diff --git a/doc/config-reference/compute/section_rpc.xml b/doc/config-reference/compute/section_rpc.xml
index 457866812a..c7b3807939 100644
--- a/doc/config-reference/compute/section_rpc.xml
+++ b/doc/config-reference/compute/section_rpc.xml
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
       as <application>RabbitMQ</application> is the default messaging
       system. However, if it is included the configuration, you must
       set it to
-        <literal>nova.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu</literal>.</para>
-    <programlisting language="ini">rpc_backend=nova.openstack.common.rpc.impl_kombu</programlisting>
+        <literal>rabbit</literal>.</para>
+    <programlisting language="ini">rpc_backend=rabbit</programlisting>
     <para>You can use these additional options to configure the
         <application>RabbitMQ</application> messaging system. You can
       configure messaging communication for different installation
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
       messaging system, so you must enable it by setting the
         <option>rpc_backend</option> option in the
         <filename>nova.conf</filename> file.</para>
-    <programlisting language="ini">rpc_backend=nova.openstack.common.rpc.impl_qpid</programlisting>
+    <programlisting language="ini">rpc_backend=qpid</programlisting>
     <para>This critical option points the compute nodes to the
         <application>Qpid</application> broker (server). Set
         <option>qpid_hostname</option> to the host name where the