diff --git a/include/onnxruntime/core/common/common.h b/include/onnxruntime/core/common/common.h
index c405bcacca..501634bf32 100644
--- a/include/onnxruntime/core/common/common.h
+++ b/include/onnxruntime/core/common/common.h
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ namespace onnxruntime {
 
 using TimePoint = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::time_point;
 
-// Using statements for common classes that we refer to in ONNXRuntime very often.
-// TODO(Task:137) Remove 'using' statements from header files
-using common::Status;
-
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define ORT_UNUSED_PARAMETER(x) (x)
 #else
diff --git a/include/onnxruntime/core/common/status.h b/include/onnxruntime/core/common/status.h
index b7c36df2b2..bcf058886e 100644
--- a/include/onnxruntime/core/common/status.h
+++ b/include/onnxruntime/core/common/status.h
@@ -188,4 +188,8 @@ inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const Status& status) {
 }
 
 }  // namespace common
+
+// make Status directly available in the onnxruntime namespace as it is widely used
+using common::Status;
+
 }  // namespace onnxruntime