diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 8310359cffc..55834ed0b8b 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -1013,18 +1013,6 @@ def _volume_get_query(context, session=None, project_only=False):
                        options(joinedload('volume_type'))
 
 
-@require_context
-def _ec2_volume_get_query(context, session=None, project_only=False):
-    return model_query(context, models.VolumeIdMapping, session=session,
-                       project_only=project_only)
-
-
-@require_context
-def _ec2_snapshot_get_query(context, session=None, project_only=False):
-    return model_query(context, models.SnapshotIdMapping, session=session,
-                       project_only=project_only)
-
-
 @require_context
 def volume_get(context, volume_id, session=None):
     result = _volume_get_query(context, session=session, project_only=True).\
diff --git a/cinder/volume/utils.py b/cinder/volume/utils.py
index 9bf46cf1698..d5a7420e0af 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/utils.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/utils.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from cinder import flags
 from cinder import utils
 from cinder.openstack.common.notifier import api as notifier_api
 from cinder.openstack.common import log as logging
+from cinder.openstack.common import timeutils
 
 
 FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ def notify_usage_exists(context, volume_ref, current_period=False):
     begin, end = utils.last_completed_audit_period()
     if current_period:
         audit_start = end
-        audit_end = utils.utcnow()
+        audit_end = timeutils.utcnow()
     else:
         audit_start = begin
         audit_end = end