diff --git a/magnum/common/rpc.py b/magnum/common/rpc.py
index a864160cbc..ddce2b9834 100644
--- a/magnum/common/rpc.py
+++ b/magnum/common/rpc.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ __all__ = [
     'get_client',
     'get_server',
     'get_notifier',
-    'TRANSPORT_ALIASES',
 ]
 
 import socket
@@ -49,24 +48,12 @@ ALLOWED_EXMODS = [
 ]
 EXTRA_EXMODS = []
 
-# NOTE(lucasagomes): The magnum.openstack.common.rpc entries are for
-# backwards compat with IceHouse rpc_backend configuration values.
-TRANSPORT_ALIASES = {
-    'magnum.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu': 'rabbit',
-    'magnum.openstack.common.rpc.impl_qpid': 'qpid',
-    'magnum.openstack.common.rpc.impl_zmq': 'zmq',
-    'magnum.rpc.impl_kombu': 'rabbit',
-    'magnum.rpc.impl_qpid': 'qpid',
-    'magnum.rpc.impl_zmq': 'zmq',
-}
-
 
 def init(conf):
     global TRANSPORT, NOTIFIER
     exmods = get_allowed_exmods()
     TRANSPORT = messaging.get_transport(conf,
-                                        allowed_remote_exmods=exmods,
-                                        aliases=TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
+                                        allowed_remote_exmods=exmods)
     serializer = RequestContextSerializer(JsonPayloadSerializer())
     NOTIFIER = messaging.Notifier(TRANSPORT, serializer=serializer)
 
@@ -149,7 +136,7 @@ class ProfilerRequestContextSerializer(RequestContextSerializer):
 
 
 def get_transport_url(url_str=None):
-    return messaging.TransportURL.parse(CONF, url_str, TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
+    return messaging.TransportURL.parse(CONF, url_str)
 
 
 def get_client(target, version_cap=None, serializer=None, timeout=None):
diff --git a/magnum/common/rpc_service.py b/magnum/common/rpc_service.py
index 26d4f3394f..f2931217c3 100644
--- a/magnum/common/rpc_service.py
+++ b/magnum/common/rpc_service.py
@@ -25,14 +25,6 @@ from magnum.objects import base as objects_base
 from magnum.service import periodic
 from magnum.servicegroup import magnum_service_periodic as servicegroup
 
-# NOTE(asalkeld):
-# The magnum.openstack.common.rpc entries are for compatibility
-# with devstack rpc_backend configuration values.
-TRANSPORT_ALIASES = {
-    'magnum.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu': 'rabbit',
-    'magnum.openstack.common.rpc.impl_qpid': 'qpid',
-    'magnum.openstack.common.rpc.impl_zmq': 'zmq',
-}
 
 osprofiler = importutils.try_import("osprofiler.profiler")
 
@@ -54,8 +46,7 @@ class Service(service.Service):
     def __init__(self, topic, server, handlers, binary):
         super(Service, self).__init__()
         serializer = _init_serializer()
-        transport = messaging.get_transport(CONF,
-                                            aliases=TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
+        transport = messaging.get_transport(CONF)
         # TODO(asalkeld) add support for version='x.y'
         target = messaging.Target(topic=topic, server=server)
         self._server = messaging.get_rpc_server(transport, target, handlers,
@@ -89,8 +80,7 @@ class API(object):
         if transport is None:
             exmods = rpc.get_allowed_exmods()
             transport = messaging.get_transport(CONF,
-                                                allowed_remote_exmods=exmods,
-                                                aliases=TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
+                                                allowed_remote_exmods=exmods)
         self._context = context
         if topic is None:
             topic = ''
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/common/test_rpc.py b/magnum/tests/unit/common/test_rpc.py
index b7304c4885..32e615e579 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/common/test_rpc.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/common/test_rpc.py
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ class TestRpc(base.TestCase):
         url = rpc.get_transport_url(url_str='bar')
 
         self.assertEqual('foo', url)
-        mock_url.parse.assert_called_once_with(conf, 'bar',
-                                               rpc.TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
+        mock_url.parse.assert_called_once_with(conf, 'bar')
 
     @mock.patch.object(messaging, 'TransportURL')
     def test_get_transport_url_null(self, mock_url):
@@ -118,8 +117,7 @@ class TestRpc(base.TestCase):
         url = rpc.get_transport_url()
 
         self.assertEqual('foo', url)
-        mock_url.parse.assert_called_once_with(conf, None,
-                                               rpc.TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
+        mock_url.parse.assert_called_once_with(conf, None)
 
     def test_cleanup_transport_null(self):
         rpc.TRANSPORT = None