diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_zmq.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_zmq.py
index fbd9f081f..69d2bf5c8 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_zmq.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_zmq.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import pprint
 import socket
 
 from oslo_config import cfg
+from stevedore import driver
 
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import base
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import common as rpc_common
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ zmq_opts = [
     # The module.Class to use for matchmaking.
     cfg.StrOpt(
         'rpc_zmq_matchmaker',
-        default='local',
+        default='dummy',
         help='MatchMaker driver.',
     ),
 
@@ -97,7 +98,11 @@ class ZmqDriver(base.BaseDriver):
         self.conf = conf
         self.server = None
         self.client = None
-        self.matchmaker = None
+        self.matchmaker = driver.DriverManager(
+            'oslo.messaging.zmq.matchmaker',
+            self.conf.rpc_zmq_matchmaker,
+        ).driver(self.conf)
+
         super(ZmqDriver, self).__init__(conf, url, default_exchange,
                                         allowed_remote_exmods)
 
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 82b0fbd2b..000000000
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,321 +0,0 @@
-#    Copyright 2011 Cloudscaling Group, Inc
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-"""
-The MatchMaker classes should except a Topic or Fanout exchange key and
-return keys for direct exchanges, per (approximate) AMQP parlance.
-"""
-
-import contextlib
-import logging
-
-import eventlet
-from oslo_config import cfg
-
-from oslo_messaging._i18n import _
-
-matchmaker_opts = [
-    cfg.IntOpt('matchmaker_heartbeat_freq',
-               default=300,
-               help='Heartbeat frequency.'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('matchmaker_heartbeat_ttl',
-               default=600,
-               help='Heartbeat time-to-live.'),
-]
-
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(matchmaker_opts)
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-contextmanager = contextlib.contextmanager
-
-
-class MatchMakerException(Exception):
-    """Signified a match could not be found."""
-    message = _("Match not found by MatchMaker.")
-
-
-class Exchange(object):
-    """Implements lookups.
-
-    Subclass this to support hashtables, dns, etc.
-    """
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
-
-    def run(self, key):
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-
-class Binding(object):
-    """A binding on which to perform a lookup."""
-    def __init__(self):
-        pass
-
-    def test(self, key):
-        raise NotImplementedError()
-
-
-class MatchMakerBase(object):
-    """Match Maker Base Class.
-
-    Build off HeartbeatMatchMakerBase if building a heartbeat-capable
-    MatchMaker.
-    """
-    def __init__(self):
-        # Array of tuples. Index [2] toggles negation, [3] is last-if-true
-        self.bindings = []
-
-        self.no_heartbeat_msg = _('Matchmaker does not implement '
-                                  'registration or heartbeat.')
-
-    def register(self, key, host):
-        """Register a host on a backend.
-
-        Heartbeats, if applicable, may keepalive registration.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    def ack_alive(self, key, host):
-        """Acknowledge that a key.host is alive.
-
-        Used internally for updating heartbeats, but may also be used
-        publicly to acknowledge a system is alive (i.e. rpc message
-        successfully sent to host)
-        """
-        pass
-
-    def is_alive(self, topic, host):
-        """Checks if a host is alive."""
-        pass
-
-    def expire(self, topic, host):
-        """Explicitly expire a host's registration."""
-        pass
-
-    def send_heartbeats(self):
-        """Send all heartbeats.
-
-        Use start_heartbeat to spawn a heartbeat greenthread,
-        which loops this method.
-        """
-        pass
-
-    def unregister(self, key, host):
-        """Unregister a topic."""
-        pass
-
-    def start_heartbeat(self):
-        """Spawn heartbeat greenthread."""
-        pass
-
-    def stop_heartbeat(self):
-        """Destroys the heartbeat greenthread."""
-        pass
-
-    def add_binding(self, binding, rule, last=True):
-        self.bindings.append((binding, rule, False, last))
-
-    # NOTE(ewindisch): kept the following method in case we implement the
-    #                  underlying support.
-    # def add_negate_binding(self, binding, rule, last=True):
-    #     self.bindings.append((binding, rule, True, last))
-
-    def queues(self, key):
-        workers = []
-
-        # bit is for negate bindings - if we choose to implement it.
-        # last stops processing rules if this matches.
-        for (binding, exchange, bit, last) in self.bindings:
-            if binding.test(key):
-                workers.extend(exchange.run(key))
-
-                # Support last.
-                if last:
-                    return workers
-        return workers
-
-
-class HeartbeatMatchMakerBase(MatchMakerBase):
-    """Base for a heart-beat capable MatchMaker.
-
-    Provides common methods for registering, unregistering, and maintaining
-    heartbeats.
-    """
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.hosts = set()
-        self._heart = None
-        self.host_topic = {}
-
-        super(HeartbeatMatchMakerBase, self).__init__()
-
-    def send_heartbeats(self):
-        """Send all heartbeats.
-
-        Use start_heartbeat to spawn a heartbeat greenthread,
-        which loops this method.
-        """
-        for key, host in self.host_topic.keys():
-            self.ack_alive(key, host)
-
-    def ack_alive(self, key, host):
-        """Acknowledge that a host.topic is alive.
-
-        Used internally for updating heartbeats, but may also be used
-        publicly to acknowledge a system is alive (i.e. rpc message
-        successfully sent to host)
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError("Must implement ack_alive")
-
-    def backend_register(self, key, host):
-        """Implements registration logic.
-
-        Called by register(self,key,host)
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError("Must implement backend_register")
-
-    def backend_unregister(self, key, key_host):
-        """Implements de-registration logic.
-
-        Called by unregister(self,key,host)
-        """
-        raise NotImplementedError("Must implement backend_unregister")
-
-    def register(self, key, host):
-        """Register a host on a backend.
-
-        Heartbeats, if applicable, may keepalive registration.
-        """
-        self.hosts.add(host)
-        self.host_topic[(key, host)] = host
-        key_host = '.'.join((key, host))
-
-        self.backend_register(key, key_host)
-
-        self.ack_alive(key, host)
-
-    def unregister(self, key, host):
-        """Unregister a topic."""
-        if (key, host) in self.host_topic:
-            del self.host_topic[(key, host)]
-
-        self.hosts.discard(host)
-        self.backend_unregister(key, '.'.join((key, host)))
-
-        LOG.info(_("Matchmaker unregistered: %(key)s, %(host)s"),
-                 {'key': key, 'host': host})
-
-    def start_heartbeat(self):
-        """Implementation of MatchMakerBase.start_heartbeat.
-
-        Launches greenthread looping send_heartbeats(),
-        yielding for CONF.matchmaker_heartbeat_freq seconds
-        between iterations.
-        """
-        if not self.hosts:
-            raise MatchMakerException(
-                _("Register before starting heartbeat."))
-
-        def do_heartbeat():
-            while True:
-                self.send_heartbeats()
-                eventlet.sleep(CONF.matchmaker_heartbeat_freq)
-
-        self._heart = eventlet.spawn(do_heartbeat)
-
-    def stop_heartbeat(self):
-        """Destroys the heartbeat greenthread."""
-        if self._heart:
-            self._heart.kill()
-
-
-class DirectBinding(Binding):
-    """Specifies a host in the key via a '.' character.
-
-    Although dots are used in the key, the behavior here is
-    that it maps directly to a host, thus direct.
-    """
-    def test(self, key):
-        return '.' in key
-
-
-class TopicBinding(Binding):
-    """Where a 'bare' key without dots.
-
-    AMQP generally considers topic exchanges to be those *with* dots,
-    but we deviate here in terminology as the behavior here matches
-    that of a topic exchange (whereas where there are dots, behavior
-    matches that of a direct exchange.
-    """
-    def test(self, key):
-        return '.' not in key
-
-
-class FanoutBinding(Binding):
-    """Match on fanout keys, where key starts with 'fanout.' string."""
-    def test(self, key):
-        return key.startswith('fanout~')
-
-
-class StubExchange(Exchange):
-    """Exchange that does nothing."""
-    def run(self, key):
-        return [(key, None)]
-
-
-class LocalhostExchange(Exchange):
-    """Exchange where all direct topics are local."""
-    def __init__(self, host='localhost'):
-        self.host = host
-        super(Exchange, self).__init__()
-
-    def run(self, key):
-        return [('.'.join((key.split('.')[0], self.host)), self.host)]
-
-
-class DirectExchange(Exchange):
-    """Exchange where all topic keys are split, sending to second half.
-
-    i.e. "compute.host" sends a message to "compute.host" running on "host"
-    """
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(Exchange, self).__init__()
-
-    def run(self, key):
-        e = key.split('.', 1)[1]
-        return [(key, e)]
-
-
-class MatchMakerLocalhost(MatchMakerBase):
-    """Match Maker where all bare topics resolve to localhost.
-
-    Useful for testing.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, host='localhost'):
-        super(MatchMakerLocalhost, self).__init__()
-        self.add_binding(FanoutBinding(), LocalhostExchange(host))
-        self.add_binding(DirectBinding(), DirectExchange())
-        self.add_binding(TopicBinding(), LocalhostExchange(host))
-
-
-class MatchMakerStub(MatchMakerBase):
-    """Match Maker where topics are untouched.
-
-    Useful for testing, or for AMQP/brokered queues.
-    Will not work where knowledge of hosts is known (i.e. zeromq)
-    """
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(MatchMakerStub, self).__init__()
-
-        self.add_binding(FanoutBinding(), StubExchange())
-        self.add_binding(DirectBinding(), StubExchange())
-        self.add_binding(TopicBinding(), StubExchange())
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker_redis.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker_redis.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 290b60351..000000000
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker_redis.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-#    Copyright 2013 Cloudscaling Group, Inc
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-"""
-The MatchMaker classes should accept a Topic or Fanout exchange key and
-return keys for direct exchanges, per (approximate) AMQP parlance.
-"""
-
-from oslo_config import cfg
-from oslo_utils import importutils
-
-from oslo_messaging._drivers import matchmaker as mm_common
-
-redis = importutils.try_import('redis')
-
-
-matchmaker_redis_opts = [
-    cfg.StrOpt('host',
-               default='127.0.0.1',
-               help='Host to locate redis.'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('port',
-               default=6379,
-               help='Use this port to connect to redis host.'),
-    cfg.StrOpt('password',
-               help='Password for Redis server (optional).'),
-]
-
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-opt_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='matchmaker_redis',
-                         title='Options for Redis-based MatchMaker')
-CONF.register_group(opt_group)
-CONF.register_opts(matchmaker_redis_opts, opt_group)
-
-
-class RedisExchange(mm_common.Exchange):
-    def __init__(self, matchmaker):
-        self.matchmaker = matchmaker
-        self.redis = matchmaker.redis
-        super(RedisExchange, self).__init__()
-
-
-class RedisTopicExchange(RedisExchange):
-    """Exchange where all topic keys are split, sending to second half.
-
-    i.e. "compute.host" sends a message to "compute" running on "host"
-    """
-    def run(self, topic):
-        while True:
-            member_name = self.redis.srandmember(topic)
-
-            if not member_name:
-                # If this happens, there are no
-                # longer any members.
-                break
-
-            if not self.matchmaker.is_alive(topic, member_name):
-                continue
-
-            host = member_name.split('.', 1)[1]
-            return [(member_name, host)]
-        return []
-
-
-class RedisFanoutExchange(RedisExchange):
-    """Return a list of all hosts."""
-    def run(self, topic):
-        topic = topic.split('~', 1)[1]
-        hosts = self.redis.smembers(topic)
-        good_hosts = filter(
-            lambda host: self.matchmaker.is_alive(topic, host), hosts)
-
-        return [(x, x.split('.', 1)[1]) for x in good_hosts]
-
-
-class MatchMakerRedis(mm_common.HeartbeatMatchMakerBase):
-    """MatchMaker registering and looking-up hosts with a Redis server."""
-    def __init__(self):
-        super(MatchMakerRedis, self).__init__()
-
-        if not redis:
-            raise ImportError("Failed to import module redis.")
-
-        self.redis = redis.StrictRedis(
-            host=CONF.matchmaker_redis.host,
-            port=CONF.matchmaker_redis.port,
-            password=CONF.matchmaker_redis.password)
-
-        self.add_binding(mm_common.FanoutBinding(), RedisFanoutExchange(self))
-        self.add_binding(mm_common.DirectBinding(), mm_common.DirectExchange())
-        self.add_binding(mm_common.TopicBinding(), RedisTopicExchange(self))
-
-    def ack_alive(self, key, host):
-        topic = "%s.%s" % (key, host)
-        if not self.redis.expire(topic, CONF.matchmaker_heartbeat_ttl):
-            # If we could not update the expiration, the key
-            # might have been pruned. Re-register, creating a new
-            # key in Redis.
-            self.register(key, host)
-
-    def is_alive(self, topic, host):
-        # After redis 2.8, if the specialized key doesn't exist,
-        # TTL fuction would return -2. If key exists,
-        # but doesn't have expiration associated,
-        # TTL func would return -1. For more information,
-        # please visit http://redis.io/commands/ttl
-        if self.redis.ttl(host) == -2:
-            self.expire(topic, host)
-            return False
-        return True
-
-    def expire(self, topic, host):
-        with self.redis.pipeline() as pipe:
-            pipe.multi()
-            pipe.delete(host)
-            pipe.srem(topic, host)
-            pipe.execute()
-
-    def backend_register(self, key, key_host):
-        with self.redis.pipeline() as pipe:
-            pipe.multi()
-            pipe.sadd(key, key_host)
-
-            # No value is needed, we just
-            # care if it exists. Sets aren't viable
-            # because only keys can expire.
-            pipe.sadd(key_host, '')
-
-            pipe.execute()
-
-    def backend_unregister(self, key, key_host):
-        with self.redis.pipeline() as pipe:
-            pipe.multi()
-            pipe.srem(key, key_host)
-            pipe.delete(key_host)
-            pipe.execute()
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker_ring.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker_ring.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0fd918cb5..000000000
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/matchmaker_ring.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-#    Copyright 2011-2013 Cloudscaling Group, Inc
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-"""
-The MatchMaker classes should except a Topic or Fanout exchange key and
-return keys for direct exchanges, per (approximate) AMQP parlance.
-"""
-
-import itertools
-import json
-import logging
-
-from oslo_config import cfg
-
-from oslo_messaging._drivers import matchmaker as mm
-from oslo_messaging._i18n import _
-
-matchmaker_opts = [
-    # Matchmaker ring file
-    cfg.StrOpt('ringfile',
-               deprecated_name='matchmaker_ringfile',
-               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
-               default='/etc/oslo/matchmaker_ring.json',
-               help='Matchmaker ring file (JSON).'),
-]
-
-CONF = cfg.CONF
-CONF.register_opts(matchmaker_opts, 'matchmaker_ring')
-LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-
-
-class RingExchange(mm.Exchange):
-    """Match Maker where hosts are loaded from a static JSON formatted file.
-
-    __init__ takes optional ring dictionary argument, otherwise
-    loads the ringfile from CONF.mathcmaker_ringfile.
-    """
-    def __init__(self, ring=None):
-        super(RingExchange, self).__init__()
-
-        if ring:
-            self.ring = ring
-        else:
-            fh = open(CONF.matchmaker_ring.ringfile, 'r')
-            self.ring = json.load(fh)
-            fh.close()
-
-        self.ring0 = {}
-        for k in self.ring.keys():
-            self.ring0[k] = itertools.cycle(self.ring[k])
-
-    def _ring_has(self, key):
-        return key in self.ring0
-
-
-class RoundRobinRingExchange(RingExchange):
-    """A Topic Exchange based on a hashmap."""
-    def __init__(self, ring=None):
-        super(RoundRobinRingExchange, self).__init__(ring)
-
-    def run(self, key):
-        if not self._ring_has(key):
-            LOG.warn(
-                _("No key defining hosts for topic '%s', "
-                  "see ringfile"), key
-            )
-            return []
-        host = next(self.ring0[key])
-        return [(key + '.' + host, host)]
-
-
-class FanoutRingExchange(RingExchange):
-    """Fanout Exchange based on a hashmap."""
-    def __init__(self, ring=None):
-        super(FanoutRingExchange, self).__init__(ring)
-
-    def run(self, key):
-        # Assume starts with "fanout~", strip it for lookup.
-        nkey = key.split('fanout~')[1:][0]
-        if not self._ring_has(nkey):
-            LOG.warn(
-                _("No key defining hosts for topic '%s', "
-                  "see ringfile"), nkey
-            )
-            return []
-        return map(lambda x: (key + '.' + x, x), self.ring[nkey])
-
-
-class MatchMakerRing(mm.MatchMakerBase):
-    """Match Maker where hosts are loaded from a static hashmap."""
-    def __init__(self, ring=None):
-        super(MatchMakerRing, self).__init__()
-        self.add_binding(mm.FanoutBinding(), FanoutRingExchange(ring))
-        self.add_binding(mm.DirectBinding(), mm.DirectExchange())
-        self.add_binding(mm.TopicBinding(), RoundRobinRingExchange(ring))
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/matchmaker/__init__.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/matchmaker/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/matchmaker/base.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/matchmaker/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..29e9d52a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/matchmaker/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import abc
+import collections
+import logging
+
+import six
+
+from oslo_messaging._i18n import _LI, _LW
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@six.add_metaclass(abc.ABCMeta)
+class MatchMakerBase(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, conf, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(MatchMakerBase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+        self.conf = conf
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def register(self, topic, hostname):
+        """Register topic on nameserver"""
+
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_hosts(self, topic):
+        """Get hosts from nameserver by topic"""
+
+    def get_single_host(self, topic):
+        """Get a single host by topic"""
+        hosts = self.get_hosts(topic)
+        if len(hosts) == 0:
+            LOG.warning(_LW("No hosts were found for topic %s. Using "
+                            "localhost") % topic)
+            return "localhost"
+        elif len(hosts) == 1:
+            LOG.info(_LI("A single host found for topic %s.") % topic)
+            return hosts[0]
+        else:
+            LOG.warning(_LW("Multiple hosts were found for topic %s. Using "
+                            "the first one.") % topic)
+            return hosts[0]
+
+
+class DummyMatchMaker(MatchMakerBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, conf, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(DummyMatchMaker, self).__init__(conf, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        self._cache = collections.defaultdict(list)
+
+    def register(self, topic, hostname):
+        if hostname not in self._cache[topic]:
+            self._cache[topic].append(hostname)
+
+    def get_hosts(self, topic):
+        return self._cache[topic]
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/matchmaker/matchmaker_redis.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/matchmaker/matchmaker_redis.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1a6f3827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/matchmaker/matchmaker_redis.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import logging
+
+from oslo_config import cfg
+import redis
+
+from oslo_messaging._drivers.zmq_driver.matchmaker import base
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+matchmaker_redis_opts = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('host',
+               default='127.0.0.1',
+               help='Host to locate redis.'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('port',
+               default=6379,
+               help='Use this port to connect to redis host.'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('password',
+               default='',
+               secret=True,
+               help='Password for Redis server (optional).'),
+]
+
+
+class RedisMatchMaker(base.MatchMakerBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, conf, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(RedisMatchMaker, self).__init__(conf, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        self._redis = redis.StrictRedis(
+            host=self.conf.matchmaker_redis.host,
+            port=self.conf.matchmaker_redis.port,
+            password=self.conf.matchmaker_redis.password,
+        )
+
+    def register(self, topic, hostname):
+        if hostname not in self.get_hosts(topic):
+            self._redis.lpush(topic, hostname)
+
+    def get_hosts(self, topic):
+        return self._redis.lrange(topic, 0, -1)[::-1]
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_call_request.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_call_request.py
index 47a87d1d2..11c190bf9 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_call_request.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_call_request.py
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ zmq = zmq_async.import_zmq()
 class CallRequest(Request):
 
     def __init__(self, conf, target, context, message, timeout=None,
-                 retry=None, allowed_remote_exmods=None):
+                 retry=None, allowed_remote_exmods=None, matchmaker=None):
         self.allowed_remote_exmods = allowed_remote_exmods or []
+        self.matchmaker = matchmaker
 
         try:
             self.zmq_context = zmq.Context()
@@ -41,8 +42,9 @@ class CallRequest(Request):
                                               zmq_serializer.CALL_TYPE,
                                               timeout, retry)
 
+            self.host = self.matchmaker.get_single_host(self.topic.topic)
             self.connect_address = zmq_topic.get_tcp_address_call(conf,
-                                                                  self.topic)
+                                                                  self.host)
             LOG.info(_LI("Connecting REQ to %s") % self.connect_address)
             self.socket.connect(self.connect_address)
         except zmq.ZMQError as e:
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_cast_dealer.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_cast_dealer.py
index 30a117c1e..6f6640575 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_cast_dealer.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_cast_dealer.py
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ class DealerCastPublisher(zmq_cast_publisher.CastPublisherBase):
     def cast(self, target, context,
              message, timeout=None, retry=None):
         topic = zmq_topic.Topic.from_target(self.conf, target)
-        connect_address = zmq_topic.get_tcp_address_call(self.conf, topic)
+        host = self.matchmaker.get_single_host(topic.topic)
+        connect_address = zmq_topic.get_tcp_address_call(self.conf, host)
         dealer_socket = self._create_socket(connect_address)
         request = CastRequest(self.conf, target, context, message,
                               dealer_socket, connect_address, timeout, retry)
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ class DealerCastPublisher(zmq_cast_publisher.CastPublisherBase):
             dealer_socket = self.zmq_context.socket(zmq.DEALER)
             LOG.info(_LI("Connecting DEALER to %s") % address)
             dealer_socket.connect(address)
+            return dealer_socket
         except zmq.ZMQError:
             LOG.error(_LE("Failed connecting DEALER to %s") % address)
-        return dealer_socket
+            raise
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_client.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_client.py
index ec00cb912..cdd291b1f 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_client.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/client/zmq_client.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class ZmqClient(object):
 
     def __init__(self, conf, matchmaker=None, allowed_remote_exmods=None):
         self.conf = conf
+        self.matchmaker = matchmaker
         self.allowed_remote_exmods = allowed_remote_exmods or []
         self.cast_publisher = zmq_cast_dealer.DealerCastPublisher(conf,
                                                                   matchmaker)
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ class ZmqClient(object):
     def call(self, target, context, message, timeout=None, retry=None):
         request = zmq_call_request.CallRequest(
             self.conf, target, context, message, timeout, retry,
-            self.allowed_remote_exmods)
+            self.allowed_remote_exmods, self.matchmaker)
         return request()
 
     def cast(self, target, context, message, timeout=None, retry=None):
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/server/zmq_call_responder.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/server/zmq_call_responder.py
index 7f7ec57a3..38bc43207 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/server/zmq_call_responder.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/server/zmq_call_responder.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class CallResponder(zmq_base_consumer.ConsumerBase):
                                           self.poller)
             return incoming
         except zmq.ZMQError as e:
-            LOG.error(_LE("Receiving message failed ... {}"), e)
+            LOG.error(_LE("Receiving message failed ... %s") % str(e))
 
     def listen(self, target):
         topic = topic_utils.Topic.from_target(self.conf, target)
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/server/zmq_server.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/server/zmq_server.py
index b51ff0187..778f3b273 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/server/zmq_server.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/rpc/server/zmq_server.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class ZmqServer(base.Listener):
         self.conf = conf
         self.context = zmq.Context()
         self.poller = zmq_async.get_reply_poller()
+        self.matchmaker = matchmaker
         self.call_resp = zmq_call_responder.CallResponder(self, conf,
                                                           self.poller,
                                                           self.context)
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ class ZmqServer(base.Listener):
 
     def listen(self, target):
         LOG.info("[Server] Listen to Target %s" % target)
+
+        self.matchmaker.register(topic=target.topic,
+                                 hostname=self.conf.rpc_zmq_host)
         if target.fanout:
             self.fanout_resp.listen(target)
         else:
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/zmq_topic.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/zmq_topic.py
index 332c81912..f89f5073b 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/zmq_topic.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/zmq_driver/zmq_topic.py
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ def get_tcp_bind_address(port):
     return "tcp://*:%s" % port
 
 
-def get_tcp_address_call(conf, topic):
-    return "tcp://%s:%s" % (topic.server, conf.rpc_zmq_port)
+def get_tcp_address_call(conf, host):
+    return "tcp://%s:%s" % (host, conf.rpc_zmq_port)
 
 
 def get_ipc_address_cast(conf, topic):
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py b/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
index 8a44f9e62..bbf92caf0 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class ConfFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
         _import_opts(self.conf,
                      'oslo_messaging._drivers.impl_zmq', 'zmq_opts')
         _import_opts(self.conf,
-                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.matchmaker_redis',
+                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.zmq_driver.'
+                     'matchmaker.matchmaker_redis',
                      'matchmaker_redis_opts',
                      'matchmaker_redis')
         _import_opts(self.conf, 'oslo_messaging.rpc.client', '_client_opts')
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/opts.py b/oslo_messaging/opts.py
index 5911b69d7..0accf30a0 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/opts.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/opts.py
@@ -25,10 +25,8 @@ from oslo_messaging._drivers import base as drivers_base
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import impl_qpid
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import impl_rabbit
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import impl_zmq
-from oslo_messaging._drivers import matchmaker
-from oslo_messaging._drivers import matchmaker_redis
-from oslo_messaging._drivers import matchmaker_ring
 from oslo_messaging._drivers.protocols.amqp import opts as amqp_opts
+from oslo_messaging._drivers.zmq_driver.matchmaker import matchmaker_redis
 from oslo_messaging._executors import base
 from oslo_messaging.notify import notifier
 from oslo_messaging.rpc import client
@@ -37,7 +35,6 @@ from oslo_messaging import transport
 _global_opt_lists = [
     drivers_base.base_opts,
     impl_zmq.zmq_opts,
-    matchmaker.matchmaker_opts,
     base._pool_opts,
     notifier._notifier_opts,
     client._client_opts,
@@ -47,7 +44,6 @@ _global_opt_lists = [
 _opts = [
     (None, list(itertools.chain(*_global_opt_lists))),
     ('matchmaker_redis', matchmaker_redis.matchmaker_redis_opts),
-    ('matchmaker_ring', matchmaker_ring.matchmaker_opts),
     ('oslo_messaging_amqp', amqp_opts.amqp1_opts),
     ('oslo_messaging_rabbit', list(itertools.chain(amqp.amqp_opts,
                                                    impl_rabbit.rabbit_opts))),
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_matchmaker.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_matchmaker.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fa82c2a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_matchmaker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Canonical, Ltd.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from stevedore import driver
+import testscenarios
+
+from oslo_messaging.tests import utils as test_utils
+
+
+load_tests = testscenarios.load_tests_apply_scenarios
+
+
+class TestImplMatchmaker(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
+
+    scenarios = [
+        ("dummy", {"rpc_zmq_matchmaker": "dummy"}),
+        ("redis", {"rpc_zmq_matchmaker": "redis"}),
+    ]
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestImplMatchmaker, self).setUp()
+
+        self.test_matcher = driver.DriverManager(
+            'oslo.messaging.zmq.matchmaker',
+            self.rpc_zmq_matchmaker,
+        ).driver(self.conf)
+
+        if self.rpc_zmq_matchmaker == "redis":
+            self.addCleanup(self.test_matcher._redis.flushdb)
+
+        self.topic = "test_topic"
+        self.host1 = b"test_host1"
+        self.host2 = b"test_host2"
+
+    def test_register(self):
+        self.test_matcher.register(self.topic, self.host1)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_matcher.get_hosts(self.topic), [self.host1])
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_matcher.get_single_host(self.topic),
+                         self.host1)
+
+    def test_register_two_hosts(self):
+        self.test_matcher.register(self.topic, self.host1)
+        self.test_matcher.register(self.topic, self.host2)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_matcher.get_hosts(self.topic),
+                         [self.host1, self.host2])
+        self.assertIn(self.test_matcher.get_single_host(self.topic),
+                      [self.host1, self.host2])
+
+    def test_register_two_same_hosts(self):
+        self.test_matcher.register(self.topic, self.host1)
+        self.test_matcher.register(self.topic, self.host1)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_matcher.get_hosts(self.topic), [self.host1])
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_matcher.get_single_host(self.topic),
+                         self.host1)
+
+    def test_get_hosts_wrong_topic(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_matcher.get_hosts("no_such_topic"), [])
+
+    def test_get_single_host_wrong_topic(self):
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_matcher.get_single_host("no_such_topic"),
+                         "localhost")
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_matchmaker.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_matchmaker.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 61c37a92b..000000000
--- a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_matchmaker.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 Canonical, Ltd.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-from oslo_utils import importutils
-import testtools
-
-from oslo_messaging.tests import utils as test_utils
-
-# NOTE(jamespage) matchmaker tied directly to eventlet
-# which is not yet py3 compatible - skip if import fails
-matchmaker = (
-    importutils.try_import('oslo_messaging._drivers.matchmaker'))
-
-
-@testtools.skipIf(not matchmaker, "matchmaker/eventlet unavailable")
-class MatchmakerTest(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
-
-    def test_fanout_binding(self):
-        matcher = matchmaker.MatchMakerBase()
-        matcher.add_binding(
-            matchmaker.FanoutBinding(), matchmaker.DirectExchange())
-        self.assertEqual(matcher.queues('hello.world'), [])
-        self.assertEqual(
-            matcher.queues('fanout~fantasy.unicorn'),
-            [('fanout~fantasy.unicorn', 'unicorn')])
-        self.assertEqual(
-            matcher.queues('fanout~fantasy.pony'),
-            [('fanout~fantasy.pony', 'pony')])
-
-    def test_topic_binding(self):
-        matcher = matchmaker.MatchMakerBase()
-        matcher.add_binding(
-            matchmaker.TopicBinding(), matchmaker.StubExchange())
-        self.assertEqual(
-            matcher.queues('hello-world'), [('hello-world', None)])
-
-    def test_direct_binding(self):
-        matcher = matchmaker.MatchMakerBase()
-        matcher.add_binding(
-            matchmaker.DirectBinding(), matchmaker.StubExchange())
-        self.assertEqual(
-            matcher.queues('hello.server'), [('hello.server', None)])
-        self.assertEqual(matcher.queues('hello-world'), [])
-
-    def test_localhost_match(self):
-        matcher = matchmaker.MatchMakerLocalhost()
-        self.assertEqual(
-            matcher.queues('hello.server'), [('hello.server', 'server')])
-
-        # Gets remapped due to localhost exchange
-        # all bindings default to first match.
-        self.assertEqual(
-            matcher.queues('fanout~testing.server'),
-            [('fanout~testing.localhost', 'localhost')])
-
-        self.assertEqual(
-            matcher.queues('hello-world'),
-            [('hello-world.localhost', 'localhost')])
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_matchmaker_ring.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_matchmaker_ring.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f156007a..000000000
--- a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_matchmaker_ring.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2014 Canonical, Ltd.
-#
-#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-#    a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-#    under the License.
-
-from oslo_utils import importutils
-import testtools
-
-from oslo_messaging.tests import utils as test_utils
-
-# NOTE(jamespage) matchmaker tied directly to eventlet
-# which is not yet py3 compatible - skip if import fails
-matchmaker_ring = (
-    importutils.try_import('oslo_messaging._drivers.matchmaker_ring'))
-
-
-@testtools.skipIf(not matchmaker_ring, "matchmaker/eventlet unavailable")
-class MatchmakerRingTest(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
-
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(MatchmakerRingTest, self).setUp()
-        self.ring_data = {
-            "conductor": ["controller1", "node1", "node2", "node3"],
-            "scheduler": ["controller1", "node1", "node2", "node3"],
-            "network": ["controller1", "node1", "node2", "node3"],
-            "cert": ["controller1"],
-            "console": ["controller1"],
-            "consoleauth": ["controller1"]}
-        self.matcher = matchmaker_ring.MatchMakerRing(self.ring_data)
-
-    def test_direct(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.matcher.queues('cert.controller1'),
-            [('cert.controller1', 'controller1')])
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.matcher.queues('conductor.node1'),
-            [('conductor.node1', 'node1')])
-
-    def test_fanout(self):
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.matcher.queues('fanout~conductor'),
-            [('fanout~conductor.controller1', 'controller1'),
-             ('fanout~conductor.node1', 'node1'),
-             ('fanout~conductor.node2', 'node2'),
-             ('fanout~conductor.node3', 'node3')])
-
-    def test_bare_topic(self):
-        # Round robins through the hosts on the topic
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.matcher.queues('scheduler'),
-            [('scheduler.controller1', 'controller1')])
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.matcher.queues('scheduler'),
-            [('scheduler.node1', 'node1')])
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.matcher.queues('scheduler'),
-            [('scheduler.node2', 'node2')])
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.matcher.queues('scheduler'),
-            [('scheduler.node3', 'node3')])
-        # Cycles loop
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.matcher.queues('scheduler'),
-            [('scheduler.controller1', 'controller1')])
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/functional/utils.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/functional/utils.py
index de1673839..cc54ee5a7 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/tests/functional/utils.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/tests/functional/utils.py
@@ -125,13 +125,8 @@ class RpcServerGroupFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
         # NOTE(sileht): topic and servier_name must be uniq
         # to be able to run all tests in parallel
         self.topic = topic or str(uuid.uuid4())
-        if self.url.startswith('zmq'):
-            # NOTE(viktors): We need to pass correct hots name to the to
-            # get_tcp_.*() methods. Should we use nameserver here?
-            self.names = names or [cfg.CONF.rpc_zmq_host for i in range(3)]
-        else:
-            self.names = names or ["server_%i_%s" % (i, uuid.uuid4())
-                                   for i in range(3)]
+        self.names = names or ["server_%i_%s" % (i, str(uuid.uuid4())[:8])
+                               for i in range(3)]
         self.exchange = exchange
         self.targets = [self._target(server=n) for n in self.names]
         self.use_fanout_ctrl = use_fanout_ctrl
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/test_opts.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/test_opts.py
index d1c75a0bc..e170eff9e 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/tests/test_opts.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/tests/test_opts.py
@@ -29,11 +29,10 @@ class OptsTestCase(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
         super(OptsTestCase, self).setUp()
 
     def _test_list_opts(self, result):
-        self.assertEqual(6, len(result))
+        self.assertEqual(5, len(result))
 
         groups = [g for (g, l) in result]
         self.assertIn(None, groups)
-        self.assertIn('matchmaker_ring', groups)
         self.assertIn('matchmaker_redis', groups)
         self.assertIn('oslo_messaging_amqp', groups)
         self.assertIn('oslo_messaging_rabbit', groups)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 17c228982..ce73f1a0b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ oslo.messaging.notify.drivers =
 
 oslo.messaging.zmq.matchmaker =
     # Matchmakers for ZeroMQ
-    redis = oslo_messaging._drivers.matchmaker_redis:MatchMakerRedis
-    ring = oslo_messaging._drivers.matchmaker_ring:MatchMakerRing
-    local = oslo_messaging._drivers.matchmaker:MatchMakerLocalhost
+    dummy = oslo_messaging._drivers.zmq_driver.matchmaker.base:DummyMatchMaker
+    redis = oslo_messaging._drivers.zmq_driver.matchmaker.matchmaker_redis:RedisMatchMaker
 
 oslo.config.opts =
     oslo.messaging = oslo_messaging.opts:list_opts
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index d91508bcf..7bc79ce52 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ commands = {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-qpid.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --
 [testenv:py27-func-zeromq]
 commands = {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-zmq.sh python -m testtools.run \
                oslo_messaging.tests.functional.test_functional.CallTestCase.test_exception \
-               oslo_messaging.tests.functional.test_functional.CallTestCase.test_timeout
-# commands = {toxinidir}/setup-test-env-zmq.sh python setup.py testr --slowest --testr-args='oslo_messaging.tests.functional'
+               oslo_messaging.tests.functional.test_functional.CallTestCase.test_timeout \
+               oslo_messaging.tests.functional.test_functional.CallTestCase.test_specific_server \
+               oslo_messaging.tests.functional.test_functional.CastTestCase.test_specific_server
 
 [flake8]
 show-source = True