diff --git a/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentEventTp/SCPFintentEventTp.params b/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentEventTp/SCPFintentEventTp.params
index 620982d..2fc760a 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentEventTp/SCPFintentEventTp.params
+++ b/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentEventTp/SCPFintentEventTp.params
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@
         <numKeysFlowObj>4000</numKeysFlowObj>
         <cyclePeriod>1000</cyclePeriod>
         <neighbors>0,a</neighbors>           #a == all nodes (-1)
-        <flowRuleBUEnabled>true</flowRuleBUEnabled>
         <skipReleaseResourcesOnWithdrawal>true</skipReleaseResourcesOnWithdrawal>
         <flowObj>False</flowObj>
     </TEST>
diff --git a/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentEventTp/SCPFintentEventTp.py b/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentEventTp/SCPFintentEventTp.py
index 75c0aa1..32d68a1 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentEventTp/SCPFintentEventTp.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentEventTp/SCPFintentEventTp.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
         main.MN1Ip = main.params['MN']['ip1']
         main.maxNodes = int(main.params['max'])
         main.numSwitches = (main.params['TEST']['numSwitches']).split(",")
-        main.flowRuleBU = main.params['TEST']['flowRuleBUEnabled']
         main.skipRelRsrc = main.params['TEST']['skipReleaseResourcesOnWithdrawal']
         main.flowObj = main.params['TEST']['flowObj']
         main.startUpSleep = int(main.params['SLEEP']['startup'])
@@ -219,8 +218,6 @@
         time.sleep( main.startUpSleep )
 
         # config apps
-        main.CLIs[0].setCfg( "org.onosproject.store.flow.impl.DistributedFlowRuleStore",
-                            "backupEnabled " + main.flowRuleBU )
         main.CLIs[0].setCfg( "org.onosproject.net.intent.impl.IntentManager",
                                   "skipReleaseResourcesOnWithdrawal " + main.skipRelRsrc )
         main.CLIs[0].setCfg( "org.onosproject.provider.nil.NullProviders", "deviceCount " + str(int(main.numCtrls*10)) )
diff --git a/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentRerouteLat/SCPFintentRerouteLat.py b/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentRerouteLat/SCPFintentRerouteLat.py
index ac0a673..bc1d551 100644
--- a/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentRerouteLat/SCPFintentRerouteLat.py
+++ b/TestON/tests/SCPF/SCPFintentRerouteLat/SCPFintentRerouteLat.py
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@
         main.CLIs[0].setCfg("org.onosproject.provider.nil.NullProviders", "deviceCount", value=main.deviceCount)
         main.CLIs[0].setCfg("org.onosproject.provider.nil.NullProviders", "topoShape", value="reroute")
         main.CLIs[0].setCfg("org.onosproject.provider.nil.NullProviders", "enabled", value="true")
-        main.CLIs[0].setCfg("org.onosproject.store.flow.impl.DistributedFlowRuleStore", "backupEnabled", value="false")
         if main.flowObj:
             main.CLIs[0].setCfg("org.onosproject.net.intent.impl.compiler.IntentConfigurableRegistrator",
                                 "useFlowObjectives", value="true")