diff --git a/openstack/db/v1/instances/results.go b/openstack/db/v1/instances/results.go
index 6d60e86..b26fb29 100644
--- a/openstack/db/v1/instances/results.go
+++ b/openstack/db/v1/instances/results.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/datastores"
-	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/flavors"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/users"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
@@ -19,6 +18,14 @@
 	Used float64
 }
 
+// Flavor represents (virtual) hardware configurations for server resources in a region.
+type Flavor struct {
+	// The flavor's unique identifier.
+	ID string
+	// Links to access the flavor.
+	Links []gophercloud.Link
+}
+
 // Instance represents a remote MySQL instance.
 type Instance struct {
 	// Indicates the datetime that the instance was created
@@ -28,7 +35,7 @@
 	Updated time.Time `json:"-"`
 
 	// Indicates the hardware flavor the instance uses.
-	Flavor flavors.Flavor
+	Flavor Flavor
 
 	// A DNS-resolvable hostname associated with the database instance (rather
 	// than an IPv4 address). Since the hostname always resolves to the correct
diff --git a/openstack/db/v1/instances/testing/fixtures.go b/openstack/db/v1/instances/testing/fixtures.go
index 8603e98..79ee9c3 100644
--- a/openstack/db/v1/instances/testing/fixtures.go
+++ b/openstack/db/v1/instances/testing/fixtures.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/datastores"
-	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/flavors"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/instances"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/testhelper/fixture"
 )
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
     "version": "5.6"
   },
   "flavor": {
-    "id": 1,
+    "id": "1",
     "links": [
       {
         "href": "https://my-openstack.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
@@ -112,8 +111,8 @@
 var expectedInstance = instances.Instance{
 	Created: timeVal,
 	Updated: timeVal,
-	Flavor: flavors.Flavor{
-		ID: 1,
+	Flavor: instances.Flavor{
+		ID: "1",
 		Links: []gophercloud.Link{
 			{Href: "https://my-openstack.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "self"},
 			{Href: "https://my-openstack.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "bookmark"},