diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
index fad5adf..40b44d8 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
-	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/utils"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 
 	"github.com/racker/perigee"
@@ -39,9 +38,9 @@
 		Snapshot: snapshot{},
 	}
 
-	reqBody.Snapshot.Description = utils.MaybeString(opts.Description)
-	reqBody.Snapshot.Name = utils.MaybeString(opts.Name)
-	reqBody.Snapshot.VolumeID = utils.MaybeString(opts.VolumeID)
+	reqBody.Snapshot.Description = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.Description)
+	reqBody.Snapshot.Name = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.Name)
+	reqBody.Snapshot.VolumeID = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.VolumeID)
 
 	reqBody.Snapshot.Force = opts.Force
 
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/requests.go
index ab741c6..bca27db 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/requests.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import (
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
-	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/utils"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 
 	"github.com/racker/perigee"
@@ -45,14 +44,14 @@
 		Volume: volume{},
 	}
 
-	reqBody.Volume.Availability = utils.MaybeString(opts.Availability)
-	reqBody.Volume.Description = utils.MaybeString(opts.Description)
-	reqBody.Volume.ImageID = utils.MaybeString(opts.ImageID)
-	reqBody.Volume.Name = utils.MaybeString(opts.Name)
-	reqBody.Volume.Size = utils.MaybeInt(opts.Size)
-	reqBody.Volume.SnapshotID = utils.MaybeString(opts.SnapshotID)
-	reqBody.Volume.SourceVolID = utils.MaybeString(opts.SourceVolID)
-	reqBody.Volume.VolumeType = utils.MaybeString(opts.VolumeType)
+	reqBody.Volume.Availability = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.Availability)
+	reqBody.Volume.Description = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.Description)
+	reqBody.Volume.ImageID = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.ImageID)
+	reqBody.Volume.Name = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.Name)
+	reqBody.Volume.Size = gophercloud.MaybeInt(opts.Size)
+	reqBody.Volume.SnapshotID = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.SnapshotID)
+	reqBody.Volume.SourceVolID = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.SourceVolID)
+	reqBody.Volume.VolumeType = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.VolumeType)
 
 	var res CreateResult
 	_, res.Err = perigee.Request("POST", createURL(client), perigee.Options{
@@ -136,8 +135,8 @@
 		Volume: update{},
 	}
 
-	reqBody.Volume.Description = utils.MaybeString(opts.Description)
-	reqBody.Volume.Name = utils.MaybeString(opts.Name)
+	reqBody.Volume.Description = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.Description)
+	reqBody.Volume.Name = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.Name)
 
 	var res UpdateResult
 
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumetypes/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumetypes/requests.go
index ab7e790..afe650d 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumetypes/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumetypes/requests.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import (
 	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
-	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/utils"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@
 		VolumeType: volumeType{},
 	}
 
-	reqBody.VolumeType.Name = utils.MaybeString(opts.Name)
+	reqBody.VolumeType.Name = gophercloud.MaybeString(opts.Name)
 	reqBody.VolumeType.ExtraSpecs = opts.ExtraSpecs
 
 	var res CreateResult