diff --git a/src/modules/kazoo/defs.h b/src/modules/kazoo/defs.h
index 616d8ace3e5..69a66384102 100644
--- a/src/modules/kazoo/defs.h
+++ b/src/modules/kazoo/defs.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #define DBK_DEFS_H_
 
 #define BLF_MAX_DIALOGS 8
+#define MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE 255
 
 #define BLF_JSON_AMQP_RECEIVED	"AMQP-Received"
 #define BLF_JSON_AMQP_CONSUMER	"AMQP-Consumer"
diff --git a/src/modules/kazoo/kazoo.c b/src/modules/kazoo/kazoo.c
index 5c0f280182b..2f2d2b9bd55 100644
--- a/src/modules/kazoo/kazoo.c
+++ b/src/modules/kazoo/kazoo.c
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@
 
 #define AMQP_WORKERS_RANKING PROC_XWORKER
 
-#define MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE 255
-
 static int mod_init(void);
 static int  mod_child_init(int rank);
 static int fire_init_event(int rank);
@@ -94,8 +92,6 @@ int dbk_use_hearbeats = 0;
 int dbk_single_consumer_on_reconnect = 1;
 int dbk_consume_messages_on_reconnect = 1;
 
-int kz_max_routing_key_size = MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE;
-
 int startup_time = 0;
 
 int *kz_worker_pipes_fds = NULL;
@@ -202,7 +198,6 @@ static param_export_t params[] = {
     {"amqps_verify_peer", INT_PARAM, &kz_amqps_verify_peer},
     {"amqps_verify_hostname", INT_PARAM, &kz_amqps_verify_hostname},
 	{"pua_lock_type", INT_PARAM, &kz_pua_lock_type},
-    {"amqp_routing_key_max_size", INT_PARAM, &kz_max_routing_key_size},
     {0, 0, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/kazoo/kz_amqp.c b/src/modules/kazoo/kz_amqp.c
index 8809193c5a5..00e6cb7f9fb 100644
--- a/src/modules/kazoo/kz_amqp.c
+++ b/src/modules/kazoo/kz_amqp.c
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ extern int kz_amqps_verify_hostname;
 
 extern pv_spec_t kz_query_timeout_spec;
 
-extern int kz_max_routing_key_size;
-
 const amqp_bytes_t kz_amqp_empty_bytes = { 0, NULL };
 const amqp_table_t kz_amqp_empty_table = { 0, NULL };
 
@@ -1235,8 +1233,8 @@ int kz_amqp_publish(struct sip_msg* msg, char* exchange, char* routing_key, char
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (routing_key_s.len > kz_max_routing_key_size) {
-			LM_ERR("routing_key size (%d) > max %d\n", routing_key_s.len, kz_max_routing_key_size);
+		if (routing_key_s.len > MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE) {
+			LM_ERR("routing_key size (%d) > max %d\n", routing_key_s.len, MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -1298,8 +1296,8 @@ int kz_amqp_async_query(struct sip_msg* msg, char* _exchange, char* _routing_key
 		  goto error;
 	  }
 
-	  if (routing_key_s.len > kz_max_routing_key_size) {
-		  LM_ERR("routing_key size (%d) > max %d\n", routing_key_s.len, kz_max_routing_key_size);
+	  if (routing_key_s.len > MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE) {
+		  LM_ERR("routing_key size (%d) > max %d\n", routing_key_s.len, MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE);
 		  return -1;
 	  }
 
@@ -1451,8 +1449,8 @@ int kz_amqp_query_ex(struct sip_msg* msg, char* exchange, char* routing_key, cha
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		if (routing_key_s.len > kz_max_routing_key_size) {
-			LM_ERR("routing_key size (%d) > max %d\n", routing_key_s.len, kz_max_routing_key_size);
+		if (routing_key_s.len > MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE) {
+			LM_ERR("routing_key size (%d) > max %d\n", routing_key_s.len, MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -2016,7 +2014,7 @@ void kz_amqp_util_encode(const str * key, char *pdest) {
     	*dest++ = key->s[0];
     	return;
     }
-    for (p = key->s, end = key->s + key->len; p < end && ((dest - pdest) < (kz_max_routing_key_size - 1)); p++) {
+    for (p = key->s, end = key->s + key->len; p < end && ((dest - pdest) < MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE); p++) {
 		if (KEY_SAFE(*p)) {
 			*dest++ = *p;
 		} else if (*p == '.') {
@@ -2035,13 +2033,9 @@ void kz_amqp_util_encode(const str * key, char *pdest) {
 
 int kz_amqp_encode_ex(str* unencoded, pv_value_p dst_val)
 {
-	char *routing_key_buff = (char*)pkg_malloc(kz_max_routing_key_size);
-	if(routing_key_buff == NULL) {
-		LM_ERR("no more private memory allocating for amqp_encode\n");
-	} else {
-		memset(routing_key_buff,0, sizeof(routing_key_buff));
-		kz_amqp_util_encode(unencoded, routing_key_buff);
-	}
+	char routing_key_buff[MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE+1];
+	memset(routing_key_buff,0, sizeof(routing_key_buff));
+	kz_amqp_util_encode(unencoded, routing_key_buff);
 
 	int len = strlen(routing_key_buff);
 	dst_val->rs.s = pkg_malloc(len+1);
@@ -2050,10 +2044,6 @@ int kz_amqp_encode_ex(str* unencoded, pv_value_p dst_val)
 	dst_val->rs.len = len;
 	dst_val->flags = PV_VAL_STR | PV_VAL_PKG;
 
-	if(routing_key_buff) {
-		pkg_free(routing_key_buff);
-	}
-
 	return 1;
 
 }
@@ -2070,8 +2060,8 @@ int kz_amqp_encode(struct sip_msg* msg, char* unencoded, char* encoded)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (unencoded_s.len > kz_max_routing_key_size) {
-		LM_ERR("routing_key size (%d) > max %d\n", unencoded_s.len, kz_max_routing_key_size);
+	if (unencoded_s.len > MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE) {
+		LM_ERR("routing_key size (%d) > max %d\n", unencoded_s.len, MAX_ROUTING_KEY_SIZE);
 		return -1;
 	}