diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InitDeviceDescs.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InitDeviceDescs.java
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--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/InitDeviceDescs.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.device.impl;
-
-import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
-
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent.ConcurrentException;
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.concurrent.ConcurrentInitializer;
-import org.onlab.onos.net.device.DeviceDescription;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.common.impl.Timestamped;
-
-// FIXME: consider removing this class
-public final class InitDeviceDescs
-    implements ConcurrentInitializer<DeviceDescriptions> {
-
-    private final Timestamped<DeviceDescription> deviceDesc;
-
-    public InitDeviceDescs(Timestamped<DeviceDescription> deviceDesc) {
-        this.deviceDesc = checkNotNull(deviceDesc);
-    }
-    @Override
-    public DeviceDescriptions get() throws ConcurrentException {
-        return new DeviceDescriptions(deviceDesc);
-    }
-}