diff --git a/gnocchi/cli/api.py b/gnocchi/cli/api.py
index e84290a0a..4ea8784a2 100644
--- a/gnocchi/cli/api.py
+++ b/gnocchi/cli/api.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 import copy
-from distutils import spawn
 import math
 import os
+import shutil
 import sys
 
 import daiquiri
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def api():
             "No need to pass `--' in gnocchi-api command line anymore, "
             "please remove")
 
-    uwsgi = conf.api.uwsgi_path or spawn.find_executable("uwsgi")
+    uwsgi = conf.api.uwsgi_path or shutil.which("uwsgi")
     if not uwsgi:
         LOG.error("Unable to find `uwsgi'.\n"
                   "Be sure it is installed and in $PATH.")
diff --git a/gnocchi/utils.py b/gnocchi/utils.py
index 7cadf84b0..b342451ef 100644
--- a/gnocchi/utils.py
+++ b/gnocchi/utils.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 import datetime
-import distutils.util
 import errno
 import functools
 import itertools
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@
 import daiquiri
 import iso8601
 import numpy
+from oslo_utils import strutils
 import pytimeparse
 from stevedore import driver
 import tenacity
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def ensure_paths(paths):
 def strtobool(v):
     if isinstance(v, bool):
         return v
-    return bool(distutils.util.strtobool(v))
+    return bool(strutils.bool_from_string(v))
 
 
 class StopWatch(object):