diff --git a/neutron/common/rpc.py b/neutron/common/rpc.py
index 9928aa28e7..995f6f6cd3 100644
--- a/neutron/common/rpc.py
+++ b/neutron/common/rpc.py
@@ -272,7 +272,3 @@ class Connection(object):
 # functions
 def create_connection(new=True):
     return Connection()
-
-
-# exceptions
-MessagingTimeout = messaging.MessagingTimeout