diff --git a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
index 557cedfae..76ccc6113 100644
--- a/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
+++ b/oslo/messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import functools
 import itertools
 import logging
 import time
-import uuid
 
 import eventlet
 import greenlet
@@ -123,7 +122,6 @@ class ConsumerBase(object):
                     },
                 },
                 "link": {
-                    "name": link_name,
                     "durable": True,
                     "x-declare": {
                         "durable": False,
@@ -132,6 +130,8 @@ class ConsumerBase(object):
                     },
                 },
             }
+            if link_name:
+                addr_opts["link"]["name"] = link_name
             addr_opts["node"]["x-declare"].update(node_opts)
         elif conf.qpid_topology_version == 2:
             addr_opts = {
@@ -278,30 +278,16 @@ class FanoutConsumer(ConsumerBase):
         if conf.qpid_topology_version == 1:
             node_name = "%s_fanout" % topic
             node_opts = {"durable": False, "type": "fanout"}
-            link_name = "%s_fanout_%s" % (topic, uuid.uuid4().hex)
         elif conf.qpid_topology_version == 2:
             node_name = "amq.topic/fanout/%s" % topic
             node_opts = {}
-            link_name = ""
         else:
             raise_invalid_topology_version(conf)
 
         super(FanoutConsumer, self).__init__(conf, session, callback,
-                                             node_name, node_opts, link_name,
+                                             node_name, node_opts, None,
                                              link_opts)
 
-    def reconnect(self, session):
-        topic = self.get_node_name().rpartition('_fanout')[0]
-        params = {
-            'session': session,
-            'topic': topic,
-            'callback': self.callback,
-        }
-
-        self.__init__(conf=self.conf, **params)
-
-        super(FanoutConsumer, self).reconnect(session)
-
 
 class Publisher(object):
     """Base Publisher class."""