diff --git a/st2tests/st2tests/base.py b/st2tests/st2tests/base.py
index 82a36ac1b2..b452f79983 100644
--- a/st2tests/st2tests/base.py
+++ b/st2tests/st2tests/base.py
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@
 from st2common.persistence import workflow as wf_db_access
 from st2common.persistence.action import LiveAction
 from st2common.services import workflows as wf_svc
-from st2common.transport.bootstrap_utils import register_exchanges_with_retry
-from st2common.transport.execution import EXECUTION_OUTPUT_XCHG, EXECUTION_XCHG
 from st2common.util import api as api_util
 from st2common.util import loader
 import st2common.models.db.rule as rule_model
@@ -571,7 +569,6 @@ class IntegrationTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUpClass(cls):
         # this prepares the vars for use in configuring the subprocesses via env var
         tests_config.parse_args()
-        register_exchanges_with_retry()
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(IntegrationTestCase, self).setUp()