diff --git a/barbican/queue/retry_scheduler.py b/barbican/queue/retry_scheduler.py
index 444810360..252329ddc 100644
--- a/barbican/queue/retry_scheduler.py
+++ b/barbican/queue/retry_scheduler.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 """
 Retry/scheduler classes and logic.
 """
-import datetime
 import random
 
 from oslo_service import service
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 from barbican.common import config
 from barbican.common import utils
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class PeriodicServer(service.Service):
         repositories.start()
         try:
             entities, _, _, total = self.order_retry_repo.get_by_create_date(
-                only_at_or_before_this_date=datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
+                only_at_or_before_this_date=timeutils.utcnow(),
                 suppress_exception=True)
         finally:
             repositories.clear()
diff --git a/barbican/queue/server.py b/barbican/queue/server.py
index 88e0f63b9..6fe2b2e67 100644
--- a/barbican/queue/server.py
+++ b/barbican/queue/server.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ except ImportError:
     newrelic_loaded = False
 
 from oslo_service import service
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 from barbican.common import utils
 from barbican.model import models
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ def schedule_order_retry_tasks(
         LOG.debug(
             'Scheduling RPC method for retry: {0}'.format(retry_rpc_method))
 
-        date_to_retry_at = datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(
+        date_to_retry_at = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(
             milliseconds=retry_result.retry_msec)
 
         retry_model = models.OrderRetryTask()
diff --git a/barbican/tests/cmd/test_db_cleanup.py b/barbican/tests/cmd/test_db_cleanup.py
index 295710855..07d665b6b 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/cmd/test_db_cleanup.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/cmd/test_db_cleanup.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import datetime
 from unittest import mock
 
 from oslo_db import exception as db_exc
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 
 from barbican.model import clean
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ class WhenTestingDBCleanUpCommand(utils.RepositoryTestCase):
         """Test cleaning up entries within date"""
         secret = _setup_entry('secret', project=project)
         order = order = _setup_entry('order', project=project, secret=secret)
-        current_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        current_time = timeutils.utcnow()
         tomorrow = current_time + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
         yesterday = current_time - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
         secret.delete()
@@ -261,7 +262,7 @@ class WhenTestingDBCleanUpCommand(utils.RepositoryTestCase):
     def test_soft_deleting_expired_secrets(self, project):
         """Test soft deleting secrets that are expired"""
 
-        current_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        current_time = timeutils.utcnow()
         tomorrow = current_time + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
         yesterday = current_time - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
 
diff --git a/barbican/tests/common/test_validators.py b/barbican/tests/common/test_validators.py
index 824fd6c30..ae1887073 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/common/test_validators.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/common/test_validators.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import datetime
 import unittest
 
 from oslo_serialization import base64
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 from barbican.common import exception as excep
 from barbican.common import validators
@@ -1203,7 +1204,7 @@ class WhenTestingKeyTypeOrderValidator(utils.BaseTestCase):
     def test_should_pass_good_exp_meta_in_order_refs(self):
         self.key_order_req['meta']['algorithm'] = 'AES'
         ony_year_factor = datetime.timedelta(days=1 * 365)
-        date_after_year = datetime.datetime.utcnow() + ony_year_factor
+        date_after_year = timeutils.utcnow() + ony_year_factor
         date_after_year_str = date_after_year.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
         self.key_order_req['meta']['expiration'] = date_after_year_str
         result = self.validator.validate(self.key_order_req)
diff --git a/barbican/tests/database_utils.py b/barbican/tests/database_utils.py
index e702afb74..2359463e1 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/database_utils.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/database_utils.py
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ Supports database/repositories oriented unit testing.
 Warning: Do not merge this content with the utils.py module, as doing so will
 break the DevStack functional test discovery process.
 """
-import datetime
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import oslotest.base as oslotest
-
 from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
 from sqlalchemy import event
 
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ def create_order_retry(order=None, retry_task="", retry_args=[],
     order_retry.retry_args = retry_args
     order_retry.retry_kwargs = retry_kwargs
     if not retry_at:
-        order_retry.retry_at = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        order_retry.retry_at = timeutils.utcnow()
     order_retry.order_id = order.id
     order_retry_task_repo = repositories.get_order_retry_tasks_repository()
     order_retry_task_repo.create_from(order_retry, session)
diff --git a/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_certificate_authorities.py b/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_certificate_authorities.py
index 0debca258..5662ddcf7 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_certificate_authorities.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_certificate_authorities.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 import datetime
 
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+
 from barbican.common import exception
 from barbican.common import resources as res
 from barbican.model import models
@@ -24,8 +26,7 @@ class WhenTestingCertificateAuthorityRepo(database_utils.RepositoryTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(WhenTestingCertificateAuthorityRepo, self).setUp()
         self.ca_repo = repositories.CertificateAuthorityRepo()
-        expiration = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() +
-                      datetime.timedelta(minutes=10))
+        expiration = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=10)
         self.parsed_ca = {'plugin_name': 'dogtag_plugin',
                           'plugin_ca_id': 'ca_master',
                           'name': 'Dogtag CA',
@@ -182,8 +183,7 @@ class WhenTestingProjectCARepo(database_utils.RepositoryTestCase):
         super(WhenTestingProjectCARepo, self).setUp()
         self.ca_repo = repositories.CertificateAuthorityRepo()
         self.project_ca_repo = repositories.ProjectCertificateAuthorityRepo()
-        expiration = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() +
-                      datetime.timedelta(minutes=10))
+        expiration = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=10)
         self.parsed_ca = {'plugin_name': 'dogtag_plugin',
                           'plugin_ca_id': 'ca_master',
                           'expiration': expiration.isoformat(),
@@ -305,11 +305,9 @@ class WhenTestingPreferredCARepo(database_utils.RepositoryTestCase):
         self.preferred_ca_repo = (
             repositories.PreferredCertificateAuthorityRepo())
 
-        expiration = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() +
-                      datetime.timedelta(minutes=10))
+        expiration = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=10)
 
-        expiration_later = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() +
-                            datetime.timedelta(days=10))
+        expiration_later = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(days=10)
         self.parsed_ca = {'plugin_name': 'dogtag_plugin',
                           'plugin_ca_id': 'ca_master',
                           'expiration': expiration.isoformat(),
diff --git a/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_order_retry_tasks.py b/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_order_retry_tasks.py
index ab159c8ce..6f849e2e6 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_order_retry_tasks.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_order_retry_tasks.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 import datetime
 import time
 
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+
 from barbican.common import config
 from barbican.common import exception
 from barbican.model import models
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ class WhenTestingOrderRetryTaskRepository(database_utils.RepositoryTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(WhenTestingOrderRetryTaskRepository, self).setUp()
 
-        self.date_time_now = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        self.date_time_now = timeutils.utcnow()
         self.test_args = ['test', 'args']
         self.test_kwargs = {'test': 1, 'kwargs': 2}
 
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@ class WhenTestingOrderRetryTaskRepository(database_utils.RepositoryTestCase):
 
         # Now, a retrieve by the current time should return our entry.
         entities, offset, limit, total = self.repo.get_by_create_date(
-            only_at_or_before_this_date=datetime.datetime.utcnow(),
+            only_at_or_before_this_date=timeutils.utcnow(),
             session=session,
             suppress_exception=True
         )
diff --git a/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_secrets.py b/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_secrets.py
index 4c19a915a..f5de9334f 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_secrets.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/model/repositories/test_repositories_secrets.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import datetime
 
 import fixtures
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 import testtools
 
 from barbican.common import exception
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ class WhenTestingSecretRepository(database_utils.RepositoryTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(1, count)
 
     def test_should_get_count_one_after_expiration(self):
-        current_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        current_time = timeutils.utcnow()
         tomorrow = current_time + datetime.timedelta(days=1)
         yesterday = current_time - datetime.timedelta(days=1)
 
diff --git a/barbican/tests/model/test_models.py b/barbican/tests/model/test_models.py
index 75e7b2332..0a2c23da0 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/model/test_models.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/model/test_models.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 import datetime
 import unittest
 
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+
 from barbican.common import exception
 from barbican.model import models
 from barbican.plugin.interface import secret_store
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ class WhenCreatingNewSecret(utils.BaseTestCase):
         self.parsed_order = {'secret': self.parsed_secret}
 
     def test_new_secret_is_created_from_dict(self):
-        date_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
+        date_time = timeutils.utcnow().isoformat()
         self.parsed_secret['expiration'] = date_time
         secret = models.Secret(self.parsed_secret)
         self.assertEqual(self.parsed_secret['name'], secret.name)
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ class WhenCreatingNewSecret(utils.BaseTestCase):
 
     def test_new_secret_is_created_with_default_secret_type(self):
         secret_spec = dict(self.parsed_secret)
-        date_time = datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
+        date_time = timeutils.utcnow().isoformat()
         secret_spec['expiration'] = date_time
         del secret_spec['secret_type']
         secret = models.Secret(secret_spec)
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ class WhenCreatingOrderRetryTask(utils.BaseTestCase):
             'sub_status': 'Pending',
             'sub_status_message': 'Waiting for instructions...'
         })
-        at = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        at = timeutils.utcnow()
         order_retry_task = models.OrderRetryTask()
         order_retry_task.order_id = order.id
         order_retry_task.retry_task = "foobar"
@@ -291,8 +293,7 @@ class WhenCreatingOrderRetryTask(utils.BaseTestCase):
 class WhenCreatingNewCertificateAuthority(utils.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(WhenCreatingNewCertificateAuthority, self).setUp()
-        expiration = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() +
-                      datetime.timedelta(minutes=10))
+        expiration = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=10)
         self.parsed_ca = {'plugin_name': 'dogtag_plugin',
                           'plugin_ca_id': 'ca_master',
                           'expiration': expiration.isoformat(),
@@ -324,8 +325,7 @@ class WhenCreatingNewCertificateAuthority(utils.BaseTestCase):
 class WhenCreatingNewProjectCertificateAuthority(utils.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(WhenCreatingNewProjectCertificateAuthority, self).setUp()
-        expiration = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() +
-                      datetime.timedelta(minutes=10))
+        expiration = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=10)
         self.parsed_ca = {'plugin_name': 'dogtag_plugin',
                           'plugin_ca_id': 'ca_master',
                           'expiration': expiration.isoformat(),
@@ -348,8 +348,7 @@ class WhenCreatingNewProjectCertificateAuthority(utils.BaseTestCase):
 class WhenCreatingNewPreferredCertificateAuthority(utils.BaseTestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         super(WhenCreatingNewPreferredCertificateAuthority, self).setUp()
-        expiration = (datetime.datetime.utcnow() +
-                      datetime.timedelta(minutes=10))
+        expiration = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(minutes=10)
         self.parsed_ca = {'plugin_name': 'dogtag_plugin',
                           'plugin_ca_id': 'ca_master',
                           'expiration': expiration.isoformat(),
diff --git a/barbican/tests/queue/test_retry_scheduler.py b/barbican/tests/queue/test_retry_scheduler.py
index f9ef4b89f..204516b11 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/queue/test_retry_scheduler.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/queue/test_retry_scheduler.py
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import datetime
 import time
 from unittest import mock
 
 import eventlet
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 from barbican.model import models
 from barbican.model import repositories
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ class WhenRunningPeriodicServerRetryLogic(database_utils.RepositoryTestCase):
 
         retry = models.OrderRetryTask()
         retry.order_id = order.id
-        retry.retry_at = datetime.datetime.utcnow()
+        retry.retry_at = timeutils.utcnow()
         retry.retry_task = task
         retry.retry_args = args
         retry.retry_kwargs = kwargs
diff --git a/barbican/tests/queue/test_server.py b/barbican/tests/queue/test_server.py
index 4e32f3b7c..b8035c7c2 100644
--- a/barbican/tests/queue/test_server.py
+++ b/barbican/tests/queue/test_server.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 import datetime
 from unittest import mock
 
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+
 from barbican.model import models
 from barbican.model import repositories
 from barbican.queue import server
@@ -189,10 +191,8 @@ class WhenCallingScheduleOrderRetryTasks(database_utils.RepositoryTestCase):
 
         self.args = ['args-foo', 'args-bar']
         self.kwargs = {'order_id': self.order.id, 'foo': 1, 'bar': 2}
-        self.date_to_retry_at = (
-            datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(
-                milliseconds=self.result.retry_msec)
-        )
+        self.date_to_retry_at = timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(
+            milliseconds=self.result.retry_msec)
 
     def test_should_not_schedule_task_due_to_no_result(self):
         retry_rpc_method = server.schedule_order_retry_tasks(None, None, None)
diff --git a/functionaltests/api/v1/functional/test_secrets.py b/functionaltests/api/v1/functional/test_secrets.py
index eaa490c6f..93eeb87a5 100644
--- a/functionaltests/api/v1/functional/test_secrets.py
+++ b/functionaltests/api/v1/functional/test_secrets.py
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import datetime
-from oslo_serialization import base64 as oslo_base64
-from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 import sys
-import testtools
 import time
 
+from oslo_serialization import base64 as oslo_base64
+from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+import testtools
 from testtools import testcase
 
 from barbican.plugin.interface import secret_store as ss
@@ -1151,10 +1152,8 @@ class ListingSecretsTestCase(base.TestCase):
     })
     @testcase.attr('positive')
     def test_secret_list_with_date_filter(self, date_type):
-        expiration_1 = str(
-            datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(days=3))
-        expiration_2 = str(
-            datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(days=5))
+        expiration_1 = str(timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(days=3))
+        expiration_2 = str(timeutils.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(days=5))
 
         two_phase_model = secret_models.SecretModel(expiration=expiration_1)
         resp, secret_ref_1 = self.behaviors.create_secret(two_phase_model)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 047b6c788..9e25b2dd1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ oslo.policy>=3.11.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.serialization!=2.19.1,>=2.18.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.service!=1.28.1,>=1.24.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.upgradecheck>=1.3.0 # Apache-2.0
-oslo.utils>=3.33.0 # Apache-2.0
+oslo.utils>=7.0.0 # Apache-2.0
 oslo.versionedobjects>=1.31.2 # Apache-2.0
 Paste>=2.0.2 # MIT
 PasteDeploy>=1.5.0 # MIT