diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/xblock_utils/__init__.py b/openedx/core/lib/xblock_utils/__init__.py
index edef41abfd..0217a55b16 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/xblock_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/xblock_utils/__init__.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def request_token(request):
     """
     # pylint: disable=protected-access
     if not hasattr(request, '_xblock_token'):
-        request._xblock_token = uuid.uuid1().get_hex()
+        request._xblock_token = uuid.uuid1().hex
 
     return request._xblock_token