diff --git a/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/amq/AMQConsumer.java b/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/amq/AMQConsumer.java
index 2db8d835d0..c6ca2310ad 100644
--- a/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/amq/AMQConsumer.java
+++ b/artemis-protocols/artemis-openwire-protocol/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/core/protocol/openwire/amq/AMQConsumer.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  */
 package org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.openwire.amq;
 
+import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
@@ -30,13 +31,12 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
 import org.apache.activemq.advisory.AdvisorySupport;
-import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ActiveMQQueueExistsException;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.ICoreMessage;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.Message;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.QueueConfiguration;
-import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.RoutingType;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.SimpleString;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.client.impl.ClientConsumerImpl;
+import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.openwire.OpenWireConstants;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.openwire.OpenWireMessageConverter;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.MessageReference;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.QueueQueryResult;
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.settings.impl.AddressSettings;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.transaction.Transaction;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.reader.MessageUtil;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.CompositeAddress;
-import org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.openwire.OpenWireConstants;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.utils.SelectorTranslator;
 import org.apache.activemq.command.ConsumerControl;
 import org.apache.activemq.command.ConsumerId;
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@ import org.apache.activemq.command.MessagePull;
 import org.apache.activemq.command.RemoveInfo;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-import java.lang.invoke.MethodHandles;
 
 import static org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.protocol.openwire.OpenWireConstants.AMQ_MSG_MESSAGE_ID;
 
@@ -166,12 +164,6 @@ public class AMQConsumer {
          //only advisory topic consumers need this.
          ((ServerConsumerImpl)serverConsumer).setPreAcknowledge(preAck);
       } else {
-         try {
-            session.getCoreServer().createQueue(new QueueConfiguration(destinationName)
-                                                   .setRoutingType(RoutingType.ANYCAST));
-         } catch (ActiveMQQueueExistsException e) {
-            // ignore
-         }
          serverConsumer = session.getCoreSession().createConsumer(nativeId, destinationName, selector, info.getPriority(), info.isBrowser(), false, -1);
          serverConsumer.setlowConsumerDetection(slowConsumerDetectionListener);
          AddressSettings addrSettings = session.getCoreServer().getAddressSettingsRepository().getMatch(destinationName.toString());