diff --git a/cloudpulse/common/rpc.py b/cloudpulse/common/rpc.py
index e6bcfd2..379ed3d 100644
--- a/cloudpulse/common/rpc.py
+++ b/cloudpulse/common/rpc.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ __all__ = [
     'get_client',
     'get_server',
     'get_notifier',
-    'TRANSPORT_ALIASES',
 ]
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
@@ -47,14 +46,6 @@ EXTRA_EXMODS = []
 
 # NOTE(lucasagomes): The cloudpulse.openstack.common.rpc entries are for
 # backwards compat with IceHouse rpc_backend configuration values.
-TRANSPORT_ALIASES = {
-    'cloudpulse.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu': 'rabbit',
-    'cloudpulse.openstack.common.rpc.impl_qpid': 'qpid',
-    'cloudpulse.openstack.common.rpc.impl_zmq': 'zmq',
-    'cloudpulse.rpc.impl_kombu': 'rabbit',
-    'cloudpulse.rpc.impl_qpid': 'qpid',
-    'cloudpulse.rpc.impl_zmq': 'zmq',
-}
 
 
 def init(conf):
@@ -119,7 +110,7 @@ class RequestContextSerializer(messaging.Serializer):
 
 
 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):
diff --git a/cloudpulse/common/rpc_service.py b/cloudpulse/common/rpc_service.py
index b4edf81..859bcc7 100644
--- a/cloudpulse/common/rpc_service.py
+++ b/cloudpulse/common/rpc_service.py
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ eventlet.monkey_patch()
 # NOTE(asalkeld):
 # The cloudpulse.openstack.common.rpc entries are for compatibility
 # with devstack rpc_backend configuration values.
-TRANSPORT_ALIASES = {
-    'cloudpulse.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu': 'rabbit',
-    'cloudpulse.openstack.common.rpc.impl_qpid': 'qpid',
-    'cloudpulse.openstack.common.rpc.impl_zmq': 'zmq',
-}
 
 
 class RequestContextSerializer(messaging.Serializer):
@@ -68,8 +63,7 @@ class Service(object):
     def __init__(self, topic, server, handlers):
         serializer = RequestContextSerializer(
             objects_base.CloudpulseObjectSerializer())
-        transport = messaging.get_rpc_transport(cfg.CONF,
-                                                aliases=TRANSPORT_ALIASES)
+        transport = messaging.get_rpc_transport(cfg.CONF)
         # TODO(asalkeld) add support for version='x.y'
         target = messaging.Target(topic=topic, server=server)
         access_policy = dispatcher.DefaultRPCAccessPolicy