diff --git a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Topic.java b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Topic.java
index b27fe68ae0..a0631258db 100755
--- a/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Topic.java
+++ b/activemq-broker/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/Topic.java
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ public class Topic extends BaseDestination implements Task {
             memoryUsage.start();
         }
 
-        if (getExpireMessagesPeriod() > 0) {
+        if (getExpireMessagesPeriod() > 0 && !AdvisorySupport.isAdvisoryTopic(getActiveMQDestination())) {
             scheduler.executePeriodically(expireMessagesTask, getExpireMessagesPeriod());
         }
     }