diff --git a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/zaqar/queue.py b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/zaqar/queue.py
index 4beefec45f..cdea8a6f05 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resources/openstack/zaqar/queue.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resources/openstack/zaqar/queue.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from heat.common import exception
 from heat.common.i18n import _
 from heat.engine import attributes
 from heat.engine import properties
@@ -85,26 +84,10 @@ class ZaqarQueue(resource.Resource):
         """Create a zaqar message queue."""
         queue_name = self.physical_resource_name()
         queue = self.client().queue(queue_name, auto_create=False)
-        # Zaqar client doesn't report an error if a queue with the same
-        # id/name already exists, which can cause issue with stack update.
-        if queue.exists():
-            raise exception.Error(_('Message queue %s already exists.')
-                                  % queue_name)
-        queue.ensure_exists()
+        metadata = self.properties.get('metadata')
+        if metadata:
+            queue.metadata(new_meta=metadata)
         self.resource_id_set(queue_name)
-        return queue_name
-
-    def check_create_complete(self, queue_name):
-        """Set metadata of the newly created queue."""
-        queue = self.client().queue(queue_name, auto_create=False)
-        if queue.exists():
-            metadata = self.properties.get('metadata')
-            if metadata:
-                queue.metadata(new_meta=metadata)
-            return True
-        else:
-            raise exception.Error(_('Message queue %s creation failed.')
-                                  % queue_name)
 
     def handle_update(self, json_snippet, tmpl_diff, prop_diff):
         """Update queue metadata."""
diff --git a/heat/tests/openstack/zaqar/test_queue.py b/heat/tests/openstack/zaqar/test_queue.py
index c6adc1bfb8..ea9a38f92f 100644
--- a/heat/tests/openstack/zaqar/test_queue.py
+++ b/heat/tests/openstack/zaqar/test_queue.py
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ class FakeQueue(object):
         self._auto_create = auto_create
         self._exists = False
 
-    def exists(self):
-        return self._exists
-
-    def ensure_exists(self):
-        self._exists = True
-
     def metadata(self, new_meta=None):
         pass
 
@@ -101,13 +95,6 @@ class ZaqarMessageQueueTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         self.m.StubOutWithMock(self.fc, 'queue')
         self.fc.queue(queue.physical_resource_name(),
                       auto_create=False).AndReturn(fake_q)
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(fake_q, 'exists')
-        fake_q.exists().AndReturn(False)
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(fake_q, 'ensure_exists')
-        fake_q.ensure_exists()
-        self.fc.queue(queue.physical_resource_name(),
-                      auto_create=False).AndReturn(fake_q)
-        fake_q.exists().AndReturn(True)
         self.m.StubOutWithMock(fake_q, 'metadata')
         fake_q.metadata(new_meta=queue.properties.get('metadata'))
 
@@ -120,56 +107,6 @@ class ZaqarMessageQueueTest(common.HeatTestCase):
 
         self.m.VerifyAll()
 
-    def test_create_existing_queue(self):
-        t = template_format.parse(wp_template)
-        self.parse_stack(t)
-
-        queue = self.stack['MyQueue2']
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(queue, 'client')
-        queue.client().MultipleTimes().AndReturn(self.fc)
-
-        fake_q = FakeQueue("myqueue", auto_create=False)
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(self.fc, 'queue')
-        self.fc.queue("myqueue", auto_create=False).AndReturn(fake_q)
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(fake_q, 'exists')
-        fake_q.exists().AndReturn(True)
-        self.m.ReplayAll()
-
-        err = self.assertRaises(exception.ResourceFailure,
-                                scheduler.TaskRunner(queue.create))
-        self.assertEqual("Error: resources.MyQueue2: "
-                         "Message queue myqueue already exists.",
-                         six.text_type(err))
-        self.m.VerifyAll()
-
-    def test_create_failed(self):
-        t = template_format.parse(wp_template)
-        self.parse_stack(t)
-
-        queue = self.stack['MyQueue2']
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(queue, 'client')
-        queue.client().MultipleTimes().AndReturn(self.fc)
-
-        fake_q = FakeQueue("myqueue", auto_create=False)
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(self.fc, 'queue')
-        self.fc.queue("myqueue", auto_create=False).AndReturn(fake_q)
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(fake_q, 'exists')
-        fake_q.exists().AndReturn(False)
-        self.m.StubOutWithMock(fake_q, 'ensure_exists')
-        self.fc.queue(queue.physical_resource_name(),
-                      auto_create=False).AndReturn(fake_q)
-        fake_q.ensure_exists()
-        fake_q.exists().AndReturn(False)
-
-        self.m.ReplayAll()
-
-        err = self.assertRaises(exception.ResourceFailure,
-                                scheduler.TaskRunner(queue.create))
-        self.assertEqual("Error: resources.MyQueue2: "
-                         "Message queue myqueue creation failed.",
-                         six.text_type(err))
-        self.m.VerifyAll()
-
     def test_delete(self):
         t = template_format.parse(wp_template)
         self.parse_stack(t)