diff --git a/nova/compute/rpcapi.py b/nova/compute/rpcapi.py
index 0694d6e095b..7d7b5715113 100644
--- a/nova/compute/rpcapi.py
+++ b/nova/compute/rpcapi.py
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ def attach_volume(self, ctxt, instance, volume_id, mountpoint):
                 mountpoint=mountpoint),
                 topic=self._compute_topic(ctxt, None, instance))
 
+    def compare_cpu(self, ctxt, cpu_info, host):
+        return self.call(ctxt, self.make_msg('compare_cpu', cpu_info=cpu_info),
+                topic=self._compute_topic(ctxt, host, None))
+
     def confirm_resize(self, ctxt, instance, migration_id, host,
             cast=True):
         rpc_method = self.cast if cast else self.call
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/driver.py b/nova/scheduler/driver.py
index 3642785847b..bf635ddd447 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/driver.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/driver.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 from nova.compute import api as compute_api
 from nova.compute import power_state
+from nova.compute import rpcapi as compute_rpcapi
 from nova.compute import vm_states
 from nova import db
 from nova import exception
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.host_manager = importutils.import_object(
                 FLAGS.scheduler_host_manager)
         self.compute_api = compute_api.API()
+        self.compute_rpcapi = compute_rpcapi.ComputeAPI()
 
     def get_host_list(self):
         """Get a list of hosts from the HostManager."""
@@ -354,10 +356,8 @@ def _live_migration_common_check(self, context, instance_ref, dest,
 
         # Checking cpuinfo.
         try:
-            rpc.call(context,
-                     rpc.queue_get_for(context, FLAGS.compute_topic, dest),
-                     {"method": 'compare_cpu',
-                      "args": {'cpu_info': oservice_ref['cpu_info']}})
+            self.compute_rpcapi.compare_cpu(context, oservice_ref['cpu_info'],
+                                            dest)
 
         except exception.InvalidCPUInfo:
             src = instance_ref['host']
diff --git a/nova/tests/compute/test_rpcapi.py b/nova/tests/compute/test_rpcapi.py
index 7a4fda426a0..23ac55fc30e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/compute/test_rpcapi.py
+++ b/nova/tests/compute/test_rpcapi.py
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ def test_attach_volume(self):
         self._test_compute_api('attach_volume', 'cast',
                 instance=self.fake_instance, volume_id='id', mountpoint='mp')
 
+    def test_compare_cpu(self):
+        self._test_compute_api('compare_cpu', 'call', cpu_info='info',
+                host='host')
+
     def test_confirm_resize_cast(self):
         self._test_compute_api('confirm_resize', 'cast',
                 instance=self.fake_instance, migration_id='id', host='host')
diff --git a/nova/tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py b/nova/tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
index 302f229396f..e7057b40621 100644
--- a/nova/tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/nova/tests/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 from nova.compute import api as compute_api
 from nova.compute import power_state
+from nova.compute import rpcapi as compute_rpcapi
 from nova.compute import vm_states
 from nova import context
 from nova import db
@@ -539,7 +540,9 @@ def test_live_migration_all_checks_pass(self):
                 dest).AndReturn('dest_queue')
         rpc.call(self.context, 'dest_queue',
                 {'method': 'compare_cpu',
-                 'args': {'cpu_info': 'fake_cpu_info'}}).AndReturn(True)
+                 'args': {'cpu_info': 'fake_cpu_info'},
+                 'version': compute_rpcapi.ComputeAPI.RPC_API_VERSION}, None
+                ).AndReturn(True)
 
         db.instance_update_and_get_original(self.context, instance['id'],
                 {"vm_state": vm_states.MIGRATING}).AndReturn(
@@ -957,8 +960,9 @@ def test_live_migration_dest_host_incompatable_cpu_raises(self):
                 dest).AndReturn('dest_queue')
         rpc.call(self.context, 'dest_queue',
                 {'method': 'compare_cpu',
-                 'args': {'cpu_info': 'fake_cpu_info'}}).AndRaise(
-                         rpc_common.RemoteError())
+                 'args': {'cpu_info': 'fake_cpu_info'},
+                 'version': compute_rpcapi.ComputeAPI.RPC_API_VERSION}, None
+                ).AndRaise(rpc_common.RemoteError())
 
         self.mox.ReplayAll()
         self.assertRaises(rpc_common.RemoteError,