diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index fb914efd..d006435f 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ module=jsonutils
 module=local
 module=lockutils
 module=log
-module=network_utils
 module=policy
 module=strutils
 module=timeutils
diff --git a/tuskar/openstack/common/network_utils.py b/tuskar/openstack/common/network_utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 55af7df1..00000000
--- a/tuskar/openstack/common/network_utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
-
-# Copyright 2012 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.
-
-"""
-Network-related utilities and helper functions.
-"""
-
-from tuskar.openstack.common import log as logging
-
-
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-def parse_host_port(address, default_port=None):
-    """
-    Interpret a string as a host:port pair.
-    An IPv6 address MUST be escaped if accompanied by a port,
-    because otherwise ambiguity ensues: 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334
-    means both [2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334] and
-    [2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370]:7334.
-
-    >>> parse_host_port('server01:80')
-    ('server01', 80)
-    >>> parse_host_port('server01')
-    ('server01', None)
-    >>> parse_host_port('server01', default_port=1234)
-    ('server01', 1234)
-    >>> parse_host_port('[::1]:80')
-    ('::1', 80)
-    >>> parse_host_port('[::1]')
-    ('::1', None)
-    >>> parse_host_port('[::1]', default_port=1234)
-    ('::1', 1234)
-    >>> parse_host_port('2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334', default_port=1234)
-    ('2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334', 1234)
-
-    """
-    if address[0] == '[':
-        # Escaped ipv6
-        _host, _port = address[1:].split(']')
-        host = _host
-        if ':' in _port:
-            port = _port.split(':')[1]
-        else:
-            port = default_port
-    else:
-        if address.count(':') == 1:
-            host, port = address.split(':')
-        else:
-            # 0 means ipv4, >1 means ipv6.
-            # We prohibit unescaped ipv6 addresses with port.
-            host = address
-            port = default_port
-
-    return (host, None if port is None else int(port))