diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 1e893aaba9..bb0f7275d3 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -493,12 +493,6 @@ class RunJob(BaseTask):
             return False
         elif job.status in ('pending', 'waiting'):
             job = self.update_model(job.pk, status='pending')
-            # Start another task to process job events.
-            # if settings.BROKER_URL.startswith('amqp://'):
-            #     app = Celery('tasks', broker=settings.BROKER_URL)
-            #     send_task('awx.main.tasks.save_job_events', kwargs={
-            #         'job_id': job.id,
-            #     }, serializer='json')
             return True
         else:
             return False
@@ -512,20 +506,6 @@ class RunJob(BaseTask):
         # to tell the save job events task to end.
         if settings.BROKER_URL.startswith('amqp://'):
             pass
-            # job_events_exchange = Exchange('job_events', 'direct', durable=True)
-            # job_events_queue = Queue('job_events[%d]' % job.id,
-            #                          exchange=job_events_exchange,
-            #                          routing_key=('job_events[%d]' % job.id),
-            #                          auto_delete=True)
-            # with Connection(settings.BROKER_URL, transport_options={'confirm_publish': True}) as conn:
-            #     with conn.Producer(serializer='json') as producer:
-            #           msg = {
-            #             'job_id': job.id,
-            #             'event': '__complete__'
-            #           }
-            #           producer.publish(msg, exchange=job_events_exchange,
-            #                            routing_key=('job_events[%d]' % job.id),
-            #                            declare=[job_events_queue])
 
         # Update job event fields after job has completed (only when using REST
         # API callback).
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/base.py b/awx/main/tests/base.py
index be01c1c306..e4ad1b5ade 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/base.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/base.py
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ class BaseTestMixin(object):
 
     def start_queue(self, consumer_port, queue_port):
         self.queue_process = Process(target=run_subscriber,
-                                args=(consumer_port, queue_port,))
+                                args=(consumer_port, queue_port, False,))
         self.queue_process.start()
 
     def terminate_queue(self):