diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/dvs/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/dvs/plugin.py
index 2b7e74d74f..581f5176b7 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/dvs/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/dvs/plugin.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import uuid
-
 from neutron_lib.api.definitions import allowedaddresspairs as addr_apidef
 from neutron_lib.api.definitions import port_security as psec
 from neutron_lib.exceptions import allowedaddresspairs as addr_exc
@@ -22,6 +20,7 @@ from neutron_lib.exceptions import port_security as psec_exc
 from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
+from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 
 from neutron.api import extensions as neutron_extensions
 from neutron.db import _resource_extend as resource_extend
@@ -183,7 +182,7 @@ class NsxDvsV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
             LOG.warning("Network with admin_state_up=False are not yet "
                         "supported by this plugin. Ignoring setting for "
                         "network %s", net_data.get('name', '<unknown>'))
-        net_data['id'] = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        net_data['id'] = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
         vlan_tag = 0
         if net_data.get(pnet.NETWORK_TYPE) == c_utils.NetworkTypes.VLAN:
             vlan_tag = net_data.get(pnet.SEGMENTATION_ID, 0)
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_mh/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_mh/plugin.py
index c67433d3e1..40cb1afe7c 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_mh/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_mh/plugin.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-import uuid
-
 from neutron_lib.api.definitions import allowedaddresspairs as addr_apidef
 from neutron_lib.api.definitions import external_net as extnet_apidef
 from neutron_lib.api.definitions import port_security as psec
@@ -31,6 +29,7 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_db import exception as db_exc
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from oslo_utils import excutils
+from oslo_utils import uuidutils
 import six
 from sqlalchemy import exc as sql_exc
 from sqlalchemy.orm import exc as sa_exc
@@ -955,7 +954,7 @@ class NsxPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
         # NOTE(salv-orlando): Pre-generating uuid for Neutron
         # network. This will be removed once the network create operation
         # becomes an asynchronous task
-        net_data['id'] = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        net_data['id'] = str(uuidutils.generate_uuid())
         if (not validators.is_attr_set(external) or
             validators.is_attr_set(external) and not external):
             lswitch = switchlib.create_lswitch(
@@ -1480,7 +1479,7 @@ class NsxPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
         # NOTE(salv-orlando): Pre-generating uuid for Neutron
         # router. This will be removed once the router create operation
         # becomes an asynchronous task
-        neutron_router_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        neutron_router_id = str(uuidutils.generate_uuid())
         r['id'] = neutron_router_id
         # Populate distributed attribute in order to ensure the appropriate
         # type of router is created in the NSX backend
@@ -2362,7 +2361,7 @@ class NsxPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
         if not default_sg:
             self._ensure_default_security_group(context, tenant_id)
         # NOTE(salv-orlando): Pre-generating Neutron ID for security group.
-        neutron_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        neutron_id = str(uuidutils.generate_uuid())
         nsx_secgroup = secgrouplib.create_security_profile(
             self.cluster, tenant_id, neutron_id, s)
         with db_api.context_manager.writer.using(context):
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
index 3dbe025ac5..8e5c97f361 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/plugins/nsx_v/plugin.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from distutils import version
-import uuid
 
 import netaddr
 
@@ -1135,7 +1134,7 @@ class NsxVPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
         provider_type = self._convert_to_transport_zones_dict(net_data)
         self._validate_provider_create(context, net_data)
         self._validate_availability_zones_in_obj(context, 'network', net_data)
-        net_data['id'] = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        net_data['id'] = str(uuidutils.generate_uuid())
 
         external = net_data.get(extnet_apidef.EXTERNAL)
         backend_network = (not validators.is_attr_set(external) or
@@ -4190,7 +4189,7 @@ class NsxVPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
     def create_security_group(self, context, security_group, default_sg=False):
         """Create a security group."""
         sg_data = security_group['security_group']
-        sg_id = sg_data["id"] = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        sg_id = sg_data["id"] = str(uuidutils.generate_uuid())
         self._validate_security_group(context, sg_data, default_sg)
 
         with db_api.context_manager.writer.using(context):
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_mh/test_plugin.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_mh/test_plugin.py
index 34edca498a..639862bef8 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_mh/test_plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_mh/test_plugin.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import copy
-import uuid
 
 import mock
 from neutron.extensions import l3
@@ -1091,7 +1090,8 @@ class NeutronNsxOutOfSync(NsxPluginV2TestCase,
             # duplicate every entry in the nat rule dict
             tmp = copy.deepcopy(self.fc._fake_lrouter_nat_dict)
             for (_rule_id, rule) in tmp.items():
-                self.fc._fake_lrouter_nat_dict[uuid.uuid4()] = rule
+                _uuid = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+                self.fc._fake_lrouter_nat_dict[_uuid] = rule
 
         self._test_remove_router_interface_nsx_out_of_sync(unsync_action)