diff --git a/kombu/backends/emulation.py b/kombu/backends/emulation.py
index 90595ab5..b19c9ebd 100644
--- a/kombu/backends/emulation.py
+++ b/kombu/backends/emulation.py
@@ -173,20 +173,20 @@ class Channel(object):
                                delivery_info["routing_key"]),
                   message)
 
-    def _poll(self, resource):
-        while True:
-            if self.qos_manager.can_consume():
-                try:
-                    return resource.get()
-                except QueueEmpty:
-                    pass
+    def _poll(self, queues):
+        return Consume(self._get, queues, QueueEmpty).get()
 
     def drain_events(self, timeout=None):
         if self.qos_manager.can_consume():
-            queues = [_consumers[tag] for tag in self._consumers]
-            return Consume(self._get, queues, QueueEmpty).get()
+            if hasattr(self, "_get_many"):
+                return self._get_many(self._active_queues, timeout=timeout)
+            return self._poll(self._active_queues)
         raise QueueEmpty()
 
+    @property
+    def _active_queues(self):
+        return [_consumers[tag] for tag in self._consumers]
+
     def exchange_declare(self, exchange, type="direct", durable=False,
             auto_delete=False, arguments=None):
         if exchange not in _exchanges:
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class EmulationBase(BaseBackend):
                 channel.close()
 
     def _drain_channel(self, channel):
-        return channel.drain_events()
+        return channel.drain_events(timeout=self.interval)
 
     def drain_events(self, timeout=None):
         consumer = Consume(self._drain_channel, self._channels, QueueEmpty)
diff --git a/kombu/backends/pyredis.py b/kombu/backends/pyredis.py
index e75928b4..2a335f12 100644
--- a/kombu/backends/pyredis.py
+++ b/kombu/backends/pyredis.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ DEFAULT_DB = 0
 
 class RedisChannel(emulation.Channel):
     queues = {}
-    do_restore = False
     _client = None
 
     def _new_queue(self, queue, **kwargs):
@@ -27,11 +26,11 @@ class RedisChannel(emulation.Channel):
     def _size(self, queue):
         return self.client.llen(queue)
 
-    def _get_many(self, queue, timeout=None):
+    def _get_many(self, queues, timeout=None):
         dest__item = self.client.brpop(queues, timeout=timeout)
         if dest__item:
             dest, item = dest__item
-            return deserialize(dest), item
+            return deserialize(item), dest
         raise Empty()
 
     def _put(self, queue, message):