diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/base.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/base.py
index 27d7a31eb..0a8dd1f54 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/base.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/base.py
@@ -16,23 +16,11 @@ import abc
 import threading
 import uuid
 
-from oslo_config import cfg
 from oslo_utils import excutils
 from oslo_utils import timeutils
 
 from oslo_messaging import exceptions
 
-base_opts = [
-    cfg.IntOpt('rpc_conn_pool_size', default=30,
-               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
-               help='Size of RPC connection pool.',
-               min=1),
-    cfg.IntOpt('conn_pool_min_size', default=2,
-               help='The pool size limit for connections expiration policy'),
-    cfg.IntOpt('conn_pool_ttl', default=1200,
-               help='The time-to-live in sec of idle connections in the pool')
-]
-
 
 def batch_poll_helper(func):
     """Decorator to poll messages in batch
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
index 63a0cbe70..3c924486a 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ from oslo_utils import netutils
 import oslo_messaging
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import amqp as rpc_amqp
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import amqpdriver
-from oslo_messaging._drivers import base
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import common as rpc_common
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import pool
 from oslo_messaging import _utils
@@ -58,6 +57,14 @@ QuorumMemConfig = collections.namedtuple('QuorumMemConfig',
 TCP_USER_TIMEOUT = 18
 
 rabbit_opts = [
+    cfg.IntOpt('rpc_conn_pool_size', default=30,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
+               help='Size of RPC connection pool.',
+               min=1),
+    cfg.IntOpt('conn_pool_min_size', default=2,
+               help='The pool size limit for connections expiration policy'),
+    cfg.IntOpt('conn_pool_ttl', default=1200,
+               help='The time-to-live in sec of idle connections in the pool'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('ssl',
                 default=False,
                 deprecated_name='rabbit_use_ssl',
@@ -1766,7 +1773,6 @@ class RabbitDriver(amqpdriver.AMQPDriverBase):
         conf.register_group(opt_group)
         conf.register_opts(rabbit_opts, group=opt_group)
         conf.register_opts(rpc_amqp.amqp_opts, group=opt_group)
-        conf.register_opts(base.base_opts, group=opt_group)
         conf = rpc_common.ConfigOptsProxy(conf, url, opt_group.name)
 
         self.missing_destination_retry_timeout = (
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py b/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
index b7eb57bc7..3fb4a6179 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@ class ConfFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
         _import_opts(self.conf,
                      'oslo_messaging._drivers.impl_rabbit', 'rabbit_opts',
                      'oslo_messaging_rabbit')
-        _import_opts(self.conf,
-                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.base', 'base_opts',
-                     'oslo_messaging_rabbit')
         _import_opts(self.conf,
                      'oslo_messaging._drivers.amqp', 'amqp_opts',
                      'oslo_messaging_rabbit')
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/opts.py b/oslo_messaging/opts.py
index f981d5f40..d099d20e1 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/opts.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/opts.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import copy
 import itertools
 
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import amqp
-from oslo_messaging._drivers import base as drivers_base
 from oslo_messaging._drivers import impl_rabbit
 from oslo_messaging._drivers.kafka_driver import kafka_options
 from oslo_messaging.notify import notifier
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ __all__ = [
 ]
 
 _global_opt_lists = [
-    drivers_base.base_opts,
     server._pool_opts,
     client._client_opts,
     transport._transport_opts,