diff --git a/manifests/haproxy.pp b/manifests/haproxy.pp
index 5d2c27fe9..ccfb1b490 100644
--- a/manifests/haproxy.pp
+++ b/manifests/haproxy.pp
@@ -1388,14 +1388,31 @@ class tripleo::haproxy (
   }
 
   if $metrics_qdr {
-    ::tripleo::haproxy::endpoint { 'metrics_qdr':
-      public_virtual_ip => $public_virtual_ip,
-      internal_ip       => $controller_virtual_ip,
-      service_port      => $ports[metrics_qdr_port],
-      ip_addresses      => $controller_hosts_real,
-      server_names      => $controller_hosts_names_real,
-      public_ssl_port   => $ports[metrics_qdr_port],
-      service_network   => $metrics_qdr_network,
+    $metrics_bind_opts = {
+      "${public_virtual_ip}:${ports[metrics_qdr_port]}" => $haproxy_listen_bind_param,
+    }
+    haproxy::listen { 'metrics_qdr':
+      bind             => $metrics_bind_opts,
+      options          => {
+        'option'    => [ 'tcp-check', 'tcplog' ],
+        'tcp-check' => ["connect port ${ports[metrics_qdr_port]}"],
+      },
+      collect_exported => false,
+    }
+    # Note(mmagr): while MetricsQdr service runs on all overcloud nodes, we need load balancing
+    # only on controllers as those are only QDRs forming mesh (listening on connection
+    # from QDRs running other nodes [storage, compute, etc.]). Sadly we don't have another
+    # reasonable way to get list of internal_api interfaces of controllers than using list
+    # of other services running only on controllers and also using internal_api network.
+    # MetricsQdr will be refactored (split to QDR running on controller or on other node)
+    # to better integrate, but for now we need this hack to enable the feature
+    haproxy::balancermember { 'metrics_qdr':
+      listening_service => 'metrics_qdr',
+      ports             => $ports[metrics_qdr_port],
+      ipaddresses       => hiera('pacemaker_node_ips', $controller_hosts_real),
+      server_names      => hiera('pacemaker_node_names', $controller_hosts_names_real),
+      options           => union($haproxy_member_options, ['on-marked-down shutdown-sessions']),
+      verifyhost        => false,
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
index 6ef9be5f3..8aaf98b91 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/collectd.pp
@@ -158,11 +158,6 @@
 #  (Optional) String. Name of the transport.
 #  Default to 'metrics'
 #
-# [*amqp_external_host*]
-#  (Optional) String. Host which QDR service, to which collectd should be connected,
-#  is using for external connections.
-#  Defaults to hiera('tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr::external_listener_addr', 'localhost')
-#
 # [*amqp_host*]
 #  (Optional) String. Hostname or IP address of the AMQP 1.0 intermediary.
 #  Defaults to the undef
@@ -211,11 +206,6 @@
 #  should be connected, is running.
 #  Defaults to hiera('tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr::router_mode', 'edge')
 #
-# [*qdr_listens_on_external*]
-#  (Optional) Boolean.  Whether QDR service, to which collectd should be connected,
-#  is listening for connections on amqp_external_host rather than amqp_host.
-#  Defaults to hiera('tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr::listen_on_external', false)
-#
 # [*python_read_plugins*]
 #  (Optional) List of strings. List of third party python packages to install.
 #  Defaults to [].
@@ -256,7 +246,6 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd (
   $sqlalchemy_collectd_bind_host = undef,
   $sqlalchemy_collectd_log_messages = undef,
   $amqp_transport_name = 'metrics',
-  $amqp_external_host = hiera('tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr::external_listener_addr', 'localhost'),
   $amqp_host = undef,
   $amqp_port = undef,
   $amqp_user = undef,
@@ -266,7 +255,6 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd (
   $amqp_retry_delay = undef,
   $amqp_interval = undef,
   $qdr_mode = hiera('tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr::router_mode', 'edge'),
-  $qdr_listens_on_external = hiera('tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr::listen_on_external', false),
   $service_names = hiera('service_names', []),
   $collectd_manage_repo = false,
   $python_read_plugins = [],
@@ -337,16 +325,11 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::collectd (
         securitylevel => $_collectd_securitylevel,
       }
     } elsif !empty($amqp_host) {
-      if $qdr_listens_on_external and $qdr_mode == 'interior' {
-        $connect_to = $amqp_external_host
-      } else {
-        $connect_to = $amqp_host
-      }
       class { '::collectd::plugin::amqp1':
         ensure         => 'present',
         manage_package => true,
         transport      => $amqp_transport_name,
-        host           => $connect_to,
+        host           => $amqp_host,
         port           => $amqp_port,
         user           => $amqp_user,
         password       => $amqp_password,
diff --git a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/qdr.pp b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/qdr.pp
index f85a0c849..71ea7474e 100644
--- a/manifests/profile/base/metrics/qdr.pp
+++ b/manifests/profile/base/metrics/qdr.pp
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@
 class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr (
   $username                  = undef,
   $password                  = undef,
-  $listen_on_external        = false,
-  $external_listener_addr    = 'localhost',
   $listener_addr             = 'localhost',
   $listener_port             = '5666',
   $listener_require_ssl      = false,
@@ -213,14 +211,8 @@ class tripleo::profile::base::metrics::qdr (
       $all_connectors = $connectors + $internal_connectors
     }
 
-    if $listen_on_external and $router_mode == 'interior' {
-      $listen_on = $external_listener_addr
-    } else {
-      $listen_on = $listener_addr
-    }
-
     class { '::qdr':
-      listener_addr            => $listen_on,
+      listener_addr            => $listener_addr,
       listener_port            => $listener_port,
       listener_require_encrypt => $listener_require_encrypt,
       listener_require_ssl     => $listener_require_ssl,