diff --git a/openstack/db/v1/databases/requests.go b/openstack/db/v1/databases/requests.go
index 300e177..4d10878 100644
--- a/openstack/db/v1/databases/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/db/v1/databases/requests.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
@@ -68,16 +67,12 @@
 		return res
 	}
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", baseURL(client, instanceID), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		ReqBody:     &reqBody,
-		Results:     &res.Body,
-		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", baseURL(client, instanceID), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONBody:     &reqBody,
+		JSONResponse: &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:      []int{202},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -92,14 +87,10 @@
 func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, instanceID, dbName string) DeleteResult {
 	var res DeleteResult
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("DELETE", dbURL(client, instanceID, dbName), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		Results:     &res.Body,
-		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("DELETE", dbURL(client, instanceID, dbName), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONBody: &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:  []int{202},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
diff --git a/openstack/db/v1/flavors/requests.go b/openstack/db/v1/flavors/requests.go
index 3799469..b67a07b 100644
--- a/openstack/db/v1/flavors/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/db/v1/flavors/requests.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package flavors
 
 import (
-	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
@@ -16,9 +15,11 @@
 
 func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
 	var gr GetResult
-	gr.Err = perigee.Get(getURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
-		Results:     &gr.Body,
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+
+	_, gr.Err = client.Request("GET", getURL(client, id), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONResponse: &gr.Body,
+		OkCodes:      []int{200},
 	})
+
 	return gr
 }
diff --git a/openstack/db/v1/instances/requests.go b/openstack/db/v1/instances/requests.go
index 84e4615..fc971fd 100644
--- a/openstack/db/v1/instances/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/db/v1/instances/requests.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	db "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/databases"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/users"
@@ -87,16 +86,12 @@
 		return res
 	}
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", baseURL(client), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		ReqBody:     &reqBody,
-		Results:     &res.Body,
-		OkCodes:     []int{200},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", baseURL(client), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONBody:     &reqBody,
+		JSONResponse: &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:      []int{200},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -113,15 +108,11 @@
 func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
 	var res GetResult
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("GET", resourceURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		Results:     &res.Body,
-		OkCodes:     []int{200},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("GET", resourceURL(client, id), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONResponse: &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:      []int{200},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -129,14 +120,10 @@
 func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) DeleteResult {
 	var res DeleteResult
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("DELETE", resourceURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("DELETE", resourceURL(client, id), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		OkCodes: []int{202},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -145,15 +132,11 @@
 func EnableRootUser(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) UserRootResult {
 	var res UserRootResult
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", userRootURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		Results:     &res.Body,
-		OkCodes:     []int{200},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", userRootURL(client, id), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONResponse: &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:      []int{200},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -163,10 +146,9 @@
 func IsRootEnabled(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) (bool, error) {
 	var res gophercloud.Result
 
-	_, err := perigee.Request("GET", userRootURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		Results:     &res.Body,
-		OkCodes:     []int{200},
+	_, err := client.Request("GET", userRootURL(client, id), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONResponse: &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:      []int{200},
 	})
 
 	return res.Body.(map[string]interface{})["rootEnabled"] == true, err
@@ -178,15 +160,11 @@
 func RestartService(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) ActionResult {
 	var res ActionResult
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", actionURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		ReqBody:     map[string]bool{"restart": true},
-		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", actionURL(client, id), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONBody: map[string]bool{"restart": true},
+		OkCodes:  []int{202},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -201,15 +179,11 @@
 		},
 	}
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", actionURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		ReqBody:     reqBody,
-		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", actionURL(client, id), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONBody: reqBody,
+		OkCodes:  []int{202},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -225,14 +199,10 @@
 		},
 	}
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", actionURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		ReqBody:     reqBody,
-		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", actionURL(client, id), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONBody: reqBody,
+		OkCodes:  []int{202},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
diff --git a/openstack/db/v1/users/requests.go b/openstack/db/v1/users/requests.go
index 529f43f..e596739 100644
--- a/openstack/db/v1/users/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/db/v1/users/requests.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package users
 
 import (
-	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	db "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/databases"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
@@ -77,15 +76,11 @@
 		return res
 	}
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("POST", baseURL(client, instanceID), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		ReqBody:     &reqBody,
-		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("POST", baseURL(client, instanceID), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		JSONBody: &reqBody,
+		OkCodes:  []int{202},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }
 
@@ -100,13 +95,9 @@
 func Delete(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, instanceID, userName string) DeleteResult {
 	var res DeleteResult
 
-	resp, err := perigee.Request("DELETE", userURL(client, instanceID, userName), perigee.Options{
-		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
-		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	_, res.Err = client.Request("DELETE", userURL(client, instanceID, userName), gophercloud.RequestOpts{
+		OkCodes: []int{202},
 	})
 
-	res.Header = resp.HttpResponse.Header
-	res.Err = err
-
 	return res
 }