diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/ECDeviceStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/ECDeviceStore.java
index 2dae55b..2631fff 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/ECDeviceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/ECDeviceStore.java
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@
             deviceDescriptions.put(new DeviceKey(providerId, deviceId), deviceDescription);
             return refreshDeviceCache(providerId, deviceId);
         } else {
+            // Only forward for ConfigProvider
+            // Forwarding was added as a workaround for ONOS-490
+            if (!providerId.equals("cfg")) {
+                return null;
+            }
             DeviceInjectedEvent deviceInjectedEvent = new DeviceInjectedEvent(providerId, deviceId, deviceDescription);
             return Futures.getUnchecked(
                     clusterCommunicator.sendAndReceive(deviceInjectedEvent,
@@ -413,6 +418,11 @@
             });
             deviceEvents = refreshDevicePortCache(providerId, deviceId, Optional.empty());
         } else {
+            // Only forward for ConfigProvider
+            // Forwarding was added as a workaround for ONOS-490
+            if (!providerId.equals("cfg")) {
+                return null;
+            }
             if (master == null) {
                 return Collections.emptyList();
             }
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
index a9a9098..03e28f1 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/device/impl/GossipDeviceStore.java
@@ -330,6 +330,11 @@
             }
 
         } else {
+            // Only forward for ConfigProvider
+            // Forwarding was added as a workaround for ONOS-490
+            if (!providerId.equals("cfg")) {
+                return null;
+            }
             // FIXME Temporary hack for NPE (ONOS-1171).
             // Proper fix is to implement forwarding to master on ConfigProvider
             // redo ONOS-490
@@ -579,6 +584,11 @@
             }
 
         } else {
+            // Only forward for ConfigProvider
+            // Forwarding was added as a workaround for ONOS-490
+            if (!providerId.equals("cfg")) {
+                return null;
+            }
             // FIXME Temporary hack for NPE (ONOS-1171).
             // Proper fix is to implement forwarding to master on ConfigProvider
             // redo ONOS-490