diff --git a/attributes/ceilometer_conf.rb b/attributes/ceilometer_conf.rb
index 9459c9a..f48cdb1 100644
--- a/attributes/ceilometer_conf.rb
+++ b/attributes/ceilometer_conf.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ default['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_secrets'] = {}
 
 default['openstack']['telemetry']['conf'].tap do |conf|
   # [DEFAULT] section
-  conf['DEFAULT']['rpc_backend'] = node['openstack']['mq']['service_type']
   conf['DEFAULT']['meter_dispatchers'] = 'gnocchi'
   # [keystone_authtoken] section
   conf['keystone_authtoken']['username'] = 'ceilometer'
diff --git a/attributes/gnocchi_conf.rb b/attributes/gnocchi_conf.rb
index 032c089..8d813b5 100644
--- a/attributes/gnocchi_conf.rb
+++ b/attributes/gnocchi_conf.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 default['openstack']['telemetry-metric']['conf_secrets'] = {}
 
 default['openstack']['telemetry-metric']['conf'].tap do |conf|
-  # [DEFAULT] section
-  conf['DEFAULT']['rpc_backend'] = node['openstack']['mq']['service_type']
   # [keystone_authtoken] section
   conf['keystone_authtoken']['username'] = 'gnocchi'
   conf['keystone_authtoken']['project_name'] = 'service'
diff --git a/recipes/common.rb b/recipes/common.rb
index a7e23ae..78f252b 100644
--- a/recipes/common.rb
+++ b/recipes/common.rb
@@ -44,13 +44,8 @@ platform['common_packages'].each do |pkg|
   end
 end
 
-if node['openstack']['telemetry']['conf']['DEFAULT']['rpc_backend'] == 'rabbit'
-  user = node['openstack']['mq']['telemetry']['rabbit']['userid']
-  node.default['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_secrets']
-    .[]('oslo_messaging_rabbit')['rabbit_userid'] = user
-  node.default['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_secrets']
-    .[]('oslo_messaging_rabbit')['rabbit_password'] =
-    get_password 'user', user
+if node['openstack']['mq']['service_type'] == 'rabbit'
+  node.default['openstack']['telemetry']['conf_secrets']['DEFAULT']['transport_url'] = rabbit_transport_url 'telemetry'
 end
 
 db_user = node['openstack']['db']['telemetry']['username']
diff --git a/spec/common_spec.rb b/spec/common_spec.rb
index aec8b1f..d9fdb8f 100644
--- a/spec/common_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/common_spec.rb
@@ -116,11 +116,10 @@ describe 'openstack-telemetry::common' do
 
       it do
         [
-          /^rabbit_userid = guest$/,
-          /^rabbit_password = mq-pass$/
+          %r{^transport_url = rabbit://guest:mypass@127.0.0.1:5672$}
         ].each do |line|
           expect(chef_run).to render_config_file(file.name)
-            .with_section_content('oslo_messaging_rabbit', line)
+            .with_section_content('DEFAULT', line)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 20d4520..f16b772 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ shared_context 'telemetry-stubs' do
     allow_any_instance_of(Chef::Recipe).to receive(:get_password)
       .with('user', 'admin')
       .and_return('admin-pass')
+    allow_any_instance_of(Chef::Recipe).to receive(:rabbit_transport_url)
+      .with('telemetry')
+      .and_return('rabbit://guest:mypass@127.0.0.1:5672')
     allow(Chef::Application).to receive(:fatal!)
     stub_command('/usr/sbin/apache2 -t')
     stub_command('/usr/sbin/httpd -t')