed7e..fea636a2bd 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/objects/test_objects.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/objects/test_objects.py
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ import gettext
 
 import iso8601
 import netaddr
+from oslo_context import context
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import six
 
 from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.objects import base
 from ironic.objects import utils
-from ironic.openstack.common import context
 from ironic.tests import base as test_base
 
 gettext.install('ironic')
diff --git a/ironic/tests/test_glance_service.py b/ironic/tests/test_glance_service.py
index 0f315755b0..dfe6d90b30 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/test_glance_service.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/test_glance_service.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import os
 import tempfile
 
 import mock
+from oslo_context import context
 import testtools
 
 
@@ -27,7 +28,6 @@ from ironic.common import exception
 from ironic.common.glance_service import base_image_service
 from ironic.common.glance_service import service_utils
 from ironic.common import image_service as service
-from ironic.openstack.common import context
 from ironic.tests import base
 from ironic.tests import matchers
 from ironic.tests import stubs
diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index 87cc25c642..3822830ed6 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 # The list of modules to copy from oslo-incubator
 module=config.generator
-module=context
 module=fileutils
 module=gettextutils
 module=imageutils
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 53fe356df6..6b5d116cc5 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pysendfile==2.0.0
 websockify>=0.6.0,<0.7
 oslo.concurrency>=1.4.1         # Apache-2.0
 oslo.config>=1.9.0  # Apache-2.0
+oslo.context>=0.2.0
 oslo.db>=1.5.0  # Apache-2.0
 oslo.rootwrap>=1.5.0
 oslo.i18n>=1.3.0  # Apache-2.0