diff --git a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_common.py b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_common.py
index d000815cbe..b8255faa5d 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_common.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/unit/utils/test_common.py
@@ -154,12 +154,11 @@ def test_memoize_delete(memoized_function, mock_cache):
 
 
 def test_memoize_parameter_error():
-    @common.memoize(cache_key='foo', track_function=True)
-    def fn():
-        return
 
     with pytest.raises(common.IllegalArgumentError):
-        fn()
+        @common.memoize(cache_key='foo', track_function=True)
+        def fn():
+            return
 
 
 def test_extract_ansible_vars():
diff --git a/awx/main/utils/common.py b/awx/main/utils/common.py
index a1373894d8..69864ba7ae 100644
--- a/awx/main/utils/common.py
+++ b/awx/main/utils/common.py
@@ -18,14 +18,11 @@ import contextlib
 import tempfile
 import six
 import psutil
-from functools import reduce
+from functools import reduce, wraps
 from StringIO import StringIO
 
 from decimal import Decimal
 
-# Decorator
-from decorator import decorator
-
 # Django
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db import DatabaseError
@@ -136,31 +133,35 @@ def memoize(ttl=60, cache_key=None, track_function=False):
     '''
     Decorator to wrap a function and cache its result.
     '''
+    if cache_key and track_function:
+        raise IllegalArgumentError("Can not specify cache_key when track_function is True")
     cache = get_memoize_cache()
 
-    def _memoizer(f, *args, **kwargs):
-        if cache_key and track_function:
-            raise IllegalArgumentError("Can not specify cache_key when track_function is True")
-
-        if track_function:
-            cache_dict_key = slugify('%r %r' % (args, kwargs))
-            key = slugify("%s" % f.__name__)
-            cache_dict = cache.get(key) or dict()
-            if cache_dict_key not in cache_dict:
-                value = f(*args, **kwargs)
-                cache_dict[cache_dict_key] = value
-                cache.set(key, cache_dict, ttl)
+    def memoize_decorator(f):
+        @wraps(f)
+        def _memoizer(*args, **kwargs):
+            if track_function:
+                cache_dict_key = slugify('%r %r' % (args, kwargs))
+                key = slugify("%s" % f.__name__)
+                cache_dict = cache.get(key) or dict()
+                if cache_dict_key not in cache_dict:
+                    value = f(*args, **kwargs)
+                    cache_dict[cache_dict_key] = value
+                    cache.set(key, cache_dict, ttl)
+                else:
+                    value = cache_dict[cache_dict_key]
             else:
-                value = cache_dict[cache_dict_key]
-        else:
-            key = cache_key or slugify('%s %r %r' % (f.__name__, args, kwargs))
-            value = cache.get(key)
-            if value is None:
-                value = f(*args, **kwargs)
-                cache.set(key, value, ttl)
+                key = cache_key or slugify('%s %r %r' % (f.__name__, args, kwargs))
+                value = cache.get(key)
+                if value is None:
+                    value = f(*args, **kwargs)
+                    cache.set(key, value, ttl)
 
-        return value
-    return decorator(_memoizer)
+            return value
+
+        return _memoizer
+
+    return memoize_decorator
 
 
 def memoize_delete(function_name):
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.in b/requirements/requirements.in
index 8c2a27a31c..fd1f5fdda6 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.in
+++ b/requirements/requirements.in
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ boto==2.47.0
 channels==1.1.8
 celery==4.2.1
 daphne==1.3.0   # Last before backwards-incompatible channels 2 upgrade
-decorator==4.2.1
 Django==1.11.16
 django-auth-ldap==1.2.8
 django-crum==0.7.2
diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index 0f5c419604..3fd2778b9c 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ channels==1.1.8
 constantly==15.1.0        # via twisted
 cryptography==2.3.1       # via requests
 daphne==1.3.0
-decorator==4.2.1
 defusedxml==0.4.1         # via python-saml
 django-auth-ldap==1.2.8
 django-crum==0.7.2