diff --git a/nova/rpc.py b/nova/rpc.py
index 29cb3044b4aa..f52f377b0775 100644
--- a/nova/rpc.py
+++ b/nova/rpc.py
@@ -348,7 +348,6 @@ class TopicPublisher(Publisher):
         self.routing_key = topic
         self.exchange = FLAGS.control_exchange
         self.durable = False
-        self.auto_delete = True
         super(TopicPublisher, self).__init__(connection=connection)