diff --git a/nova/scheduler/rpcapi.py b/nova/scheduler/rpcapi.py
index dea17b91..cdd3e648 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/rpcapi.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/rpcapi.py
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ class SchedulerAPI(nova.openstack.common.rpc.proxy.RpcProxy):
         1.0 - Initial version.
     '''
 
-    RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
+    BASE_RPC_API_VERSION = '1.0'
 
     def __init__(self):
         super(SchedulerAPI, self).__init__(topic=FLAGS.scheduler_topic,
-                default_version=self.RPC_API_VERSION)
+                default_version=self.BASE_RPC_API_VERSION)
 
     def run_instance(self, ctxt, topic, request_spec, admin_password,
             injected_files, requested_networks, is_first_time,
diff --git a/nova/tests/scheduler/test_rpcapi.py b/nova/tests/scheduler/test_rpcapi.py
index fed367c7..cfd16a08 100644
--- a/nova/tests/scheduler/test_rpcapi.py
+++ b/nova/tests/scheduler/test_rpcapi.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class SchedulerRpcAPITestCase(test.TestCase):
         rpcapi = scheduler_rpcapi.SchedulerAPI()
         expected_retval = 'foo' if method == 'call' else None
         expected_msg = rpcapi.make_msg(method, **kwargs)
-        expected_msg['version'] = rpcapi.RPC_API_VERSION
+        expected_msg['version'] = rpcapi.BASE_RPC_API_VERSION
         if rpc_method == 'cast' and method == 'run_instance':
             kwargs['call'] = False