diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index d006435f..92dd1881 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-module=cliutils
 module=config.generator
 module=db
 module=db.sqlalchemy
diff --git a/tuskar/openstack/common/cliutils.py b/tuskar/openstack/common/cliutils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 411bd58f..00000000
--- a/tuskar/openstack/common/cliutils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.
-#
-#    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.
-
-import inspect
-
-
-class MissingArgs(Exception):
-
-    def __init__(self, missing):
-        self.missing = missing
-
-    def __str__(self):
-        if len(self.missing) == 1:
-            return "An argument is missing"
-        else:
-            return ("%(num)d arguments are missing" %
-                    dict(num=len(self.missing)))
-
-
-def validate_args(fn, *args, **kwargs):
-    """Check that the supplied args are sufficient for calling a function.
-
-    >>> validate_args(lambda a: None)
-    Traceback (most recent call last):
-        ...
-    MissingArgs: An argument is missing
-    >>> validate_args(lambda a, b, c, d: None, 0, c=1)
-    Traceback (most recent call last):
-        ...
-    MissingArgs: 2 arguments are missing
-
-    :param fn: the function to check
-    :param arg: the positional arguments supplied
-    :param kwargs: the keyword arguments supplied
-    """
-    argspec = inspect.getargspec(fn)
-
-    num_defaults = len(argspec.defaults or [])
-    required_args = argspec.args[:len(argspec.args) - num_defaults]
-
-    def isbound(method):
-        return getattr(method, 'im_self', None) is not None
-
-    if isbound(fn):
-        required_args.pop(0)
-
-    missing = [arg for arg in required_args if arg not in kwargs]
-    missing = missing[len(args):]
-    if missing:
-        raise MissingArgs(missing)